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Nurse Workforce Initiative – Award List and Project Summaries

In September 29, 2002, Nurse Workforce Initiative grants were awarded to thirteen partnerships, represented by the following organizations. The primary goal of each project is to increase the pool of licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) and registered nurses (RNs). Project descriptions, award amounts, and contact information are provided below.

Awardees	Award Amount
County of Santa Barbara Department of Social Services	$2,100,000
LA Works	$811,650
Madera County Workforce Investment Board	$683,388
North Bay Employment Connection (NBEC)	$2,600,000
Northern California Employment Network (NCEN)	$2,100,000
Orange County Workforce Investment Board	$2,100,000
Regional Health Occupations Resource Center - Saddleback College	$83,358
Riverside County Economic Development Agency	$861,659
Sacramento Training and Employment Agency	$2,100,000
San Bernardino County Jobs and Employment Services Department	$2,100,000
San Diego Workforce Partnership, Inc.	$2,100,000
Southeast Los Angeles County Workforce Investment Board (SELACO WIB)	$2,100,000
West Hills Community College District	$1,382,419
TOTAL	$21,122,474

County of Santa Barbara Department of Social Services 234 Camino del Remedio Santa Barbara, CA 93110-1369	Bob Shapiro (805) 681-4650
Target Areas: San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties	Award Amount: $2,100,000
Summary: The Region 7 Nursing Workforce Initiative project will produce 185 new LVNs and RNs by providing training and supportive services to incumbent health-care workers, students, former nurses, and other adults. Using an empirical approach to the understanding of nurse workforce issues, this creative project will develop pilot programs to test the viability of different service strategies.
LA Works 5200 Irwindale Avenue Irwindale, CA 91706	Salvador R. Velasquez (626) 960-3964
Target Areas: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties	Award Amount: $811,650
Summary: The RN Internship in Pediatrics project will focus on nurse retention through workplace reforms. The project will assist 99 recent RN graduates to pass the RN licensing exam and succeed in the workplace. Assessment measures will be used before, during, and after the project to evaluate the project’s progress and outcomes.
Madera County Workforce Investment Board 209 East Seventh Street Madera, CA 93638	Herman Perez (559) 662-4600
Target Areas: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, and Tulare Counties	Award Amount: $683,388
Summary: Based on a "grow your own philosophy," the Central California Paradigm Program will provide career ladder upgrade training to LVNs and other incumbent health-care workers, resulting in 65 newly licensed RNs.
North Bay Employment Connection (NBEC) 1700 Second Street, Suite 378 Napa, CA 94559	Donna DeWeerd (707) 259-8680
Target Areas: Marin, Napa, Solano, and Sonoma Counties	Award Amount: $2,600,000
Summary: The NWI-NBEC project will produce 227 LVNs and RNs by providing training and supportive services to incumbent health-care workers and other adults. This comprehensive, research-oriented project benefits from strong union and employer involvement. The NWI-NBEC project will build on the successes of the partnership’s CTI project, implementing an eight-point strategy for long-term goals.
Northern California Employment Network (NCEN) 7420 Skyway Paradise, CA 95969	Terrianne Brown (530) 872-9600
Target Areas: Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, and Yuba Counties	Award Amount: $2,100,000
Summary: The NCEN Nursing Workforce Initiative project will develop and implement career ladders training to upgrade a combined total of 185 incumbent certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and LVNs, from CNA to LVN positions, or LVN to RN positions. Another 15 adults, who are not currently CNAs or LVNs, will be trained and licensed as LVNs. This project will be building on the successes of the partnership’s Caregiver Training Initiative (CTI) project.
Orange County Workforce Investment Board 1300 South Grand Avenue, Building B Santa Ana, CA 92705	Andrew Munoz (714) 567-7370
Target Areas: Orange County and the City of Long Beach	Award Amount: $2,100,000
Summary: Targeting mostly nursing students, the Orange County – Long Beach Nurse Training Collaboration will produce 99 new LVNs and RNs, assist 15 two-year RNs in completing training in a four-year RN program, and train an additional 220 RNs for preceptor or specialty nurse certification.
Regional Health Occupations Resource Center – Saddleback College 28000 Marguerite Parkway Mission Viejo, CA 92692-3635	Joanne Gray (714) 991-9659
Target Areas: Orange County and the City of Long Beach Counites	Award Amount: $83,358
Summary:The Preceptor Training project will focus on licensed nurse retention and project sustainability through the creation of a nurse preceptor program, with a standardized curriculum and trained faculty in place. This project will train 300 nurses to be preceptors, and 15 hospital-based in-service educators to be preceptor trainers.
Riverside County Economic Development Agency 1115 Spruce Street Riverside, CA 92507	Wendy Frederick (760) 863-2525
Target Areas: Riverside and San Bernardino Counties	Award Amount: $861,659
Summary: This NEW EDGE project will focus on career ladder upgrade training to incumbent health-care workers and to corpsmen and corpswomen at the Marine Base Naval Hospital in Twenty-Nine Palms. The project will produce 120 new nurse licensees. This project will make use of a mobile One-Stop Career Center to recruit and serve participants from rural areas, and will benefit from the oversight of the NEW EDGE Quality Board.
Sacramento Training and Employment Agency 1217 Del Paso Boulevard Sacramento, CA 95815	Cindy Sherwood-Green (916) 263-3857
Target Areas: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Sierra, and Yolo Counties	Award Amount: $2,100,000
Summary: The Regional Nurse Support project will produce 207 new LVNs and RNs by training both incumbent health-care workers and other adults. A major focus of this project will be on career ladder upgrades. The project also will offer creative strategies for follow-up services.
San Bernardino County Jobs and Employment Services Department 851 South Mt. Vernon, Suite 22 Colton, CA 92324	Penny Cox (909) 433-3311
Target Areas: Riverside and San Bernardino Counties	Award Amount: $2,100,000
Summary: This NEW EDGE project will provide training and other services to incumbent health-care workers, students, and other adults, and produce 194 newly licensed RNs. Additionally, the project will recruit qualified foreign and re-entry nurses who, as a result of the project, will further increase the area’s nurse workforce by an additional 20 nurse licensees. The project will test two different nurse retention models, and will benefit from the oversight of the NEW EDGE Quality Board.
San Diego Workforce Partnership, Inc. 1551 Fourth Avenue, Suite 600 San Diego, CA 92101	Denise Yoggerst (619) 238-1445
Target Area: San Diego County	Award Amount: $2,100,000
Summary: Combining training, career ladders, and workplace reforms, the San Diego Nurse Workforce Initiative project will target students, incumbent health-care workers, and former nurses, to increase the area’s nurse workforce by 163 new LVNs and RNs. The project will include an in-depth analysis of project performance, and will use an independent evaluator to conduct a customer satisfaction survey.
Southeast Los Angeles County Workforce Investment Board (SELACO WIB) 10900 East 183^rd Street, Suite 350 Cerritos, CA 90703	Ron Crossley (562) 402-9336
Target Areas: Los Angeles and Orange Counties	Award Amount: $2,100,000
Summary: Building on the successful SELACO WIB CTI project, the SELACO WIB Region 8 Training Collaboration project will target incumbent CNAs and LVNs for career ladder upgrade training, which will result in 154 new LVNs and RNs. This project will focus heavily on quality self-assessment tools for performance evaluation.
West Hills Community College District 1165 Phelps Street, Suite 207 Coalinga, CA 93210	Frank Gornick (559) 934-2102
Target Areas: Fresno, Kings, Madera, and Tulare Counties	Award Amount: $1,382,419
Summary: The Central California Educators and Partners Nurse Workforce Initiative project will train students, incumbent health-care workers, and other adults, producing 200 new LVNs and RNs. An additional 15 incumbent licensed nurses will receive career ladder upgrade training and obtain nursing specialty certification. To overcome distance, isolation, and transportation barriers problematic in California’s Central Valley, this project will make use of technological tools such as distance learning. This project will build on the successes of the partnership’s CTI and earlier NWI projects.

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