477 Division

William Martin Director

Tlingit & Haida’s 477 Division provides services through a consolidation of funds under Public Law (P.L) 102-477 which includes USDOL Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) adult and youth; U.S. DHHS Native Employment Works (NEW); Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); Child Care Development Fund (CCDF); U.S. BIA General Assistance (GA) Program, Employability Assistance – Job Placement and Training (JPT) Program, Employment Assistance (EA), and Community Service Block Grant (CSBG). Other non-477 programs under 477 supervision include the Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation (TVR) and Tribal Child Support Unit (TCSU) departments. Tlingit & Haida established a fully integrated 477 plan that incorporates all employment and training-related funding sources into a seamless client service system that: ƒ Provides one universal application for services, ƒ Eliminates duplication of services, and ƒ Links client services through collaboration and referral.

The 477 Division has three purposes: ƒ Empower unemployed and underemployed tribal citizens; ƒ Improve the quality and effectiveness of services through integration and collaboration; and ƒ Increase self-sufficiency among our tribal citizens.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the goals of the 477 Division as reported in the 2019 Annual Report were not able to be met.

ƒ Provided staff development and training opportunities: » 477 Inservice Training on De-Escalation and Domestic Violence, » Professional Writing Skills Training, and » Domestic Violence Webinar Series. ƒ Participated in the Juneau Homeless Connect annual event and distributed 150 waterproof totes with sleeping bags, hand/foot warmers and waterproof socks. ƒ Secured contract with Career Services Network, LLC to provide weekly online seminars to 477 clients on topics such as resumé writing, interview skills, dressing for success and time management. ƒ Coordinated a mask making project through the Employment & Training department.

Masks were donated to the Aleutian Pribilof

Island Association and Ketchikan Indian

Community’s Elders. Masks were also distributed to Delegates, staff, and tribal youth through the Back to

School Backpack event.

ƒ Provided representation and participated in several national meetings: » National 477 Tribal Workgroup: Provided representation as an elected “Member at Large”. The term for the seat was extended by one year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. » Other Representation: WIOA Conference, 477 Tribal Consultation, National 477 Tribal Workgroup Annual Meeting, 477 Annual Meeting with Federal Partners as required by P.L. 115-93, and Quarterly National 477 Tribal Workgroup.

ƒ Continue to prioritize staff development and training to ensure the highest quality of services for tribal citizens. ƒ Continue to offer online options for job readiness training. ƒ Continue to collaborate with internal departments such as Tribal Family & Youth

Services, Business and Economic Development, Tribal Court and the Vocational

Training & Resource Center. ƒ Increase client accessibility to 477 staff for services through platforms such as Zoom and WebEx to fulfill the Tribe’s Phase 1 protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic. ƒ Continue to evaluate and streamline 477’s application and eligibility processes and improve accessibility options for remote communities. “Increasing self-sufficiency, empowering the underemployed, and improving the quality and effectiveness of services for our tribal citizens."