Workforce Development

Individuals overcome barriers to obtain or maintain employment and achieve self-sufficiency. The Workforce Development Pathway leads to employment and self-support for individuals, and economic success for the community.

Customer Impacts (fiscal year 2010-2011)

• 21 at-risk youths obtained and maintained employment.
• 41 individuals transitioned from public assistance to gainful employment.
• 80 individuals transitioned from public assistance and maintained their employment as a result of access to affordable public transportation.
• STEP, partnering with River Valley Transit, developed and expanded public transportation routes in Lycoming County. This provided an opportunity for 25,741 individuals to obtain or maintain employment.
• Parents from 1,354 families were able to maintain their employment and afford quality child care. This care was provided for a total of 2,594 children through child care subsidies.

Community Impacts (fiscal year 2010-2011)

• Taxpayers saved $258,792 in annualized cash assistance/subsidized living costs.
• Taxpayers saved an estimated $560,000 in incarceration costs.
• Employers saved an estimated $324,431 in employee turnover costs.
• The employment of 62 individuals resulted in an infusion of $156,809 in tax dollars into the local economy.
• Subsidized child care supported over $17 million in wages earned by working parents.
• 351 child care providers in Lycoming and Clinton Counties received $5,864,756 in subsidy payments.