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Welfare to Work and Training Projects |
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Since 1983, CEI has operated numerous
welfare-to-work
and worker training programs under grants from the Ford and Kellogg
Foundations, federal Department of Health and Human Services, and
the US Department of Labor. These programs acknowledge that, in order
to
be effective, various state and community-based agencies must work
together on behalf of program participants to address barriers to
employment and develop a holistic, coordinated continuum of
services.
Below are links to project summaries and achievements. Click
on them for more information.
FAST
(2004-2006) CEI Staffing Services,
Inc. (2003-2006)
Progressive Alliance for Careers and
Training (PACT) Project (2002-2004)
FAITHWORKS (2001-2004) New England 800 Project (1998-2001)
Medical Care Development Project
(1998-2001) POWER Project
(1995-1998)
Maine Opportunities Project (MOP)
(1993-1995)
PIONEER Project (1994-1997)
JUMP Project (1992-1995)
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Glenridge Nursing Home |
With 125 beds, Glenridge is one of the largest nursing homes in the
state for people with dementia. Like many long-term care facilities,
Glenridge operated more like an institution than a home. Director
Connie MacDonald decided to change that by focusing on resident care,
rather than routines. "If this is going to be a good place to live, it
has to be a good place to work," she told her staff. Her goal was to
shift away from the medical model to a resident-centered model and, in
the process, reduce staff turnover and improve morale. The question was
how?
CEI helped with a grant through PACT, a Department of Labor-funded
collaborative project which was designed to help improve the quality of
employment in health care. With these funds, Glenridge partnered with the
Paraprofessional Health Institute (PHI) to overhaul their workplace
culture. They started by listening, especially to Certified Nurses
Assistants (CNAs), the frontline workers. For over a year, PHI worked
with managers, CNAs and other staff to look at changing communications
with and about residents.
Simple ideas have had big payoffs. Just extending breakfast
time by one hour, for example, gave residents more flexibility in
deciding when to get up. As a result, residents are better rested and
calm and require less medication. Now, instead of struggling each
morning, staff and residents can move more easily into the day.
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Philosophy and Programs 
Maine Legislature Passes Model Anti-Predatory Lending Bill.