About Pro-BankWhat is Pro-Bank?Pro-Bank is an online database of promising programs and practices in the workforce development system that effectively addresses the needs of youth with disabilities. Pro-Bank was established to:
Programs featured on this site fall into two categories. The first category highlights pilot demonstration projects funded by the Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP). All of ODEP’s grant recipients completed a self-assessment of their programs and services using a guide based on the Malcolm Baldrige criteria for performance excellence quality improvement, and research on what works in meeting the needs of all youth, including youth with disabilities. In addition, an independent evaluation of many of these demonstration projects was conducted by the WESTAT Company, an independent research organization. These two sources of information were used to create profiles of a number of these demonstration programs. The profiles describe the organization and its project, the services provided, guideposts, data collection and use, and the plans and reported outcomes for these projects. Contact information is included. In addition, selected materials that were developed by these grantees are available in our Pro-Bank Resources section. The second category includes program designs which are either inclusive of youth with disabilities or which specifically serve youth with disabilities. These programs have a proven record of success and a validation of effectiveness by one of the following outside sources:
For each non-ODEP funded program profiled on this site, there is contact information, a participant overview, a program description, information about the program structure, evidence of effectiveness and the source of the outside validation of the program’s effectiveness. All of the practices highlighted on the site are organized around one or more of the following categories:
All of these categories, with the exception of program structure and design, were derived from the Guideposts for Success which are based on what research says all youth need to transition to adulthood successfully. The particular categories featured for each program are based on whether the practice shows particular innovativeness, uniqueness or strength of the program. This section is an evolving feature of the website and additional programs will be added as they are identified. If you feel your organization meets the aforementioned criteria for inclusion and includes practices in one or more of the above areas that are innovative, unique or particularly effective, nominate your program for inclusion in Pro-Bank. How to Use this SiteWe have designed Pro-Bank to make it easy for you to find the programs and practices that are of interest to you. Each Pro-Bank entry has been classified in three ways:
Our Program Profiles page allows you to filter the entries of Pro-Bank by any of these classifications through use of the following filters:
Additionally, the Name of Program menu contains an alphabetized listing of every Pro-Bank program. You can browse this list of practices and then go directly to any entry. You can view a complete listing of Pro-Bank programs here. If you have any questions about Pro-Bank not answered here, please do not hesitate to contact us. |
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