Presentation Outline - Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University

Slide 5: Community Resource Mapping Strategy – in a Nutshell
Focus on assets
o What do you have to offer?
Build relationships and partnerships
o Does your community know you exist?
Work across boundaries
o Include non‐Veteran specific partners
Provide benefits for all involved
o WIIFM/WIIFT
Not a quick fix – but a necessary practice
Slide 6: Strategic Resource Development – Because not everybody needs everything
Job Readiness
o Desire to work
o Skills and gaps identification
o Transferable skills
o Assessment
o Resume development
o Labor market information
o Soft skills
o Anything more than, “I’ll take anything.”
Networking
o “Why Should I Hire You?”
o What do you bring to the table?
o Soft skills development
o Email account and social media
Placement
o Subsidized employment
o Temporary assignments
Slide 7: One Stop Career Centers – Get to Know the Players
Mandated Partners
o Adult – Workforce Investment Act
o Veterans Workforce Programs
o Job Corps
o Employment Services (Wagner Peyser)
o Older Americans (Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
o Welfare‐to‐Work (TANF)
Non‐Mandated Partners
o Faith‐Based
o Clothing Closets
o Food Shelters
o Chambers of Commerce