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LEAP reports WIOA-funded training, youth placements to county committee
Summary
LEAP told the Agricultural Planning & Tourism & Community Development committee that WIOA-funded workforce services served adults and youth in the second quarter of the county funding year; the presentation covered training, CDL assistance, youth employment and the organization’s contract role with Washington County.
LEAP, the county’s contracted workforce-development and food-pantry partner, briefed the Agricultural Planning & Tourism & Community Development committee on its second-quarter WIOA report and services for Washington County.
The committee voted to accept the minutes of the Jan. 21 meeting before the presentation. LEAP’s representative said the organization operates under a contract with Washington County and receives federal WIOA (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) funding that is allocated at the state and regional Workforce Development Board level and then contracted to county providers.
LEAP provided a breakdown of services for October through December (the WIOA second quarter for the county funding year, which runs July 1–June 30). Staff identified “basic services” (self-directed job search and resource access) and “intensive services” (one-on-one counseling, resume and career-path work). For the quarter LEAP reported roughly 152 adults and dislocated workers received intensive services across the three months reported; 27 requests for tuition or support from WIOA/dislocated-worker funding were recorded and 17 of those requests had been approved with others still pending in the process.
LEAP explained employment-training payments can cover program tuition, exam fees and required equipment, and that support payments may cover transportation to training or other costs that otherwise pose barriers to completion. Committee members asked whether CDL (commercial driver’s license) training is supported; LEAP said residents may apply, and approved participants receive training support when funds and program readiness criteria are met.
On youth services, LEAP described three primary streams: GED preparation, a summer youth employment program (students paid by LEAP for the eight-week summer placements), and work-experience placements during the school year for in-school and out-of-school youth. LEAP reported 13 youth were actively working in December; the organization said it is working to expand employer relationships to place additional youth.
Committee members asked about denied funding requests recorded in December; LEAP said staff would follow up with specifics, noting denials are not tied to the income-based criteria used by other county programs but rather reflect funding limits or program readiness and must be checked case by case.
The presenter said LEAP will return next month with additional detail and that staff are coordinating with county representatives to plan the next contract year and refine how services are offered in Washington County.
