Wayne County Common Good Linkage Team

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About

Name

• Wayne County Common Good Linkage Team

Health and Social Care

• Social Assistance

Trading names

• Wayne County Common Good Common Good

Services

• Employment services

Facts

Founded

• 1995
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Dissolved

• Date unknown

Related

Successors

• OhioMeansJobs Partner

Key Persons

Founders

• Robert Smedley

Location

Wayne County Common Good Linkage Team

Formation	1995 (1995)
Type	Non-profit government organization
Purpose	To build a public employment services network with a mission to reduce the barriers to employment for their shared and chronically unemployed or underemployed clients by improving information sharing, providing access to an inter system network of needed employment assistance programs, and building working linkages with business-industry-and employers.
Services	The services provided by the members include: veterans services, disability services, mental health and addiction services, basic education and literacy, library based employment/employers information, community development, employment and training services, career development, technical skills training, and older worker services.
Leader	Robert Smedley
Board of directors	Robert Smedley, Richard Owens
Subsidiaries	Healthier Buckeye Council and Women's Empowerment Group
Affiliations	Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce, Orrville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Wayne County Economic Development Council
Volunteers	16 various community agencies

Historical Overview

The Wayne County Common Good Linkage Team is an informal network organization with 16 volunteer member community organizations. The Team established itself in 1995 to build a public employment services network with a mission to reduce the barriers to employment for their shared and chronically unemployed or underemployed clients by improving information sharing, providing access to an inter system network of needed employment assistance programs, and building working linkages with business-industry-and employers. It developed a process for sharing files and co planning on employment related issues. It is a collaborative planning and action mode, built on the following collaborative principles

Inclusiveness Program Developments need to be shared within the business of the Common Good so those members can be advised and make all necessary responses, either publicly or privately prior to the onset of any contracting.

Mutuality Initiatives that can be undertaken by the Common Good as an organization (with every member who would chose to participate, participating).

Well-Being Initiatives that are being undertaken by solely by one member, which may have effects on other members, should be done to protect the well-being of the other

The mission statement of this model is: 1) Reduce the barriers to employment for their shared and chronically unemployed or underemployed clients by:

• Improving information sharing,
• Providing access to an inter system network of needed employment assistance programs,
• Building working linkages with business-industry-and employers

The services provided by the members include: veterans services, disability services, mental health and addiction services, basic education and literacy, referral for skill set evaluation and required training, community development, employment and training services, career development, technical skills training, employment supports and readiness training library based employment/employers information, and services for a wide variety of disabled and barriered workers.

In 2004, the county commissioners of Ashland, Wayne and Holmes Counties designated the Common Good of Ashland, Wayne and Holmes Counties designated the Common Good as the (RAC) Regional Advisory Committee to the Workforce Policy Board of the Ashland, Holmes Wayne Ohio Means Jobs One Stop service delivery system. Since its inception, the Common Good has: developed motivational workshops and an employer, employee mentoring program; partnered with local investors in assisting with the Hope Fund held a Lean manufacturing demonstration with the Will Burt Company in Orrville, Ohio conducted eighteen community job fairs; a Women’s empowerment grant from the Wayne County Community Foundation and is currently working with the Wayne County Economic Development Council and the Workforce Innovation Network for the purpose of helping with the development of workforce pipelines for local industry. The Wayne County Commissioners resolved in October of 2015 that the Common Good take on the responsibilities of the Wayne County Ohio Buckeye Council. The Common Good Linkage team meets monthly. Interested service providers and members of the public are always welcome.

Agencies

ABLE- Adult Basic and Literacy Education Anazao Community Partners Community Action Wayne/Medina Counseling Center of Wayne and Holmes Counties Goodwill Industries of Wayne & Holmes Counties, Inc. Hope Fund Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Ohio State University ATI OhioMeansJobs | Wayne County OneEighty

Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Orrville Area Chamber of Commerce Orrville Area United Way United Way of Wayne & Holmes Counties Viola Startzman Free Clinc Wayne County Board of DD Wayne County Economic Development Council Wayne County Public Library Wayne County Schools Career Center Mental Health Recovery Board Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce Wayne Metropolitan Housing

Initiatives

• Healthier Buckeye Council

• Job Expo

• Women's Empowerment Group

Services

• ACT COMPASS Placement Exam
• Adult and Continuing Education
• Career Clothing Center
• Computer Training
• Distance Learning
• Employment Services for Disabled
• Externships (Community Work Experience)
• Financial Aid for Career Training
• GED Exam Preparation
• Colleges / Universities / and Professional Schools
• Interview (Techniques)
• Job Coaching Services
• Job Search
• Life Skills
• Networking
• Resume Development
• Scholarships
• Technical and Trade Schools
• Transitional Employment
• Vocational (Career Information)
• Workforce Skills
• WorkKeys Exam Preparation