EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVEL
Program: WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Activity: ADULT SERVICES
Narrative
job-related counseling, job training (if necessary), and in some cases, placement into unsubsidized jobs, are part
of the services. Local agencies and national sponsors provide programs in all 87 Minnesota counties.
The Displaced Homemaker (DHP) program provides specialized pre-employment services to empower
homemakers to enter or re-enter the labor market. Customers are women or men who have cared for home and
family and due to loss of family financial support (usually through death, disability, or divorce); these individuals
must support themselves and their families. Services are provided on a sliding fee scale. Six displaced
homemaker program sites provide services across 48 counties.
DEED coordinates the delivery of employment and support services for the Minnesota Family Investment
Program (MFIP), Food Support Employment and Training (FSET) Program, and the Diversionary Work
Program (DWP), with the Department of Human Services (DHS). The activities of these programs are reported in
the DHS section of the Budget Background Information.
DEED also administers several pass-through appropriations to community based non-profit organizations that
provide employment and training services, including the Opportunities Industrialization Centers (OIC’s), Lifetrack
Resources, and Twin Cities RISE.
Key Activity Goals & Measures
The Adult Services activities support the following Minnesota Milestones goals:
• Minnesota will have sustainable, strong economic growth;
• Minnesota’s workforce will have the education and training to make the state a leader in the global economy;
and
• All Minnesotans will have the economic means to maintain a reasonable standard of living.
FY 2006 FY 2007
171,266
Total number of individuals served by Adult
Services*
Total number of individuals exiting programs
Entered employment rate of clients exited
182,972
84,351
49.7%
FY 2008
284,019
98,691
46.0%
182,498
56.0%
FY 2009
347,937
93,474
48.0%
*Includes individuals who access electronic labor exchange services remotely through the internet.
Activity Funding
The Adult Services activities are funded by appropriations from the General Fund and workforce development
fund. The unit also administers federal grants from the U.S. Department of Labor and earns fee revenue through
the Displaced Homemaker program.
Contact
Phone: (651) 259-7114 or (800) 657-3858
TTY:
(651) 296-3900 or (800) 657-3973
Email: DEED.customerservice@state.mn.us
Web: http://www.positivelyminnesota.com/jobseekers
FY 2010
427,417
182,532
49.2%
State of Minnesota
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Background
2012-13 Biennial Budget
11/30/2010