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Nautica Allen entered Employment Connec-tions WIA Youth Program, a collaboration with
the St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment,
as a 20 year old homeless youth with little work
experience. She obtained housing with the Annie
Malone Transitional Housing Program where she
lived in one of the scattered houses. Nautica then
moved to the St. Louis Job Corps Campus, where
she continued to work on independent living
skills and learning a trade.
Nautica went on to participate in the Home Builders Institute (HBI) Program at Job Corps. She
began her employment journey with People's Health Center in April 2013, a work experience
work site where she worked as a human resources assistant. There, Nautica was able to take
the skills she learned as a photographer and apply them in a different field. In particular,
Nautica liked the fact that she was able to learn more about working with computers. Next,
she gained experience working part time at CDC New Vision Learning Academy as a teacher
assistant/youth leader and at K Cee's Tasty Treats as a banquet server.
Nautica has been through a lot in her
short life, things that a young person
should never have to experience. No
matter what was asked of her, she
never said No or I cant do it.
She was determined and persistent
to make it in spite of circumstances
around her. Nautica successfully
completed the goals of the WIA
Youth program, and the confidence
and skills she gained will assist her
as she moves on to the next chapter
of her life. Shes been an inspiration
to us all.
Meet our 2013 Client of the Year:
Nautica Allen
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532 clients secured employment.
67% retained their employment for a minimum 90 days.
2013 Programs and Outcomes
Supportive Housing Programs
Permanent supportive housing,
case management, and job
training for Disabled Heads of
Households in the County and
U.S. Veterans in St. Louis City.
Competitive
Employment Program
Provides job readiness training,
life skills, literacy, education,
case management, job place-
ment, retention, and other sup-
ports to assist clients.
Supportive Services
for Veteran Families
Provides supportive services to
promote housing stability for
low-income U.S. Veterans and
their families.
Pathbuilders Initiative
Services for families to break
the cycle of child maltreatment
and assist them in attaining
self-sufficiency, provided in
collaboration with Family
Resource Center.
Youth Employment Program
Training, work experience, and
job placement for bot in and
out of school youth assisting
with literacy, mentoring, educa-
tion, life skills and employment.
East St. Louis
TANF and SNAP Program
Serving families on public
assistance by ensuring they
receive benefits and job
placement services in Illinois.
Back to Health, Back to Work
Cognitive behavioral therapy
program addressing depres-
sion, anxiety, PTSD, and other
mental health disorders to
assist clients in obtaining and
retaining employment.
Managed Work Services
Social enterprise program that
provides oversight to job
candidates for 90 days, giving
employers the ability to assess
aptitude and make informed
hiring decisions.
Pathways to
Responsible Fatherhood
Assisting low-income fathers
transition from non-custodial
parents into active fathers
through parenting classes,
education , and relationships.
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1,757 individuals received indirect services at Employment Connection this year. 956 attended orientation,
with 815 attending our World of Work employment training program. 735 clients completed the training,
and 532 were successfully assisted into employment. Those placed into employment earned an average
hourly wage of $8.79 per hour, with 67% maintaining their employment for a minimum of 90 days.
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Union Pacific Gives Back $10,000 Grant to Assist U.S. Veterans
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Union Pacific generously contributed $10,000 in grant funding for Employment Connections Competitive Employment Program to provide services for homeless U.S. veterans in the St. Louis region. We are grateful for Union Pacifics support, which will provide skills training, financial literacy, case management, mental health services, housing assistance, and other needed resources to help local Veterans attain employment and self-sufficiency.
On behalf of those we serve, thank you to Union Pacific for your wonderful gift!
We couldnt
provide the services
we do without the
dedication and
service of the
wonderful volunteers that donate their
valuable time.
Thank you to all our
incredible volunteers
throughout the year!
Deloitte
Edward Jones Express Scripts
Wells-Fargo
Community Volunteers Donating Time and Making a Difference
CEO Brenda Mahr (center), with Union Pacifics Kelli
Dunn and Ben Jones at the Awards Reception.
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Thirty Years of Helping Others Dedicated Career Specialist Pat Brown Retires
Career Specialist Pat Brown has retired after
working at Employment Connection for thirty
years, dedicating her career to helping others.
During her tenure she served as a Directed Job
Search Facilitator, Trainer, Employment Specialist,
Career Specialist and Case Manager, working both
onsite at Employment Connection, at Family
Resource Center, and with other collaborative
partners.
A graduate of St. Louis University and Certified
Workforce Development Professional, Pat served
for many years as Unit Leader and as the Manager of Client Services. In her various roles,
she provided opportunities for a wide variety of people, including ex-offenders, recovering
substance abusers, New Americans, welfare recipients, and youth. She had an uncanny
ability to communicate with people in all walks of life, including those who spoke very little
English, and was always ready to help with a smile and a kind word.
She also worked as Facilitator of the Employment Connection Advisory Council and was a
member of the Department of Labor's Job Liaison Committee. "Pat was tireless in her
dedication of finding ways to help people and
connect them to needed services, and truly
epitomized Employment Connection's mission of
'assisting people with limited opportunities to
self-sufficiency,'" said CEO Brenda Mahr.
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Thank you Pat for your 30 years
of dedicated service! Enjoy retirement!
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PRESIDENT
J.D Luhning, Esq.
Attorney-at-Law
Pitzer Snodgrass P.C.
VICE PRESIDENT
Prevost V. Foushee
Retired
Anheuser-Busch Inc.
TREASURER
Al Sears
Director, Fixed Income
Services
Buckingham Asset
Management
SECRETARY
Roy Anderson, Jr.
Local Sales Manager
Clear Channel
Communications
DIRECTORS
Marti Bloodsaw-Foggie
President and CEO
HR Performance
Strategies Group
Richard E. Buckley
Grants Development
Specialist
Saint Louis University
Trent B. Chambers
Retired
PWC
Karen A. Davis
Principal
Community Frameworks, LLC
Bill B. Dorothy II, Esq.
Professor of Practice
Washington University
School of Law
Vanessa Howard Ellis, Esq.
Assistant Attorney General
Elicia Eskew
Accountant/Internal Auditor
MITEK USA, Inc.
Rodney Gee
Principal, Human Resources
Edward Jones
Kem Mosley
Director
Minority Contractor Initiative
Michael Novack
Chairman, President, and
Chief Executive Officer
Kiosite
Ryan Rakestraw
MBA Candidate
Olin Business School
United Way Board Fellow
Walter Robinson
Human Resource Consultant
Lisa Shelley
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Client Advocate
Frank A. Simmons
Retired
Mainline Information
Systems
William Watkins
President
Watkins Building Group, LLC
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Our Board of Directors Leading through Experience and Dedication
- Employment Connection Club
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Advisory Board
ARCHS Gail Dickson
Basic Oval Miller, Sr.
Bridgeway Behavioral Health Alecia Deutch Catholic Charities Housing Resource Center Jane Schoeck Center For Life Solutions, Inc. Cheryl Gardine Center For Women In Transition Sandy Sperino Christian Friends for New Americans Rev. Dr. Allan Buckman Rev. Dr. Stanish Stanley Criminal Justice Ministry Society of St. Vincent DePaul Sr. Carleen Reck Division of Workforce Development Donny Carroll Family Support Network Sue Didier Fathers Support Center Cheaster Deanes Gateway Free And Clean Shelly Wims/Karl Pickens Gateway 180 Toni Muhammad Gateway Parents Support Group Healthline Martha Sylvester Hope House Vanessa McLaughlin Humanitri Edwin Muhammad Justine Petersen Kristen Schell Loaves and Fishes Debbie Push Moorish Science Temple Of America, Inc. Bro. Todd Irons-El
Neighborhood Outreach Center Linda Thompson New Beginnings Carrie Williams Oasis International Ministries Mark Akers Our Ladys Inn Jennifer Reinbold Preferred Family Healthcare Kim Feaman Project Cope Adrienne Denson Providence Inn Angela Hamilton Queen of Peace Margo Adams Rape And Violence End Now (RAVEN) Janeen McGee Salvation Army Rehabilitation Cen-ter Alan James Soaring Spirit Ministries Janis Frick Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church Rev. Bill Wilson St. Louis Community Release Center John Young Transfiguration Lutheran Church Donnell Jackson United States Probation and Parole Quincy Fountain Jo Cooper Urban League James Smith Womens Safe House LaDonna Howard Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Joseph Prophet Eddie Stallings YWCA Crystal Small
Tawanda Adams
Denise M. Anderson
Andrea Barry
Brett Beer
Nathan Bell
Taevosha Blackwell
Taylor Bloate
Corm Boss
Gregory Boston
Tiffany Boyd
Christina Brewington
Paul Carr
Trent Chambers
Michael Chropswilt
Domiano Cohns
Patricia Cole
Darron Collins-Bey
Jesceener Curry
Cornelius Davis
Deandre Deenes
Walter Dillworth
Percy Dobbins
Nancy Droesel
Anton Farrell
Harold Fields
Emily Freund
Darryl Gates
Herbert Gladney
Willie Halliburton
Alexander Hall
Sarah Harl
Dominique Hartfield
Lonnie Hill
Kathy Howell
Frank Hunter
Jermaine Hutchinson
Curtis Hutton
Osereme Imeokparia
Barry Jackson
Lili Jiang
Lacey Kindells
Catherine N. Kong
Connie Lamka
Darwin Lane
Ricky Lane
Cindy Luna
Robert Massey
Glen Matha
Antonio McGrudy
Jonathan McNiel
Earl Metts
Joshua Meyer
Aigner Miner
Steven Minner
Levi Nelligan
Marquita Nixon
Edmond Ray
Samuel Render
Ronald Romas
Rayenell Rushing
Herbert Russell
William Sexton
Beverly Shaw
Bryan Shelton
Alonzo Simmons
Jerry Smith
Yolanda Stevenson Lamar Stiff
Febe Strickland
Thomas Strubberg
Charles Sutherland
Donald Swink
William Tate
Harold Taylor
Alexander Tigner
Eric Times
Virice Turner
Edward Vaughn
Eddie Walker
Stephen Walther
Lisa Washington
Frank Weems
Joyce Weisler
Lisa Weiss
Jon Welzbacker
Fred White
Avis Wilder
Edward Wills
Donell Wilson
Michael Wilson
Yavonda Winston
Eddie Wright
Jonathan Young
Xidan Zhang
Volunteers
The following volunteers donated a total 4,179 hours at Employment
Connection this year, giving of their time and talents to help others.
You are all very much appreciated!
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Administration
Brenda Mahr Chief Executive Officer 36 years
David Kessel Chief Operating Officer 18 years
Nathaniel Dempsey Executive Assistant 8 years
John Robertson Development Associate 1 year
Accounting Services
Sarah Robinson Sr. Manger, Accounting Services 11 years
Nora Davis Accountant 11 years
Managed Work Services
Jessie Lane Site Supervisor I 11 years
Meredith McDuffie Site Supervisor 1 year
Client & Training Services
Peggy McKinney Manager, Client Services 11 years
Dollaree Glasper Client Services Specialist 10 years
Housing Services
Yusef Scoggin Manager, Housing Services 3 years
Supportive Housing Program
Harry Little Housing Specialist -SHP 11 years
Catherine Hawkins Housing Specialist SHP 1st year
Joe James Housing Specialist SHP 1st year
Supportive Services
for Veteran Families
Andre Alexander Housing Specialist SSVF 1 year
Stephanie Shaw Housing Specialist SSVF 1 year
Emily Woodruff Housing Specialist SSVF 1st year
Competitive Employment
Program
Steven Hoven Manager, Career Services 10 years
Ex-Offenders, Veterans,
Youth, and Adults
Minnie McRoberts Career Specialist 36 years
Tamara Williams Career Specialist 14 years
Michael McCoy Manager, Career Specialist 6 years
Veronica Travis Career Specialist 6 years
Ron Tedder Career Specialist 1st year
Jessica Aldag Career Specialist 1st year
Darron Collins-Bey Online Career Specialist 1st year
Pathbuilders and New Americans
Pat Brown Career Specialist 30 years
Back to Health/Back to Work
Stephen Zegel Licensed Clinical Social Worker 6 years
Illinois TANF & SNAP
Whitnee Jones Career Specialist 1st year
Custodial Staff
Oscar Selfe Custodian 7 years
Steve Wilkins Custodian 2 years
Dedicated Staff
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