District of Columbia Department of Employment Services

This Fiscal Year 2027 Performance Plan outlines the objectives and activities for the Office of Planning. It aims to support sound policy decisions for fiscal stability, sustainability, and quality of life in the District. Key focus areas include improving urban design, racial equity, economic vitality, and livability in neighborhoods through context-sensitive plans. The plan also emphasizes increasing transparency and predictability in the planning process to engage stakeholders, enhancing the built environment through high-quality development and clear regulations, and fostering an efficient, transparent, and responsive government.

This document outlines the Fiscal Year 2027 Performance Plan for the Department of Behavioral Health. Its mission is to support prevention, treatment, resiliency, and recovery for District residents with mental health and substance use disorders through high-quality, integrated services. The plan's key objectives include overseeing the public behavioral health treatment system, promoting prevention and early intervention, administering DBH-operated community-based programs, operating Saint Elizabeths Hospital, and fostering an efficient, transparent, and responsive government.

The meeting included discussions and approvals of apprenticeship standards and employer acceptance agreements for various companies and organizations, including BOP 650 Mass, LLC, Sesatra Systems, Go Big Media Inc., The Herald Group, DC Students Construction Trades Foundation, The Rodham Institute, Acquired Data Solutions, DC Department of Transportation, DC Department of Human Services, and Bee2Bee Network. Updates were provided on apprenticeship office activities, such as a pre-apprenticeship training grant awarded to Buildwith and the successful completion of pre-apprenticeship training by summer youth enrolled in the Marion Barry Summer Youth Employment Program. The Department of Employment Service created a Career Edge training tool for career-oriented youth. The Office of Apprenticeship will host events for DC Public School educators and non-traditional sponsors in the information technology field, as well as apprenticeship inclusion events for underrepresented populations and events for the upcoming National Apprenticeship Week.

The 2020 Youth Apprenticeship Advisory Committee Report highlights the activities and accomplishments of the YAAC in creating youth apprenticeship program initiatives in the District of Columbia. It focuses on connecting DC resident youth to the apprenticeship system, partnering with DC Public Schools' Career Bridge program and DOES' Office of Apprenticeship, Information and Training (OAIT). The report also addresses expanding apprenticeship programs into non-traditional industries and increasing opportunities for minority youth, with the goal of preparing District residents for sustainable, high-paying careers.

The strategic plan, titled "H.O.P.E. Helping Others Persevere Equitably," outlines the agency's mission to connect residents, job seekers, and employers with opportunities and resources for fair and effective working communities. The plan focuses on four key areas: achieving organizational excellence, serving as a world-class labor and workforce agency, promoting the district's human capital, and creating diversity, equity, inclusion, and access. It aims to support Mayor Muriel Bowser's DC's Comeback Plan by creating new jobs, retaining residents, and increasing economic prosperity for Black residents, while aligning workforce with education.