1. Career Development
Employee Assistance

2. Challenges Our Employees Face:
o Choosing Between Food and Other Expenses
o Safe / Affordable Housing.
o Predatory Lenders and Abusive Collections.
o Lack of Clothing Suitable for Work.
o Credit Problems.
o Legal Issues.
o Workplace Skills Deficits.
o Advancement Barriers.
o Transportation.
o Child Care.
o Lack of Health Care.

3. ESTABLISHING TRUST –
 RESPECT
 CONFIDENTIALITY
 SPECIALIZED
KNOWLEDGE
ACCESSIBILITY –
 ON-SITE
 APPROACHABLE
 LIVE INTERNET
ACCESS

4. FISCAL 2011/12 NUMBERS:
EMPLOYEES SERVED: 386
PUBLIC SERVED: 220
EMPLOYEE TAX REFUNDS:
$110,029.00
1,155 INSTANCES OF
ASSISTANCE

5. Employee Success Stories:
SANDRA – Retail Associate – RECENTLY
STABLE
DANIEL – Fleet Manager – RECENTLY
PROMOTED
STEVEN – Displaced Worker – RE-EMPLOYED
AMANDA – Masters Degree - Public
Administration
TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
PROGRAM

7. Career Development –
Employees Acting On Their Career Potential
 Understanding Advancement
 Skills Development
 Enhancing Current Job Performance
 Career Exploration (Internal and External)
 Career ACTION Plans
 Grant Applications
 Tuition Reimbursement
 Peer Success Model

8. QUARTERLY EDUCATION GRANT
FOR EMPLOYEES WITH ACTIVE CAREER PLANS
AWARDED IN THE STORES
TEAMWORK:
 FISCAL CONTROL
 COMMITTEE AWARD
 NAMES ARE REMOVED
 OBJECTIVE CRITERIA
Awarding our 4th QEG on June 30 th!

9. QUARTERLY EDUCATION GRANT AWARDS
2011/2012
VERA DIAZ - MARY CASTANEDA - MONIQUE
JOHNSON

10. Career Development
Employee Assistance