Sisseton-Wah pet on Oyate Lake Traverse Reservation

P.L. 102-477 Annual Narrative Report October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017

PROGRAM GOALS

The 4 77 program targeting service to the current population during this report period was guided by the following overall goals.

1. To improve the effectiveness of employment, training, and related services through integration.

2. Serve tribally detennined socio-economic goals,_ consistent with the policy of self­determination; 8% of annual grant was emmarked for economic development related training activities which supported the opening the Tribe's new grocery store, Dakota Crossing.

3. Promote Individual/family responsibility and self-sufficiency while preserving and strengthening the family strncture by providing assistance to the needy Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate fmnilies so that the children may be cared for in their homes or in the homes of caretaker relatives. Also try to end the dependence of the Sisseton-Wal1peton needy pm-ents on governmental welfare benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage.

4. Promote self-sufficiency by identifying barriers to employment through and assessment process and by removing barriers 1o employment through case management. The introduction of financial literacy was introduced through a grant from the Northwest Area Foundation.

5. To reduce administrative cost by consolidating administrative functions of the different Federal Employment Training Programs.

SOCIAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN FY-2017

Data from the 2010 Census gives a somewhat realistic view of what the socio-economic conditions on the Lake Traverse Reservation. The US Census reports that there are 6184 Native Americans who reside on the Lake Traverse Reservation in 2010 compared to 3453 in 2000, which is a 47% increase. Current Tribal Data indicates an unemployment rate of approximately 39%. Redirecting funds towards economic development created fifty (50) new positions at the Dakota Crossing Grocery Store, it also covered the cost of the point of sale system, equipment needed to train employees and covered tuition costs for soft skills training at Sisseton Wahpeton College.

PROGRAM CONSOLIDATION

During this report period the following programs were consolidated into the tribe's 477 program:

Bureau of Indian Affairs Adult Vocational Training Direct Employment Assistance

Department of Labor Workforce Investment Act-Comprehensive Services Workforce Investment Act-Supplemental Youth Services

Department of Health and Hwnan Services Child Care Development Fund Native Employment Works Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

CLASSROOM TRAINING ACTIVITIES

Basic Skills Education

The program had fifty-seven (57) participants who were working on their GED. During this report period, eight (8) participants received their GED. The attainment rate is low for the following reasons:

• The program is finding that the longer the participant is away from school it takes them much longer for these participants to obtain their GED.

• The younger students are struggling because of the skill level of the GED was increased in January 2014. This change was rigor and has effected all GED sites nationwide.

• It has been observed that several students lack self confidence in their ability and that plays a huge role in positive outcomes.

• There are a 1arge number of students that have life experiences that cause them to be gone from the classroom and they lack the soft skills to deal with all of life's experiences/ conflicts.

• There are a number of participants who are working at obtaining a GED because it is a requirement of their employer (tribal entity). Therefore they have limited time to work on their GED.

• Also there have been a number of participants who have started working at obtaining their GED, but leave the program for seasonal employment.

There were five (5) Career Pillar certificates obtained, five (5) MindSet certificates obtained and two (2) NCRC certificates obtained.

SUPPORTED WORK SERVICES

Alternative Work Activities

During this report period FY-2017, one hundred-eleven (111) welfare recipients were enrolled in this activity with one hundred-six (106) entering into unsubsidized employment. The tribe views this as a significant achievement due to the fact that welfare recipients are among the most hard-to-serve clients.

Adult Work Experience

During this report period FY-2017, twelve (12) individuals were enrolled in Adult Work Experience. All twelve (12) completed their training and entered into unsubsidized employment. Adult Work Experience positions were in the following trades: Payroll, Bookkeeping, Secretarial, Janitorial & Maintenance and Cafeteria.

Youth Activities

During this report period FY-2017, twenty-five (25) Summer Youth participants were placed within the Tribal Administration and tribal college. The first three days of the program included life skills training and a financial literacy class. Participants also were given the opportunity to have fitness time at the Diabetes Center.

Thirteen (13) participants completed their program with two (2) attaining perfect attendance. Incentives were based on attendance and earned on merit. Each week participants earned points by being on time, dressing appropriately for their worksite, honoring the personal policies of their respective sites and having a good attitude. Unlike previous years where participants were given an incentive for just being a participant, this year their incentive required that it must be earned. Although this was not the most popular portion of the program, I believe we are on track for teaching our youth the meaning of good work ethics.

Support Services

The program had another successful year in assisting clients who entered into unsubsidized employment. One hundred-forty one (141) clients were provided supportive services related to job acquisition, job retention, and training activities.

Child Care Activities

Throughout the year, we had a steady enrollment of families and children sign up through the childcare assistance program. Forty-one (41) families were served which covered sixty-eight (68) children. Child care is one of the top barriers affecting the Lake Traverse Reservation due to our rural area and lack of daycare facilities. In the previous year, an MOU was entered with Little-Steps Daycare. This MOU provided five (5) slots exclusively set aside for our clients who were participating in a G.E.D. or Career Pillars program. We also used these slots for TANF clients who were required to do hours and lacked daycare to do so. The Little-Steps Daycare is now a Tribal program and a new MOU was drafted to continue to serve our needs.

CASH ASSISTANCE FOR BASIC NEEDS

During this report period FY-2017 the program continued to successfully administer its TANF component. There were twenty-four (24) single parent welfare cases, ninety-eight (98) child only cases, and the total number of children served was one hundred-ninety four (194). In the past the number of child only cases increased and created a shortage in the T ANF budget. There have been adjustments made to the relative care taker child only cases payment amounts. With that adjustment it has provided adequate funding for this year.

According to program data, the 477 program achieved an average work participation rate of 40.95% for the report period.

Supportive services for T ANF welfare recipients engaged in program activities were provided by other funds within the program.

OTHER TRIBAL SERVICES

During the latter part of the fiscal year, the Mazaska Woha Project was turned over to the ET Demo office. This shift was beneficial to the 477 program as it brought the opportunity to offer a two-year financial literacy project that we could integrate into the services we currently offer. It also frees up 75% of personnel payroll and fringe benefits used under the Adult Education Coordinator position that can now be used to extend services to more clients.

This project was made possible through a grant funded by the Northwest Area Foundation.

OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Dakota Crossing Grocery Store - Economic Development. On June 28, 2017 a request was sent to Mr. Kenneth LeMieux requesting to re-budget 8% of our annual grant which would be used to develop classroom training consisting of basic life skills training and computer related training such as point-of-sales software

training, and other retail skills appropriate for our new grocery store. *Included at the end of this report is a report from Josh Flute, Director Sisseton-Wahpeton Economic Development.

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~ December 20, 2017

To: Employment and Training Program (ET Demo)

From: Josh Flute, MBA-Sisseton Wahpeton Economic Development

Subject: Follow up report on the investment funds provided to Dakota Crossing Grocery Store

The purpose of this letter is to provide a follow up report on how the funds provided by the 102-477

Employment and Training (ET Demo) Program for classroom training of Life Skills and point of sale

equipment for our employees was utilized. The total request was for $95,835, the economic

development contribution will cover the $80 tuition cost for 50 employees, and the cost of the point of

sale system.

The partnership between ET DEMO and the Dakota Crossing Grocery Store has helped develop the

workforce with customer service and developing work ethic. The majority of workforce will be young

impressionable workers that we can develop into model citizens and responsible adults. With the use of

ET DEMO and the Sisseton Wahpeton College to utilize the resources from ET DEMO and college we can

create a learning environment that can aid in our work force development goals. By including the

foundations of the ET DEMO:

1. Encouraging critical thinking and building the self-confidence of our employees

2. Set goals to promote health and well-being

3. Find healthy ways to manage stressful situations by managing time and finances

4. Communicate effectively with colleagues, supervisors, and customers

5. Resist substance abuse that can lead to increased risk and health-care costs

The Point of Sale system has allowed the staff to perform cashier duties, enter new product into the

grocery store, ensure prices are accurate, and help our staff control

inventory. The Point of Sale system helps in allowing the workforce

to increase their productivity.

Dakota Crossing opened September 14th of 2017, there was a

month worth of classroom training and orientation along with 2

weeks' worth of installation of shelving and stocking inventory on

those shelves. Below is a few of the pictures of the process of

preparing the store for opening. The employees included did

benefit from the ET DEMO classroom training. Also included are

employees using the Point of Sale cash registers and t ills that were

also provided by ET DEMO funding.

}DAKOTA CROSSINC

~ Pictures left to right include the Deli Seating area in which employees serve customers and keep clean

and tidy. Picture incudes 3 workers preparing the meat preparation room in which meat cutters are

processing, packaging, weigh ing meats for sale.

Also included is a picture of the checkout lanes that

include the cash registers and Point of Sales system

provided by ET DEMO.

~ Featured below is the before and after pictures of the employees hard work in putting together the

shelving and then stocking the shelves to perfection. All the items were sorted and set in place with

accuracy and precision with all of the labels facing neat and tidy w ith prices and bar codes visible. The

Point of Sale system, also affects reads with the bar code system so it was essential to include the

pictures of t he shelves organized and ready for the scanners to test the products codes.

Finally, the last two pictures above are of Anita, on the left, and cashier in training and supervisor helping.

Anita is a hard-working dedicated individual who was severely disadvantaged when hired. She had

personal struggles that left her without employment. Since the training class she has been working

faithfully every day of her schedule. We look forward to utilizing ET Demo to further help our employees

that are like Anita, that need the help in getting a fresh start to life and career.

Thank you for your commitment to our store and our employees. We have many very dedicated

employees who are deeply vested into the success and longevity of Dakota Crossing.

spectfully, '--/ .r/~ o~s{ - -

Sisseton Wahpeton Economic Development

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U.S. Department of the Interior Public Law 102-477

6. Annual Report Period:

From: 10 / 01/16 To: 09 / 30 / 17

(Month/Day/Year) (Month/Day/Year)

7. Plan Period Covered by this Report:

From: 10 / 01 / 16 To: 09 / 30 / 17 (Month/Day/Year) (Month/Day/Year)

Annual Financial Expenditure Report (Version 2)

I. Tribeffribal Organization: 2. Other Identifying Number Assigned by DOI:

Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Al7AV0009

3. Mailing Address: (Provide complete mailing address)

PO Box 509 Sisseton, SD 57262

4. Submission: (Mark One) 5. Final Report for Plan Period:

• Original 0 Revised 0 Yes .No

Column I: Column II: Column III: 8. Transactions:

Previously Reported This Annual Report Cumulativeffotal

Period

a. Total Funds Available $ . $ 1,382,547.00 $ 1,382,547.00

b. Cash Assistance Expenditures $ . $ . $ -

c. Child Care Services Expenditures $ . $ 66,637.71 $ 66,637.71

d. Education, Employment, Training and Supportive Services $ . $ 120,896.23 $ 120,896.23 Expenditures

i. TANF Pwposes 3 and 4 (non-add) $ . $ 326,068.54 $ 326,068.54

ii. Other TANF Assistance (non-add) $ . $ 12,620.89 $ 12,620.89

e. Program Operations Expenditures $ . $ 180,915.45 $ 180,915.45

i. Child Care Quality Improvement (non-add) $ . $ 4,958.85 $ 4,958.85

f. Administration/Indirect Cost Expenditures $ . $ 252,359.09 $ 252,359.09

g. Total Federal Expenditures (Sum of lines b through f) $ . $ 964,456.76 $ 964,456.76

h. Total Unexpended Funds $ - $ 418,090.24 $ 418,090.24

9. Certification: This is to certify that the information reported on all parts of this form is accurate and true to the best of my knowledge and belief and that the tribe has complied with all directly applicable statutory requirements and with those directly applicable regulatory requirements which have not been w"ed.

a. Signature of Tribal Official

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c. Date Report Submitted

Dave Flute, SWO Tribal Chairman 12/28/2017

d. Questions regarding this report - Contact: (Type Name, Title, Phone#, and Email Address)

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Public Law 102-477

Annual Financial Expenditure Report (Version 2)

1. Tribeffribal Organization: 2. Other Identifying Number Assigned by DOI:

Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate A l4AV00105

3. Mailing Address: (Provide complete mailing address)

PO Box 509 Sisseton, SD 57262

4. Submission: (Mark One)

• Original 0 Revised

5. Final Report for Plan Period:

0 Yes .No

6. Annual Report Period: 7. Plan Period Covered by this Report:

From: 10/01/16 To: 09/30/ 17 From: 10/01/16 To: 09/30/ 17 (Month/Day/Year) (Month/DayN ear) (Month/Day/Year) (Month/DayN ear)

8. Transactions: Column I: Previously Reported

Column II: This Annual Report

Period

Column III: Cumulativeffotal

a. Total Funds Available $ 4,080,146.67 $ - $ 4,080,146.67

b. Cash Assistance Expenditures $ - $ - $ -

c. Child Care Services Expenditures $ - $ 32,535.66 $ 32,535.66

d. Education, Employment, Training and Supportive Services Expenditures $ - $ 59,027.22 $ 59,027.22

i. TANF Purposes 3 and 4 (non-add) $ - $ 159,201.99 $ 159,201.99

ii. Other TANF Assistance (non-add} $ - $ 6,162.11 $ 6,162.11

e. Program Operations Expenditures $ - $ 88,331.42 $ 88,331.42

i. Child Care Quality improvement (non-add) $ - $ 2,42l.15 $ 2,421.15

f. Administration/Indirect Cost Expenditures $ 46,065.37 $ 123,213.56 $ 169,278.93

g. Total Federal Expenditures (Sum oflines b through f) $ 3,609,253.56 $ 470,893.11 $ 4,080,146.67

h. Total Unexpended Funds $ 470,893.1 I $ (470,893.11) $ -

9. Certification: This is to certify that the information reported on all parts of this form is accurate and true to the best ofmy knowledge and belief and that the tribe has complied with all directly applicable statutory requirements and with those directly applicable regulatory requirements which have not been 'f ved.

. a. Signature of Tribal Official

)~. ~1) u .-;;;-i~ b. Type Name and Title c. Date Report Submitted

Dave Flute, SWO Tribal Chairman 12/28/2017

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Public Law 102-477 Statistical Re Tribal Nation: Report Period

Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe From: 10/01/2016

I. Participants Served Adults Youth

A. Total Participants l49 49 B. Total Terminees 134 42 C. Total Current Partici ants 15 7

II. Termince Outcomes Adult Youth A. Total with Em loyment Ob· ective l ll 28

106 6

I. De ree/Certificate a. Attem ted b. Attained

2. Other Education Outcomes 3. Education Ob'ective Not Achieved l6 l l

C. Misc. Ob'ective Achieved 0 D. Other (Non-Positive) 2 0

111. Terminee Characteristics Adult Youth A. Female 69 19 B.Male C. Education Level

1. Oro out 2 22

Joma/GED 75 5 33 0

D. Veteran 4 0

IV. Partici ant Activities Adult Youth A. Em Jo ment 119 28

21 17 IO 18

B. Education/Trainin

D. Other/Service Referral

Families

I. Center Based 2. Famil Child Care Home 3. Grou Home 4. Child's Home

VJ. Jobs Creation/Economic Develo ment 2

Phone Number Date December 26, 2017

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To: 09/30/2017

Cash Assistance Recipients

59 46 13

Cash Assistance Recipients 23 6

16 6

Cash Assistance Reci ients 37

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Cash Assistance Reci ients 26 23 17

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