NYSACRA

DOL PARTNERSHIP

Kentucky, Maine, Arizona and New York have been selected as the states in which ANCOR will launch a partnership pilot with the U.S. Department of Labor to develop a One-Stop model that provides a flow of screened (criminal background checks) and trained (CPR and First Aid certification) direct support candidates to providers. This model will bring together the key components of the DOL public workforce development network, including Navigators, state coordinators, and representatives from prospective workforce pools, including Native Americans, elder workers, Job Corps, migrant workers, young adult workers, and displaced workers. If successful, the model will be launched nationwide, which would amount to a significant achievement in meeting the goals of the ANCOR National Advocacy Campaign and a number of NYSACRA’s workforce goals as well.

ANCOR is now listed as one of DOL's Business Partners on its Career One Stop web site. DOL also announced this and showed the site during their presentation at the ANCOR New Orlean's conference. It is significant that the logo appears alongside major U.S. corporations. There are no other national trade associations listed. I would encourage you to visit the site at www.dol.gov. Go to the Career One Stop Service Locator site.

NYSACRA will be working with ANCOR on this initiative and hosting a meeting to learn about the objectives of the pilot and to determine how the pilot will be structured.  There will also be a team developed (of around 10) that will reflect HR expertise, that will be a liaison between ANCOR and DOL.  One city in each state will be selected for the pilot and it needs to be strongly supported.  Please let Ann Hardiman ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or Joe Macbeth ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) know if you are interested in attending a planning meeting and whether your city may potentially be a pilot site and/or if your agency is strongly connected to a One-Stop.

DON’T MISS THIS YEAR’S ART EXHIBIT!

For the fifth consecutive year during its Annual Conference, NYSACRA will present an exhibit of art by people served and supported by NYSACRA member agencies. This year, we will be showing more than 300 pieces of work by more than 150 artists from across the state, many of whom will be on-hand during the April 22^nd exhibit, made possible by a grant by the New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council (DDPC). Once again, there will be musical performances by Potential Unlimited Productions - so don’t forget to stop by Shelving Rock Terrace from 4-7pm on Thursday afternoon, April 22^nd to join the festivities.  Much of the art will be displayed on our website after the conference.  We are grateful to our members for supporting these wonderful artists.

ANNUAL EXCELLENCE AWARD – “COMMUNITY FRIENDS"

NYSACRA’s call for nominations for those individuals who exemplify the kinds of community relationships we strive for brought us many wonderful stories.  At NYSACRA’s annual conference banquet, Wednesday, April 21, we will honor the commitment and spirit of those community friends.