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Urban Development

Greater Lincoln Local Plan
under the Workforce Investment Act


Executive Summary
April 2, 2007
July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2009

Greater Lincoln Local Plan
July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2009
Full Document, 121 K PDF file format
List of Attachments
Background:
The local workforce investment area consists of the City of Lincoln and the counties of Lancaster and Saunders. The Mayor of Lincoln serves as the Chief Elected Official and appoints the local Workforce Investment Board. The majority of the Board=s membership is from the business sector. Other members represent education, economic development, community based organizations, organized labor, and program partner agencies. In partnership with the Mayor of Lincoln, the Board develops the local area plan, determines goals and priorities for workforce development, and oversees the local one stop career center delivery system.

The One Stop Career Center was established in 2000 and is located at 1010 N Street, Lincoln. The City of Lincoln, Urban Development Department, is the One Stop Operator. Partners within the One Stop System include the Client Assistance Program; Goodwill Industries; Health & Human Services; Lincoln Indian Center; Job Corps; Lincoln Action Program; NAF Multi-cultural Human Development Corporation; Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired; Nebraska Workforce Development; One Stop Employment Solutions; Operation ABLE; Southeast Community College; Unemployment Insurance; and Vocational Rehabilitation.

Primary funding is provided by the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA).

Written Comments/Requests for the Plan:
The draft plan is posted on the City’s Web site at www.lincoln.ne.gov/city/urban/wiadmin/Plan07.pdf (see link above). Copies of the plan may be requested by contacting Jan Norlander-Jensen at (402) 441-7117 or at jnjensen@lincoln.ne.gov

Written comments should be directed to James Linderholm, Chairperson; Greater Lincoln Workforce Investment Board, 808 P Street, Suite 400, Lincoln, NE 68508.

Urban Development Workforce Investment Administration