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Show task forces in action . . . of oa rowth conomic Task Force Manpower males, aged 20 to 49, have no high school diploma and 12 of this i group with no high school training at all. Very few individuals had vocational i training in addition to their formal education. The study which was based on Employment Security data also lists the following data with respect to unemployment and underemployment in the target area: the Model Cities area had 10 of the metropolitan labor force in 1969, but it had 14 of the unemployment of the yearly total within the Salt Lake City area. The rates of unemployment within the Model Cities area were 6.8 and 7.3 for the male and i i t those with special talents, by Kirk Terry I The manpower and labor ' resource that makes up the community forms the center most part of that community's prosperity and growth potential. Job availi bility is also a very important segment of the I community's economic strength, but withoutthe skilled worker the valuable and much needed goods and services the community has to offer are either not adequate or n o n e x s t a n t . By Model Neighborhood boundaries, the target area is saturated with residents lacking the financial or basic education requirements to -- i experience, and more over the stamina and desire to learn the skills they need to insure that their family and future are provided for by being able to reach out and grasp the best possible opportunity for a decent quality of life. Some of the more active task force members include Clement Jay, Chairman, active in the Northwest Council ; William Allen Dunn, director of the Community Development Office; Keith Burnham, Employment Security representative, active in many community projects; and Bryan Gardner, former fill most well paying jobs. Coordinating Council Chairman. Education is expensive and not within the budget limits of most lowmoderate income families. For families like this within the The following is the Model Cities Condition Statement on Model Neighborhood just neighborhood. The statement keeping food and clothing serves as a guideline for task force house accounts for a in the large Manpower and Economic Development in the model efforts in orignating programs percentage of their income. For and projects advancing positive the father, mother or older children to advance in education and skills training, assistance must be provided. The projects and programs developed within this task force set as goals - job effects on the conditions training, special skills statement follows: enhancements, job referral and The Task placement. Force has discovered a vast resource of skills potential in the Model Neighborhood. There are disclosed. females which is indicates that while jobs are to 1V2 higher than the rest of the county. The study also showed that there is a high degree of mobility among the unemployed in the Central City area with 40 of this group having been in the area only 6 months or less. The study also showed high numbers (49 female and 41 male) of individuals available for training and that while only 9.5 of Salt Lake County's labor force lives in the model neighborhood, 17.0 of this group works there. This available in 1 the Model Neighborhood, barriers of discrimination and lack of Informal atmosphere of English class attracts students. training and education prevent the entry of Model Neighborhood residents into the labor force.'' through expertise. Community COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT -- COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE The office of Community Development, during the first action year, explored ways in which financial assistance might be made available to those model neighborhood businessmen, primarily, wishing to start new or expand their businesses. Specific attention has been given to utilizing the financial support and assistance of the Small Business Administration. William Allen Dunn, director of Community Development, recently said the agency has Portions of the Community Development Office provides technical assistance to businessmen. assisted over 70 businessmen. Job have increased as revenues from the "prospective opportunities has, and will, businesses that "The levels of educational attainment in the Model enhance financially the entire community. The needs of the Neighborhood are extremely low. Census figures show 48 of Model Neighborhood businessman are provided for Development counseling in the fields of business management, marketing, accounting and loan packaging. EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION education and skills training provided by the Skills Center. The training will be organized into clusters of specific skills to a general occuptional category, i.e., clerical, mental health, basic education, etc. AT SKILLS NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER EMPLOYMENT TEAM This program is designed to coordinate with the Employment Team Outreach Project in providing training for those unemployed or underemployed individuals identified by the Employment Outreach project. These individuals are trained for jobs at the Skills Center in an area suitable to their aptitude and the job market. While a trainee is at the Skills Center he will receive a "stipend" allowance to aid in his living expenses. At least 40 Model Neighborhood unemployed or underemployed residents will be served directly by the project to increase the vocational-related- , pre-vocationa- l, basic OUTREACH, JOB COUNSELING, JOB DEVELOPMENT and FOLLOW-U- P This project is intended to recruit, secure data, provide a job oriented training plan, assist in job placement, and the monitoring through follow-u- p of the unemployed and underemployed located in the Model Neighborhood. An estimate of this target group is 3.500 of which approximately 1 .500 have applications currently on file with Employment Security. The primary objective ofthis project is to further assist the identified target residents in |
