Governing for Results 13 - Washington State Digital Archives

Employment Security Department;
Department of Social and Health Services;
Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board
Washington Work Incentive Consortium
Washington State did not have a consistent service delivery process in place for
people with disabilities. Various organizations were working at cross-purposes
with no uniformity in goals of programs and little or no coordination. The
Governor’s Committee on Disability Issues and Employment partnered to ensure
that the Washington State Workforce System provides access to services,
effective outreach, and work-related counseling for customers with disabilities.
Participants brainstormed ideas on services, addressed issues, set priorities and
developed an action plan. Twenty-three organizations committed $526,000 in
funding for specific services and additional hundreds of thousands of dollars of
in-kind contributions. Additionally, grant funds were secured totaling $1,284,000.
Implementation of the plan will help consortium members achieve coordination
and improve access to WorkSource services.
Results
★ Increased coordination between 23 service organizations and the
WorkSource Centers by developing and committing to an action plan for
improving services.
★ Committing $256,000 and hundreds of thousands of in-kind contributions to
improve and provide services.
★ Increased capacity to provide outreach and work-related counseling services
through receipt of a five-year grant of $1,284,165 or $256,833 per year from
the federal Social Security Department.
★ Improved access to services to customers by adopting coordinated
approaches to service delivery and committing resources.
Team Name: Washington Work Incentive Consortium Team
Team Members: ESD: Toby Olson, Leslye Miller, Chris Webster, Mary
Massey, Peggy Zimmerman, Howard Patshkowski; DSHS: Don Kay, Abby
Cooper, Roberto Reyes-Colon, Bob Lichtenberg; WTECB: Martin McCallum;
Health Improvement Partnership: Diane Weldert; Positive Solutions: Alex
Hesse-Siegert; Goodwill Industries of Spokane: Gail Kogle
CONTACT: Toby Olson, (360) 438-3168
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