DoL Access Points Evaluation

This information collection is intended to collect data
with which to evaluate the ETA's Access Point Initiative.
Access Points are employment information centers and
satellites to DOL-funded One Stop Career Centers.
While One Stop Centers provide employment-related services
to a large number and wide array of job seekers, some of the
individuals on the margins of the labor market, such as high
school dropouts, ex-offenders, and persons with low occupational
skill levels in high-poverty neighborhoods, have still
not been reached by the One Stop system. To reach them
and to provide them with employment services in a cost-effective
manner, the Department of Labor started the Access Point
initiative, providing funds for training in how to establish
Access Points. Access Points are set up and run by local
Faith-Based and Community Organizations (FBCOs)
as a volunteer effort. They are located in areas that
include a relatively large number of unemployed individuals
with few of the resources needed to find stable employment.
Access Points provide job seekers from their neighborhoods
with job-search information, some services, and referrals
to One Stops and other service providers.

FR Doc E9-16047