Office of
the Governor
Events
Employment Regional Capacity Building Session (Gray)
date:
May 29, 2019
time:
9:30 AM
location:
Terrebonne Parish Library
4130 West Park Ave
Gray, LA
4130 West Park Ave
Gray, LA
description:
The Employment First State Leadership Mentoring Program (EFSLMP) of Louisiana will host two regional capacity building sessions to further its objective of providing increased community-based, integrated employment opportunistic for individuals with disabilities.
Through the Governor's Office of Disability Affairs, Louisiana has received an Employment First Technical Assistance Grant from the US Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy. One component of the grant is Capacity Building with two regions of the state and is aligned with the recommendation in our Employment First Report on page 19-20. One of the main criteria for selection of a region is the current level of cross-agency collaboration within the region. Since this is a limited TA grant, the selected two regions have already established cross agency collaboration and the goal is that the regions further develop collaboration in order to sustain and provide model practices for other regions of our state as well as other states The regions are a combination of LA Department of Health and LA Workforce Commission regions.
The capacity building session in Region 3 which is comprised of Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John, St. Mary, and Terrebonne Parishes will take place on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at the Terrebonne Parish Library located at: 4130 West Park Ave, Gray, Louisiana 70359.
The capacity building session in Region 4 which is comprised of Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, and Vermilion parishes will take place on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at the Acadiana Area Human Services District located at: 302 Dulles Drive, Lafayette, Louisiana 70506.
If you're interested in joining the collaboration, please complete this very short survey: Employment First Regional Collaboration Membership. Membership is open to anyone interested in participating.
The collaborative regional teams should include but not limited to the following:
· Individuals and Families (including those with mental health diagnoses)
· Service Providers
· Business, Industry, and Labor
· Education
· Regional, Parish, and Local Government Offices
The State As a Model Employer (SAME) initiative will be intertwined with the work of the regional collaboration. Here is the link to the SAME Report
Through the Governor's Office of Disability Affairs, Louisiana has received an Employment First Technical Assistance Grant from the US Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy. One component of the grant is Capacity Building with two regions of the state and is aligned with the recommendation in our Employment First Report on page 19-20. One of the main criteria for selection of a region is the current level of cross-agency collaboration within the region. Since this is a limited TA grant, the selected two regions have already established cross agency collaboration and the goal is that the regions further develop collaboration in order to sustain and provide model practices for other regions of our state as well as other states The regions are a combination of LA Department of Health and LA Workforce Commission regions.
The capacity building session in Region 3 which is comprised of Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John, St. Mary, and Terrebonne Parishes will take place on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at the Terrebonne Parish Library located at: 4130 West Park Ave, Gray, Louisiana 70359.
The capacity building session in Region 4 which is comprised of Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, and Vermilion parishes will take place on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at the Acadiana Area Human Services District located at: 302 Dulles Drive, Lafayette, Louisiana 70506.
If you're interested in joining the collaboration, please complete this very short survey: Employment First Regional Collaboration Membership. Membership is open to anyone interested in participating.
The collaborative regional teams should include but not limited to the following:
· Individuals and Families (including those with mental health diagnoses)
· Service Providers
· Business, Industry, and Labor
· Education
· Regional, Parish, and Local Government Offices
The State As a Model Employer (SAME) initiative will be intertwined with the work of the regional collaboration. Here is the link to the SAME Report