The Mayor’s Workforce Development Board (MWDB) is directly responsible and accountable to the State of Michigan, Labor and Economic Development, Workforce Development (LEO/WD) for the planning and oversight of talent development programs in the City of Detroit. Designated by the MWDB, Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation (DESC) serves as the fiscal and administrative entity that provides workforce services to job seekers and employers. DESC’s primary funding streams include Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) that funds Michigan’s PATH (Partnership. Accountability. Training. Hope.) employment program, Food Assistance Employment and Training (FAE&T), Wagner-Peyser Employment Services (ES), and other public and private funding.
DESC oversees nine (9) Detroit Michigan Works! One-Stop Service Centers and contracts with qualified entities to provide workforce development services to job seekers and employers. Locally, the Michigan Works! One-Stop Service Centers are branded as Detroit at Work Career Centers. DESC is also a proud member of the American Job Center network.
In February 2017, the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development and DESC launched Detroit at Work to build Detroit’s talent pool, create an opportunity for Detroiters, and give employers access to a demand-driven talent pipeline. Detroit at Work offers residents and employers a simplified brand to serve as the umbrella for all City of Detroit workforce development efforts. This includes the employment and training programs administered by DESC.
This work is supported by Reimagining the Civic Commons, a collaboration of The JPB Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, the William Penn Foundation, and local partners. The City of Detroit will be working with the selected team to support and expand on the work done as part of the Reimagining the Civic Commons 1.0 grant, which included the creation of the Ella Fitzgerald Park and Greenway. The purpose of the Reimagining the Civic Commons grant.
DESC is seeking proposals from qualified individuals and/or organizations to provide as needed, Community Development Engagement Services for the Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation (DESC), and the contracted organizations performing employment and training services on behalf of DESC or its stakeholders.
DESC plans to award one (1) contract for requested services as detailed in this RFP.
