GREATER DETROIT CENTERS FOR WORKING FAMILIES 2019-2020 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Pre-application Webinar | 4.29.2019 Megan Thibos, Director of Economic Mobility Initiatives, United Way for Southeastern Michigan Jacqueline Burau, Senior Program Officer, LISC Detroit 1
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GREATER DETROIT
CENTERS FOR WORKING FAMILIES
2019-2020 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Pre-application Webinar | 4.29.2019
Megan Thibos, Director of Economic Mobility Initiatives, United Way for Southeastern MichiganJacqueline Burau, Senior Program Officer, LISC Detroit
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Agenda
1. Greater Detroit Centers for Working Families Network
2. Centers for Working Families model
3. Request for Proposals process and requirements
4. Questions & answers
Feel free to ask a question at any time using the chat function in the webinar
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GREATER DETROIT CWF NETWORK
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Greater Detroit Centers for Working Families Network
• Founded in 2008 following Annie E. Casey Foundation model
• Intermediary partnership between United Way for Southeastern Michigan and LISC Detroit
• Intermediaries provide technical assistance, training for staff, data platform, and peer-to-peer learning opportunities (incl. national conference)
• Services provided by a network of community-based implementation partners
• RFP required for organizations wishing to receive 2019-2020 funding as a network partner
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CENTER FOR WORKING FAMILIES MODEL
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Centers for Working Families core principles
1. The critical ingredients to economic prosperity are adequate income and strong financial capabilities, coupled with access to quality employment and financial opportunities.
2. Achieving economic prosperity is a long-term process requiring a long-term commitment from both supporting organizations and individuals. Small successes build upon each other, but small setbacks threaten to derail fragile progress.
3. Services to support economic prosperity work best when they are grounded in clients’ own goals, integrated with complementary services, and seamlessly delivered by a community-based organization.
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The goal: increase economic prosperity
Increase financial wellbeingIncrease income
Access to & skills for living-
wage jobs
Increase financial
capabilities
Economic prosperity
Income supports (food stamps, TANF, EITC, housing
assistance, etc)
Access to financial
opportunities
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Centers for working families model
• Employment services • Financial capabilities services• Income supports services
Three core services
• Integrated & seamless service delivery• Coaching approach• Leadership buy-in• Data-tracking and data-driven
decision-making
Essential execution principles
• Continuous improvement, innovation, and focus on outcomes
• Human-centered design• Long-term relationship with clients• Professional development and peer
networking
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Why is integration important?
Financial capabilities / wellbeingJobs skills / income
New skills help client secure a better-paying job,
increasing income
Increased income allows client to get current on old debts,
improving credit score
Improved credit score allows client to lower borrowing costs, increasing disposable income, in turn allowing client to pay down debt, build
savings, and increase financial resiliency
Increased savings allows client the financial cushion to take a few weeks off for further
training, increasing earning potential
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Evidence-based model
In an independent study, two years after program entry, participants were:
More likely to be employed year-round21 percentage points more likely than at intake (36.5% vs 15.6%)5.4 percentage points more likely than a control group receiving standard workforce services only (36.5% vs 31.1%)
More likely to reduce non-asset-related debt (e.g., credit card debt)
More likely to build positive credit histories
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Employment services
Multiple delivery methods• 1:1 employment coaching • Workshops• Structured training programs• Long-term relationships• Career advancement /
alumni engagement
Range of services• Assessment of job skills, literacy/ math,
career interests & aptitudes• Job readiness and soft-skills • Job search assistance (resume review, mock
interviews, 1:1 support, etc.) • Job placement (direct connections to
Built around 1:1 financial coaching • Workshops provide added engagement & outreach / recruiting
Key elements• Coaching approach grounded in client goals• Create an action plan unique to each client’s situation • Builds financial capabilities and skills to support long-term changes to financial
behaviors -- much more than financial “literacy”• Long-term relationship that evolves over time as clients’ needs and goals evolve• Baseline assessment and outcome tracking built around budget/cash flow,
balance sheet (assets and debts), credit report• Connections to financial opportunities
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UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN
Coaching helps people build financial capabilities
Set goals
Manage money
Increase income
Build savings
Pay down debt
Build credit
New oppor-tunities
for less stress and fewer late fees
from work, benefits, and tax credits
for emergencies and occasional bills
for less money spent on interest
for lower rates and more opportunities
to increase income and build wealth
life goals determine financial goals
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Income supports services
Multiple delivery methods• Built into intake process• Dedicated 1:1 coaching sessions
Key elements• Screening at intake for eligibility for public benefits• Assistance with completing applications and navigating process• Assistance with maintaining eligibility and filing for recertification• Expert help to understand how change to income will impact benefits• Connection to free tax prep and Earned Income Tax Credit• Re-assessment as client circumstances change
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Multiple possible staffing & client flow models
Client BClient A Client C
Financial coach
Employment coach
Income supports
coach
Client BClient A Client C
Coach BCoach A Coach C
• Employment• Financial• Income
supports
• Employment• Financial• Income
supports
• Employment• Financial• Income
supports
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RFP PROCESS & REQUIREMENTS
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Three application tracks – choose only one
Existing center
• Currently operating as a CWF member
Transitional center
Pilotcenter
• NOT currently operating as a CWF member• Are currently providing at least two of the three services • Wish to transition to full implementation of the
integrated Center for Working Families model.
• Currently operating only one or none of the three services
and/or
• Require more time and support to implement the model
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Timeline
• Applications due: Thursday, May 16, 5pm
• Conversations on budgets and outcome metrics: Week of June 3rd
• Final selected partners notified: Week of June 10th
• Grant start date, transitional centers begin transition: July 1, 2019
• Intensive technical assistance period: July – September, 2019
• Pilot centers begin phased implementation: October 1, 2019
• Transitional centers achieve full implementation: January 1, 2020
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Required application components
Must apply through United Way’s online Apricot system
• Contact information• Narrative proposal, submitted as a single document, guidelines vary by application track.
• Client flow diagram.• Statement of support from senior leadership. • Leveraged budget. Please use provided template.• Copy of most recent audited financial statements.• IRS 501 (c)(3) designation.• List of board members.• Proposed outcome metrics for the grant period and, to the extent available, actual
performance metrics for the prior 9 months.19
Narrative proposal sections & scoring
Existing Transitional Pilot
Organization overview 5 5 5
Existing services & transition/implementation plan n/a 15 15
Program structure & client flow (& diagram) 20 15 15