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<p class="MsoNormal">For those interested in a workforce literacy project for skilled immigrants to improve employment opportunities, please take a look at the program below. The cohort is being done through the Connecticut State Library and the Howard County
Library System in MD, but it open to libraries around the country. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Karren Reish<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Library Grants Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">517-241-0021 / <a href="http://www.mi.gov/lsta">
www.mi.gov/lsta</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Sharing a wonderful opportunity offered by our partners at the Howard County Library System, MD. This project is open to any library
serving a diverse community.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Would your library like to join Howard County Library System’s Pathways to Success: Professional Development for Skilled New Americans
library cohort? Pathways to Success mitigates unemployment and underemployment by expanding services customized for skilled immigrants. The secondary goal of the program is to train other libraries to adapt this model (or parts thereof) to start their own
program serving New Americans in their communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If your library is in a diverse community, Pathways to Success is an opportunity for you to improve services for that community. Howard
County is an extremely diverse county. Over 20% of Howard County residents were born outside of the country (Institute for Immigration Research, 2022). Unfortunately, 40% of immigrants (vs. 29% of U.S.-born workers) still hold jobs that require mechanical
skills and are not necessarily high-wage jobs (Bennett, 2020). Immigrants are still not attaining well-paying jobs at comparable rates to the native born, and limited English proficiency is correlated with lower wages (Bernstein & Vilter, 2018).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The four basic service levels of the Pathways to Success model are as follows: English classes, comprehensive English classes, job search
& networking classes, and workforce preparation. Participants also meet 1:1 with instructors to focus on projects, resumes, interviews, job searches, and anything that is difficult to pursue in class. Desirable outcomes for participants include finding a well-paying
job in their field of training or expertise, finding a job that is better than their current job, preparing to find a job, or preparing to return to postsecondary education or training.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cohort libraries receive a $2,000 stipend.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cohort libraries must:<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Commit to the project for one year.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Have support to apply knowledge gained from the project in their own library.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Cohort libraries are expected to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Complete the training from October 2023 through May 2024. Each member should plan on devoting about three hours a month to the project<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Training includes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Taking part in one 6-hour training to learn about the four service models<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Attending a minimum of three advisory board meetings and participating in three intake interviews of skilled immigrants<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Observing a minimum of three one-hour language and/or workforce preparation classes<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Meeting with the Project Team bimonthly to draft and refine plans for local implementation of service models<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Completing an evaluation questionnaire of the training at the conclusion of the project, and a follow-up survey 12 weeks after the training<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000">Key Dates:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">September 22 - deadline to apply<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="xcontentpasted0" style="color:#C00000;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Week of September 25 - HCLS interviews library applicants<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="xcontentpasted0" style="color:#C00000;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">October 8 - libraries will be notified of acceptance<o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you think your library would like to join our cohort, please complete the application below by<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">September 22:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C2"><a href="https://forms.office.com/r/QgzfVs9Jsa">https://forms.office.com/r/QgzfVs9Jsa</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Please let me know if you have any questions,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Kindest regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Dawn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dawn La Valle</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> |Director, Division of Library Development |
<a href="mailto:Dawn.lavalle@ct.gov">Dawn.lavalle@ct.gov</a> | <i>Hartford Office:
</i>(860) 757-6665|<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="http://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/home">http://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/home</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> | 231 Capitol
Ave. Hartford CT 06106 | Fax: (860) 757-6503<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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