The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians

2605 N. West Bay Shore Drive • Peshawbestown, Ml 49682-9275 • {231 ) 534-7750

December 16, 2015

Kenneth A. Le Mieux, Program Coordinator U.S. Department of the Interior/Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Indian Services/Division of Workforce Development 2040 Creekview Court Red Wing, MN 55066

Re: Narrative and Statistical Report: 10/1/2014- 9/30/2015 P.L. 102-477 OSGT474

Dear Mr. Le Mieux;

Enclosed please find our Narrative and Statistical Report for the period October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015 from the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians.

I have reviewed these documents and they are now ready for submission to your office.

Should you have any questions or require any additional information please feel free to contact me at (231) 534-7136 for email Tribal.Manager@gtbindians.com. Thank you.

Sincerely,

vni_~-&-~ Mary Pelcher, MSA Tribal Manager

pc: Dept 3 - Internal File 2504 email: Kenneth.lemieux@bia.gov

GRAND TRAVERSE CHARLEVOIX LEELANAU BENZIE MANISTEE ANTRIM

FY15 Narrative Report Public Law 102-477 (477 Plan)

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians

Our Tribe's 477 Plan's goal is to provide supportive services to Federally Recognized tribal members, assisting them to meet their education, training and employment goals.

Objective 1: To provide tribal members with 85% of the specified number ofadults that participated work experience training with in the program gained full-time regular employment. not less than 75% adult participants being placed in a job.

Objective 2: Not less than 75% of participants 97% of the specified number ofclients that participated will successfully complete their in the program achieved their employment or employment or educational educational goal. objective

Objective 3: Not less than 85% of students Eight students were enrolled in the classroom training assisted through the classroom piece. This year two of the students attained their high training program will receive school diploma and the others continue working their high school diploma or towards achievement. GED certificate.

Work related trainings attended:

' 2014 Annual Eastern and Mid-Western Multi-Regional WIA Training Louisville, KY, November 3-7, 2014

' Career Connection in Leelanau County at the Suttons Bay Library, December 3, 2014

' Critical Incident Training ' Michigan Tribal Education Director's Consortium, LTBB, Petoskey, Ml, January 13-14,

2015

' Grand Traverse Band Government Program Director's Training, February 23 - March 6, 2015

' SMART BOARD TRAINING, Tribal Council Chambers, July 21, 2015 ' 36th Annual NINAETC at Durant, OK, August 16-21, 2015

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Webinar trainings attended:

Developing a Success Mind-Set "The Good Road of Life (GRL)"

W orkforce3 One Webinar: Grads of Life: Engaging Employers to Ensure Work Experience Opportunities for Youth 2015 State of Indian Nations Address

Employment Protections for Pregnant Workers­

' Basic Counseling Skills Healing Our Relatives Leaming Community

BIA Welfare Assistance Distribution Methodology

' Implementing Effective Work Experience Models for Youth Tribal Leaders Leaming Community- Parts I-III

' Breaking the Silence, Breaking the Cycle - Parts I-III Sensitivity and Tolerance in the Workplace Integrating Employability Skills into Everyday Instruction

' Restoration of Family Values and Healthy Community Characteristics

Problem Solution

Clients were paid with a wage but this posed liabilities for the tribe concerning workman's compensation and Obama Care.

Participants are now compensated with a stipend based payment for their work experience hours.

Many clients, work experience candidates and student candidates, do not follow through with what they are supposed to do. Some of them fulfill all steps and requirements needed to participate in 4 77, then for various reasons, they withdraw and are unable to participate.

Continue working with tribal members and encourage them to follow through and become more responsible for their required part of the process. Encourage these same people to sign up and attend the Workforce Development Workshops that are offered through GTB Gaming Recruitment, GTB Government Recruitment and the 477 Program.

Many of the 4 77 work experience and student participants possess little or no work ethic skills or because of familial circumstances or situations they are unable to show that they do.

Encourage 477 participants to sign up and attend the Workforce Development workshops that include Interviewing Skills, Work Ethic Skills and Resume Writing Skills. Evaluations on the work experience participant's performance are done after one third of their hours have been completed and upon their exit from the work experience piece ofthe program.

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Barriers: The whole 477 work experience set-up process can be quite long. First, there is the intake screening and the time clients take to turn in their verifications. Then, some background checks including the decision to hire can take up to as long as six to eight weeks. Finally, there is the drug testing. Some of those who pass the background check are unable to pass the drug testing, and therefore are not able to apply for employment for ninety days. As backed with statistics in our current plan, many tribal members are faced with a myriad of barriers and the most prominent are the following:

Poverty Transportation Limited Education & Skills

Geographical Location

Substance · Abuse Issues

Criminal Backgrounds

Racism

Many tribal members are poor and are barely getting by from per-cap to per-cap and also live in rural areas and are several miles from the closest city. Some tribal members don't have and/or can't get a driver's license so they depend on family members who are heavily burdened with the task of running many family and friends to and from appointments and/or work. Offenders are the largest number of clients who apply for 477. All of these barriers are usually compounded, and sometimes created and sustained by substance abuse issues.

Our 477 Program continues to maintain a working relationship with the human resource recruiters on both the government and the gaming side of the tribal entity. Many work experience positions have been created on the government side and it is hoped that we are able to create positions on the gaming side so more of the most numerous clients, the offenders, will be able to be placed.

Due to lack of funding we are unable to make many changes needed to best meet our client's needs. Overall, the 477 Program has been helping tribal members gain work experience, to work towards their employment and educational goals, and help them get clothing and/or tools needed to gain or retain employment. Many 477 clients have also attained their high school diploma.

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Public Law 102-477 Statistical Report Trib~d Nation

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians From: lO/i/l-014 To: 9130/2()15

I. Participants Served Adults Youth Cash Assistance Recipients A. Total Participants 39 B. Total Tenninees 38 C. Total Current Particmants 15

Il. Terminee Outcomes Adult Youth Cash Assistance Recipient$ A.. Total with Emplovm.ent Ohiective 28

1. Entered Unsubsidized Enwloyment 24 2. Other E~loymentOutcomes 2 3. Employment Obiective Not Achieved 1 4. Avera:2e Adult EarninRS Gain $10.51

B. Total with Educational!f raining Obj.ective 12 l . Desrree/Certificate

a. Attempted 2 b. Attained 2

2. Other Education Outcomes 2 3. Education Obiective Not Ac-hieved 7

C. Misc. Objective Achieved 9 D. Othl!r (Non-Positive) 0

Ill. Termiilee Characteristics Adult Youth Cash Assistance Recipients A. Female 23 B. Male 15 C. Education Level

L Dropout 6 2. Student ~

3. llis?h ScbooV.DiploroWGED 21 4. Post Hil!h School 3

b.Vereran O

JV. P•rticipant Activities Adult Youtb. Cash Assistance ReclPients A. Ernplovment 24 B. Education/Tr~ining 12 C. Misc. Objective/Suooortive Services 24 D. Other/Service Referral 3

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Report Prepared By (Prin,tNanie& Stan) Phone Number Date

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VI. Jobs C.reation/Ecooomtc- Development Jobs Created AI/AN Employed Businesses Assisted A. Number 1 0 0