Program areas at Minnesota Job Partners
The dislocated worker program serves individuals who have lost their Job through no fault of their own. The program provides career counseling, resume assistance, Job search workshops, support services, funding for credential and non-credential training, and Job placement services to assist participants to become re-employed. In addition, we also provided Job search assistance to unemployed and underemployed clients for the city of minneapolis via their minneapolis works program. Also, we provided training and support assistance to bipoc clients via the bipoc it training program in partnertship with minn state it center of excellence to place these clients in good paying it jobs. A total of 490 individuals were served in 2022. Of those served, 287 were exited counting towards performance goals for the year, with 208 of these counted as successful exits for a placement rate of 72%. Placed individuals attained an average of 123% of their previous wage (wage replacement based on average reported rate of $32.90, higher than the average wage at enrollment of $26.66). The total number of participants served decreased by 34% over the number served in 2021.
The family services program provides employee assistance services to 30,000 members of participating union locals within Teamsters joint council 32. Free confidential services to this group include: outreach and information regarding available services; advocacy, case management, referral and follow up services; emergency financial assistance, and financial and legal counseling; as well as subcontracted professionally trained staff covering mental health relationship, and chemical dependency issues. In addition, family services provides information, referrals, and screening for financial assistance to participants in our dislocated worker program. A total of 404 individuals were served in 2022 through the family services program.
For 2022, special projects included four contracted activites: 1) dislocated worker services for hennepin county py20 formula $95,632.15 2) dislocated worker services for minneapolis works $14294.62 3) dislocated worker services for hennepin county py21 formula $191,575 4) dislocated worker services for bipoc it $16,418.80.