P.O.W.E.R. Collaborative Network
Meeting Summary
Wednesday, April 14, 2010We want to thank the grand State of California Employment Development Department (EDD), Crenshaw Office for hosting the April 2010 P.O.W.E.R. Collaborative Network (PCN) meeting. The EDD Crenshaw Office is an originating and most consistent member of the PCN that always goes the extra mile to promote collaboration among job development efforts. We especially want to thank Davi Dancy, Crenshaw Office Manager and LaVerne Daniels, Employment Representative for ensuring the success of this monthly collaborative meeting.
Davi Dancy, Manager, EDD-Crenshaw Office provided a warm welcome to the PCN members. The programs offered by this office are expanding with additional workforce development partners from the California Workforce Investment Board, Local Workforce Investment Areas, employers, community-based organizations, educators, state and local government agencies, and training providers. PCN members are encouraged to contact the EDD office should they have programs that can assist workforce placement and training for clients. Ms. Dancy can be reached at ddancy@edd.ca.gov.
Leslie Parness, Rapid Response Coordinator for JVS Marina del Rey Worksource Center unveiled a complete overview with reference to the Los Angeles County Rapid Response Program that focuses on employers that need to downsize, lay-off or relocate their respective employees. The services are part of the U.S. Department of Labor, in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Workforce Investment Board, EDD and the Lay-off Aversion Program. All services are available and delivered to employers and employees at no cost.
It is imperative that businesses provide a WARN notice for a plant closing, lay-off or relocation of 50 or more employees. The JVS Marina del Rey Worksource Center, a long time supporter of the PCN, is well prepared to help people to identify new employment or services for employment transitional support. Ms. Parness can be reached at (310) 309-6000, ext 223, or by email at lparness@jvsla.org.
Roland Gilbert, Professional Development Instructor for the S.T.R.I.V.E. Program, Los Angeles Skid Row Development Corporation, presented an eye opening discussion called “Conversations With The Poor & The Homeless Seeing Blind Spots In Our Attitudes and Behaviors That Cause Us Stress, Unhappiness & Failures”. As human service providers it is important that we acknowledge the blind spots of self-destructive attitudes and behaviors among our clients if we truly want to help them to succeed. A highlight of the presentation addressed the reaction service providers commonly see when exposing a client’s blind spots, such as resentment, resistance, and/or revenge. Mr. Gilbert generated group participation with reading and offering over 32 blind spot justifications that clients commonly give for not being able to excel. Mr. Gilbert can be reached at rolandjg2002@yahoo.com, (310) 614-5239 or visit his web site at www.PowerParenting.net
Dean Jones, CEO of the Southland Partnership Corporation, an operating and founding nonprofit public benefit group of the P.O.W.E.R. Collaborative Network, indicated how this group has successfully emerged as a useful collaborative of business managers, government representatives and educators contributing to community development strategies. The PCN helps to mitigate crisis management by providing on going job placement and self-empowerment programs, thereby making it easy for human service providers to freely familiarize themselves with the immense opportunities available throughout the county of Los Angeles. In addition, some of the strategic community tools available via the PCN include;
- Daily Internet community job site management for www.IStartOnMonday.com,
- Monthly coordination of P.O.W.E.R. Collaborative Network meetings that share recruitment, funding, training, and associated workforce projects, and
- Annual presentation of the Choreographers of Careers© awards program.
Mr. Jones’ office number is (310) 637-7248, or email POWERSOLA@aol.com.
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The next PCN meeting is Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 10 AM – Noon, sponsored by Jobing.com, 12100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 320, Los Angeles, CA 90025. (Parking available on the surface street and the underground office building parking is $16. Our distinguished host is Sheila Wiley, sheila.wiley@jobing.com.
Meeting Attendees for April 2010
Alphonso Reed, WLCAC
Anita Wallace, Los Angeles Urban League
Anthony Johnson, U.S. Vets
Antoinette Falice, Volunteers of America- Los Angeles/El Monte/West Covina
Ava Archie, AVS Career Consultation Services
Barbara Lynn, Personal Involvement Center - Healthy Marriage
Billy Williams, United Latinos in America (ULA)
Brad Carson, Los Angeles County Department of Probation
Bryan Jones, Filipino American Service Group, Inc.
Cathy Lee, Reality House II
Cecilia Rojas, Crystal Stairs
Chris Floyd, Los Angeles Opportunities Industrialization Centers (LAOIC)
Christian Ferrell, Coop’s Life Skills
Clarence Espinosa, Los Angeles World Airports
Darryl Fisher, State of CA Employment Development Department
Davi Dancy, State of CA Employment Development Department
David Negrete, Community Career Development
Dean Jones, Southland Partnership Corporation / P.O.W.E.R. Collaborative Network
Debra Evans, Walden House
Dora Aquino, Personal Involvement Center – Healthy Marriage
Dwayne Price, Los Angeles Urban League
Earl Parham, Insurance Broker
Elizabeth Hernandez
Ellie Macuun, Verdugo Workforce Investment Board
Enzinna Arguijo, State of CA Employment Development Department
Erick Cerda, Los Angeles County Department of Probation
Ernest Melendrez, Friends Outside
Fernando Godinez, U.S. Vets – Long Beach
Floria Griffin, Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS)
Gail Coyne, East Los Angeles College
Grant Forsberg, CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Greg Hicks, CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Iamall’ll Jones, Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
Janaya Thomas, Goodwill, Serving the People of Southern Los Angeles County
Jeanette Magee, El Camino College
Jeannie Sherafatian, Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services
Jonae Watts, Los Angeles Opportunities Industrialization Centers (LAOIC)
Joseph Taylor, Goodwill, Serving the People of Southern Los Angeles County
Judy Jenkins, People Assisting The Homeless (PATH)
Karen Downard, West Angeles CDC
Katrena Carruthers, State of CA Employment Development Department
Kenneth Guertin, Goodwill, Serving the People of Southern Los Angeles County
Kenneth Lewis, El Camino College Compton Center
Lanette Ramirez, Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
LaVerne Daniels, State of CA Employment Development Department
LaVonté Jackson, Goodwill, Serving the People of Southern Los Angeles County
Leslie Parness, JVS Worksource
Linda Daniels, Hollywood Worksource
Lisa Benjamin, CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Lisa Thailig, Volunteers of America
Mark Deese, Human Potential Consultants
Marsha Cole, Career Services Consultant
MaryD Miller, City of Los Angeles – Youth Opportunity Movement (YOM)
Matt Davison, New Directions, Inc.
Michael Bennett, Los Angeles Urban League
Michael Harvey, Micro-Marco Dynamics
Michael Richardson, Los Angeles Unified School District – We Build
Mindy Owes, RAFT, Inc.
Misty Rojo, Friends Outside - Los Angeles County / UCHS
Niki Williams, State of CA Employment Development Department
Norma Coronado, Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE)
Nylis Milner, County of Los Angeles Community Senior Services - Compton Career Link, Title V
Portia Smith, State of CA Employment Development Department
Roland Gilbert, Los Angeles Skid Row Development Corporation
Ronald Williams, Weingart Center Association
Sammy Darling, Brand New Day (Mental Health Services)
Sara Stanizai, SSG – Central Mental Health
Sheila Wiley, Jobing.com
Stephanie Cesareo, El Camino College
Stephen Clark, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Tatyana Pavlovskaya, Los Angeles Unified School District
Thomasine Howlett, St. Joseph Center Culinary Training Program
Veronica Diaz, Crystal Stairs
Victor Bozeman
Walter Hines, Bison Business Solutions
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PCN started in January 2001, focused on job coordination for community residents in order to assist in public & private sector work placement. The PCN members are community builders serving to identify, nurture, & mobilize local assets by enhanced networking to rejuvenate economies, strengthen business investments, & ultimately build up civil society. The PCN meets monthly sharing job recruitment, funding, training, workforce projects, & other related topics at various member locations.
P.O.W.E.R. - Promoting Opportunities With Essential Resources