Services WI offers:

• CONSULTING SERVICES that better connect employers to community resources
• PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS that create an entity (a Workforce Intermediary) that better aligns/connects employer needs to a community/city supply
• BUSINESS PLANS that include local assessment of community and workforce needs
• RECRUITING PLANS that include “active” and “passive” strategies for workforce engagement
• CASE MANAGEMENT TOOLS including a new system that incorporates individual case management with aggregate results reporting
• RETENTION TOOLS for businesses, colleges and universities, and community and faith-based organizations

 

Solutions:

• FOR CHURHILL DOWNS the WI provided executive recruiting services that increased diversity and inclusion
• FOR DOLLAR GENERAL the WI provided 50% increase in first year sales, 70% first year retention, $100,000 in cost per hire savings, 3% “shrinkage”
• FOR FANNIE MAE the WI provided for the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA a community workforce pilot that improved retention and a reduced cost per hire for PNC BANK
• FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (LOUISVILLE, KY) the WI placed 491 youth in paid internships
• FOR A LOUISVILLE COLLEGE the WI improved retention from 42% to 60% in 9 months
• FOR THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOUISVILLE, the WI placed 113 teen mothers in internships with grades improving 8% and attendance improving 4%; Partnering employers (PNC BANK, JEWISH HOSPITAL, HUMANA, WENDYS & METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT) saved an average $147,000 in cost per hire.