Funds for social programs have declined steadily in recent years, while the problems that confront social service providers have grown. Funds for the FamilySource Network have been cut over 33% during the six years studied in this report. This shrinki . . .

Exoplanets are often associated with disks of dust and debris, analogs of the Kuiper Belt in our solar system. These "debris disks" show a variety of non-trivial structures attributed to planetary perturbations and utilized to constrain the properties . . .

In January 2010 the California Workforce Investment Board (CWIB) contracted with researchers at California State University, Northridge to evaluate the “Integrated Service Delivery” (ISD) initiative. This initiative was designed to integrate the work . . .

The City of Los Angeles Workforce Investment Board contracted with California State University, Northridge to conduct a customer satisfaction study of previously enrolled participants who exited from its eighteen WorkSource Centers in the last quarter . . .

The Community Development Department (CDD) is committed to making the FamilySource Network a performance driven system that improves the lives of low income families and communities in the City of Los Angeles. CDD has restructured its program delivery . . .

The Economic Workforce Development Department (EWDD) has contracted with California State University, Northridge to conduct a phone survey of youth served by the City's YouthSource Centers. These surveys are part of the EWDD's performance management s . . .

The Los Angeles Performance Partnership Pilot (LAP3) Initiative represents a profound change for how youth services are delivered in Los Angeles City and County. In our view, this profound change is taking place at both the policy and operational leve . . .

In program year 2013-14 the City of Los Angeles Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) provided funding for 13 YouthSource contractors. YouthSource Centers offer an array of supportive services and training services for youths aged 14-21 . . .

Governments at the local, state and national level face on-going fiscal problems, caused by the recent “great recession”, the aging of the population, growing income inequality and other factors. In response to these pressures governments are taking a . . .

The Consulting Center at the College of Business and Economics, California State University, Northridge, contracted with the city to conduct a satisfaction survey of youth employers that participated in the OneSource Centers’ Youth Program in the 2010 . . .

The City of Los Angeles’ Economic and Workforce Development Department contracted with California State University, Northridge to conduct customer satisfaction surveys of participants at 17 WorkSource Centers during the 2014-15 program year. This stud . . .

California’s One-Stop Career Centers began with a bold vision of bringing together a host of federal, state, and local programs under one roof, with a common goal, to better serve people seeking to improve their lives through education, training or em . . .

The City of Los Angeles Workforce Investment Board contracted with California State University Northridge to conduct a survey of businesses that received services through the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) Layoff Aversion Program . . .

The Community Development Department is committed to making the FamilySource Network a performance driven system. In CDD’s performance model, there are four aspects of performance: Customer Satisfaction, Outcomes, Flow (volume of clients), and Adminis . . .

Youth employment rates have declined dramatically nationwide, in California and Los Angeles County, in recent years. This is not a local phenomenon, but a national problem. In Los Angeles County the percent of 16-19 year olds employed fell from 23.8% . . .

Funds for social programs have declined steadily in recent years, while the problems that confront social service providers have grown. Funds for the FamilySource Network have been cut over 30% during the five years studied in this report. This means . . .

The City of Los Angeles Workforce Investment Board contracted with California State University Northridge to conduct a survey of adult employers that received services from the WorkSource Centers in the 2010-11 program year. The survey is part of a pe . . .

The LAP3 program created a comprehensive service delivery system that coordinates multiple layers of services being provided to disconnected youth ages 16-24, who are: high school dropouts, in the probation system, in foster care, homeless, or out-of- . . .

The FamilySource Network provides educational, financial, health, family, and youth services to low-income residents throughout the City of Los Angeles. The Network operates 21 FamilySource Centers (FSCs) throughout the City, and is overseen by the Lo . . .