10. MODEL CITIES PROGRAM CITY DEMONSTRATION AGENCY

Third party agreements were negotiated for the first action year programs. The total amount of funding for the Model Cities Program was $3.086 million. These funds were allocated to the following six task force areas: Communciations, Law and Police, Social Service, and Jobs and Job Training.

The Jobs and Job Training Task Force has the responsibility for planning and developing manpower and economic Development Programs and was allocated $792,770.00 for the following programs:

1. Economic Development - $351,410 (7/71) (Economic Progress
for All, Inc.) focuses on small business development and
industrial development. There have been 62 loan applications
received.

2. Emergency Employment Fund Project

$9,036 (9/71) (HRD Center) assisted Model Neighborhood Residents to overcome small financial obstacles to employment or participation in training.

A total of 118 MNR's were assisted from September through
December, 1971. The breakdown per month was September (2),
October (32), November (26), December (58).

3. Resident Youth Center

$170,911 (5/71) (Operation SER).

A support facility for single males, ages i1⁄2 – 20.
This facility has a capacity for 30, served 45.

4. Human Relations Job Related Education Program - $76,413
(5/71) (Foundation for Research and Community Development,
Inc.) A pre-employment training program for youths between
the ages of 18 - 25. There were 45 model neighborhood
residents trained through this program.

$185,000

5. Opportunities Industrialization Center Project
(5/71). This project provided manpower training for 150
Model Neighborhood Residents.

6. Model Cities Vocational Rehabilitation Unit (State of
California Department of Rehabilitation). This project
proposal was withdrawn.

Approximately 420 Model Neighborhood Residents were served by the above programs.

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Because of this change in their training emphasis, the Skills Center has been little affected by the slowdown in the Labor Market, especially as it has affected the aerospace and electronics industry. Placement in the commercial clerical areas has been good although not spectacular.

The Skills Center is in the process of formulating plans for programs to be implemented in 1972 1973. The Industrial Advisory Board is projecting demand in certain very colective areas of the electronics industry for the next year or two. Proposals and curriculum are in the process of being developed for classes in these areas. Skills Center reports they have also been advised of increased demand in some areas of the data processing industry.

Funding for these new classes was D. O. L. money. It amounted to $270,000.00 in tuition money and an additional $230,000.00 in trainee stipends.

12. PALO ALTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING CENTER The following were federally-funded training projects completed at this center during the 1971 year. All were funded under MDTA.

1. Clerk, General Office. a 34-week program for 20 enrollees (9/21/715/14/71). Funding for educational component was $43,782. Twentynine trainees were enrolled; 22 completed the program.

2. Bookkeeping, Full Charge. A 20-week program for 20 enrollees.
(6/1/71 - 10/15/71). Funding for educational component was $23,271.
Twenty-three trainees were enrolled; 20 completed the program.
Self-help workshops, field trips, and in-service work situations
were used to enhance classroom instruction.

3. Clerk, General Office (Hospital/Medical). a 52-week program for
20 enrollees (11/30/70- 11/24/71). Funding for the educational
component was $50,334. Fifty-eight trainees were enrolled; 47
completed the program. Work experience part of the training at
the end of the program was found to be very worthwhile; majority of
job-related placements were made through this type of exposure.

4. Entrepreneurial Development Workshop. A 10-week program for
25-70 unemployed engineers, scientists, and technicians. (11/15/71-
1/28/72). This is a group workshop project to gain insights and
"know-how" in procedures and mechanics of starting new hueinoce
enterprises. Funding was $880.

5. Clerical Cluster. A 17-week program for 20 enrollees (10/11/71-
2/11/72). (section 3). There were two other sections scheduled
during the year. Educational funding for the three sections was
$47,856. This is a Displaced Workers Program for unemployed
clerical workers who lost their jobs. It is an "upgrading" de-
sign course.

6. Clerk, General Office. A 34-week program for 20 enrollees (11/15/71-
7/9/72). Funding for educational component was $28,880. This is an
entry level training program for clericals who have had little or
no work exposure in this field.

It was suggested that more extensive tie-ins (as was done with the STEP Program) might improve the chances of those MDTA trainees who have only achieved marginal skills and have an especially difficult placement problem in this tight employment market.

Experience has coincided with action planned. No serious problems have been encountered.

The San Jose Unified School District is responsible for the administration of all three programs, however, the Metropolitan Adult Education and the Regional Vocational Center programs include the following five participating school districts: Campbell Union High School District; East Side Union High School District; Milpitas Unified School District; San Jose Unified School District and Santa Clara Unified School District.

Cost of the Adult and Regional Vocational Center is shared on a student pro-rata basis by all participating districts. The following tables show the enrollment for the instructional programs and projected enrollment by level of program. The actual experience has coincided with the action planned. Progress has been satisfactory, with no serious problems encountered.