Who is RESOURCE? - Minnesota Senate

PUTTING MORE
MINNESOTANS TO WORK
Who is RESOURCE?
RESOURCE empowers Minnesotans for greater personal, social and
economic success. Through integrated chemical and mental health
services, employment services and career education, RESOURCE helps
individuals and families overcome personal and systemic barriers to
family stability, economic advancement, and health.
RESOURCE is a trusted workforce and jobs development partner and
has served the Twin Cities for more than 50 years. It serves 20,000
people annually, in 17 Minnesota counties; specifically low-income
individuals and families who face the largest disparities when it comes
to education, health care, and employment.
“If you connect with the right
people who can help you,
anything is possible.”
— Carl, formerly homeless &
graduate of RESOURCE maintenance
and custodial training program
What makes RESOURCE unique?
A combination of barriers, and the lack of the right services and support, plague the behavioral health and
economic stability of low income Minnesotans and keep people in poverty. RESOURCE’s combination of
services helps individuals bridge the disparities in opportunities, increase their earning potential and make
ends meet, and achieve personal and economic stability. Consequently, our participant and community
outcomes are stronger than industry averages in the areas of wage advancement, training programs
graduation rates, and completion rate of treatment programs.
“Of all treatment programs, none was quite as
effective as RESOURCE.”
— Kelly, mother of two and recovery program graduate
Funding Request
RESOURCE is asking for $500,000 per year, for two years, for a workforce
development fund appropriation. For the diverse individuals and families
RESOURCE serves, particularly individuals facing mental illness and
chemical dependency, the funds will be used to improve their earning
potential and economic stability by linking them to relevant employment
services and career training programs. Funds will be used immediately to
help reverse the disparities in opportunity for individuals.
Why Fund RESOURCE?
OUTCOMES
An evidence-based, culturally-responsive services provider, RESOURCE is
the place people of all ethnic backgrounds and disparate economic means
come for help in changing their lives for the better. As an
outcomes-driven non-profit organization, our services are relevant community solutions. They inform policy decisions that will help
disarm disparities in opportunities for Minnesotans.
“I couldn’t have achieved my
dream job of being a barber,
and take care of my kids,
without RESOURCE’s help.”
— DeAndre, youth & young dads
program participant
• Approximately 500 industry-specific credentials are earned
through RESOURCE and its partners’ career training programs
Serving People in
• 5,000 Minnesotans annually are employed in new and
better jobs, with help from our employment services
Anoka
Benton
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Kanabec
Mille Lacs
Morrison
• In 2013, average annual wage of workers was $26,000
— a 60% wage increase at employment placement
• 93% of people graduated from our skills-specific,
workforce training programs
• 60% of adults in treatment completed the programs
(compared to the national average of 40%)
Pine
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Stearns
Washington
Wright
• Nearly 3,000 individuals and families moved off
welfare and into employment
Questions? Contact us!
Kelly Matter, President & CEO
Ward Einess, Principal
Kirsten Christopherson
RESOURCE
Ward Einess Strategies, LLC
Ward Einess Strategies, LLC
(612) 752-8003 or
612) 741-7959 or
(612) 232-7603 or
kmatter@resource-mn.org
ward@einessstrategies.com
kirsten@einessstrategies.com
1900 Chicago Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN 55404
resource-mn.org