3) Expand Economic Opportunities for Populations at Highest Risk for Gun Violence (continued) OBJECTIVES ACTIONS KEY PERSONS/ INDICATORS MEASURES and TIMETABLE MOBILIZING (OUTCOMES) DATA SOURCE(S) ORGANIZATIONS Strengthen Examine the mismatch between job ConnCat Number of families Employment rate (for Demonstrate the linkage requirements/openings and job Small Business in who become household or family) in improved match between job training programs Initiative employed with a between available training prevailing livable DataHaven database jobs and job training Change job training programs to programs and City of wage programs by June 1, respond directly to staffing of available jobs STRIVE US Census 2015 employers in Increase Have community represented at Establish a Meeting attendance Gather existing Family community tables that make/decide major baseline for how and voting records attendance Ed programs participation in economic development project many citizens More community information by Dec 1, System economic participated in members as 2015. Increase Turner Construction economic membership by Jan Neighborhood decisions in the members of 1, 2016 Housing Services process city economic boards Board of Alders CAA Increased DataHaven participation at CT Voices for relevant meetings Children and in decisions United Way Strengthen Create a State Child Tax Credit Passage of CT General Assembly Reinstate Child Tax NH Board of the economic legislation bill tracking website and Earned Income Education base of Promote full restoration of the State supporting: Tax Credits by the City Planning families Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) - state child tax close of the 2016 Department to 30% of the Federal credit by July credit State Legislative Economic 2015 - restoration of the Session Development Office state EITC Promote legislation to expand access - expanded access to high-quality early childhood to early childhood education, including preschool and education other programs
3) Expand Economic Opportunities for Populations at Highest Risk for Gun Violence (continued) OBJECTIVES ACTIONS KEY PERSONS/ MOBILIZING ORGANIZATIONS INDICATORS (OUTCOMES) MEASURES and DATA SOURCE(S) TIMETABLE Strengthen the linkage between job training programs and available jobs Examine the mismatch between job requirements/openings and job training programs ConnCat Small Business Initiative City of STRIVE Family Ed programs System Turner Construction Neighborhood Housing Services Board of Alders CAA DataHaven CT Voices for Children United Way NH Board of Education City Planning Department Economic Development Office Number of families in who become employed with a prevailing livable wage Employment rate (for household or family) in DataHaven database US Census Demonstrate improved match between available jobs and job training programs by June 1, 2015 Change job training programs to respond directly to staffing of employers in Increase community participation in economic process Have community represented at tables that make/decide major economic development project Establish a baseline for how many citizens participated in economic decisions in the city Increased participation at relevant meetings and in decisions Meeting attendance and voting records More community members as members of economic boards Gather existing attendance information by Dec 1, 2015. Increase membership by Jan 1, 2016 Strengthen the economic base of families Create a State Child Tax Credit Promote full restoration of the State Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to 30% of the Federal credit by July 2015 Promote legislation to expand access to high-quality early childhood education, including preschool and other programs Passage of legislation supporting: - state child tax credit - restoration of the state EITC - expanded access to early childhood education CT General Assembly bill tracking website Reinstate Child Tax and Earned Income Tax Credits by the close of the 2016 State Legislative Session