Building Social Enterprise Capacity and Leveraging Community Engagement

Building Social Enterprise Capacity and Leveraging Community Engagement Meeting of the Minds 2019 September 3, 2019

OVERVIEW I. Introduction II. What are Social Enterprises? III. How did LA County Support the Engagement of Social Enterprises? IV. Social Enterprises Partnership in Action - LA: RISE I. LA City’s Implementation II. LA County/City Expansion V. What’s Next? VI. Q & A

MEET THE PANEL Jose R. Perez, Assistant Director, Workforce Development Los Angeles County Workforce Development, Aging & Community Services Insert Photo Gerardo Ruvalcaba Director, Workforce Development Division Los Angeles City Economic & Workforce Development Department Greg Erickson, Los Angeles Regional Manager REDF Cherylynn Hoff Los Angeles County Workforce Development, Aging & Community Services

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE – A KEYENTERPRISES? PART OF THE SOLUTION WHAT ARE SOCIAL § Mission-driven, revenuegenerating businesses that invest their earnings in transforming lives. § An important part of service delivery throughout the Country. § Leverage expertise and community engagement in a model that seeks to effect positive social impacts.

WHAT ARE THE GOALS SOCIAL OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE? ENTERPRISES

SOCIAL ENTERPRISES – A KEY PART OF THE SOLUTION • Self-sustaining businesses earn revenue and reinvest in hiring and supporting more people. • Sell products and services in the competitive marketplace and hire employees who would otherwise not have much hope of finding/keeping a job. • Improves lives, strengthens families and communities, and helps spending for government programs go further. • We all benefit from living in a society where everyone has the opportunity to contribute.

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE EFFECTIVENESS SOCIAL ENTERPRISES

SOCIAL ENTERPRISES SOCIAL ENTERPRISE EFFECTIVENESS

SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE EFFECTIVENESS MISSION: To create jobs and employment opportunities for people facing the greatest barriers to work. We do this through social enterprise and venture philanthropy Invest • Learn • Lead • Develop Talent

REDF’s NATIONAL REACH

LOS ANGELES REGION’S SUPPORT OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISES v County Social Enterprise Certification & Preference Program v Social Enterprise Master Agreement List v LA City and LA County WDB LA: RISE Program

LA COUNTY SOCIAL ENTERPRISES Social Enterprise Preference (SEP) PREFERENCE & CERTIFICATION PROGRAM Program § Modeled after State of California’s 2016 SB 1219 § Assist businesses that have integrated a social mission into their business model § Provide Certified Social Enterprises a 15% Price Preference when competing for government contracts § First of its kind program in the Nation that seeks to leverage the County’s purchasing power to aid mission-driven organizations with a competitive advantage § 175 organizations certified as SEs

LA COUNTY SOCIAL ENTERPRISES Social Enterprise Preference (SEP) MASTER AGREEMENT Program § County SE Certification allows organizations the opportunity to be preapproved under a Social Enterprise Master Agreement (MA) § The MA allows pre-qualified SEs to perform various services, on an asneeded basis. § Purchase order awards can be expedited under delegated authority to WDACS. § We are extending that authority to other County departments Fiscal Year Awards to Social Enterprises 2017 $7, 339, 437. 28 2018 $68, 725, 833. 35 2019 $150, 936, 065. 03 TOTAL $227, 001, 335. 66

USING SOCIAL ENTERPRISES TO ASSIST THE Social Enterprise Preference (SEP)LA: RISE HOMELESS INTO THE WORKFORCE: Program • In 2015 homelessness population increased 25% and has been rising ever since

LA: RISE IMPLEMENTATION – WHERE ARE WE GOING/NEXT STEPS PARTNERSHIP AND INNOVATION Initial LA: RISE Prototype: q LA City/REDF Partnership q Use of USDOL Workforce Innovation Grant - initial funding q 12 Month Planning q Program Expansion

Competitive Employment

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE & WORKFORCE INTEGRATION Colocation & Co-Case Management Between Social Enterprises and the Workforce Development System Social Enterprise Intake & Orientation Supportive Services Case management Training Job Readiness Job Placement LA RISE study orientation, Warm intro to Goodwill service, Share space/ paperwork Uniforms, TAP cards, Lunches, Bus tokens, Resource rooms Employment Specialists, On-site therapist, LAFLA partnership, Case notes Street maintenance, Professionalis m, Job readiness, Customer service JRC & WPM conduct JRAs, ESs and JRC conduct paid check-ins, Use case notes from GW CE Staffing, Direct-hire, Promotion to driver/lead Transportation (Bus tokens, Bus pass, Gas reimbursement ), Additional SS based on need One-on-one case mgmt, IEPs (Individual Employment Plan), Follow-up services WIOA trainings available upon request & meeting requirements for training Job preparation, Interviews, Resume & meet w/ Business Services Recruitment, Job fairs, Hiring events, Direct referrals to employers AJCC & Weekly Work. Source Tuesdays Centers intake coenrollment

RETENTION SERVICES Retention Service Categories Re. Employment Services Community Building Training Support Services Service Referrals Employer Support Example Job Search, Career exploration Support groups, social outings, networking financial literacy and stress management transportatio n support, personal emergency funds childcare, housing, health Job Shadow, troubleshooti ng Provider WSC/AJCC Retention Provider Retention Provider

LEGAL SERVICES

LA: RISE DATA DASHBOARDS

GOVERNMENT INVESTS IN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS CRISIS v LA County voters approved Measure H: $355 million for 10 years to implement 52 strategies to address homelessness v LA City voters passed Measure HHH to provide $1. 2 billion to pay for housing thousands of homeless in LA City v With these investments, the leveraging of Employment Services as an integral part of addressing housing stability. PAGE 22

WHERE ARE WE GOING/NEXT STEPS v Career Pathways & Employer Engagement v High Road Training Partnerships & Initiatives v System alignment pilots in Pomona and South LA v Fair Chance Hiring v Cal. Fresh E&T

WHERE ARE WE GOING/NEXT STEPS QUESTIONS

SUCCESS STORY VIDEO WDACS/County channel: https: //vimeo. com/306863418 REDF LA: RISE video: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=6 Nsts. V 63 Bq 4 LA: RISE - A Partnership That Works LA: RISE is an innovative partnership that unites the City and County of Los Angeles to help people with high employment barriers get jobs, stay employed, and build a better life. To date, LA: RISE has provided vital services and paying jobs to over 2, 500 people, helping them transform their lives. Meet a PAGE 25 few of these individuals and the