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35. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH NEHEMIAH HOUSE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACCESS POINT Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Nehemiah House and Maricopa County administered by its Human Services Department to establish Nehemiah House as an Access Point. An Access Point is defined as a faith-based or community based organization that will provide community residents with a location where job seekers can access abbreviated One Stop Career Center services. This MOU is non-financial and is effective upon signature by both parties and will expire June 30, 2011. In 2002, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) invested in pilot programs to increase universal access to the One-Stop Career Center System, by building partnerships between faith-based and community organizations (FBCOs) and Workforce Investment Areas (WIA). The Access Point model emerged from these pilot programs. Access Points consists of faith-based or community organizations where job seekers can go in their own neighborhoods or communities to look for jobs. Maricopa County Human Services Department Workforce Development Division (MWC) established the SHARE Network Access Point program. MWC will work with FBCO to establish Access Points throughout Maricopa County. Maricopa County, exclusive of the City of Phoenix, is a designated Workforce Investment Area under the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998. MWC operates two One Stop Career Centers under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998. The partnership that will be developed with this MOU will allow Maricopa County residents that are unable to travel to a One Stop Career Center to access services through an access point that is located in the community. The Access Point will provide employment-related services such as career exploration, skill assessment, resume writing and interviewing skills to job-seekers. Job seekers will be referred to the MWC One Stop Career Centers for more intensive case management as needed. The goal of Maricopa County’s Workforce Investment Board, Maricopa Workforce Connections, is to provide a comprehensive workforce development system under which Maricopa County residents can access services. (C-22-10-013-3-00)