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In addition, through the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA), the OHCD manages the County's American Job Center Hawail (AJCH) where dients can access various services in ane ocation. The AJCH islocated at4]7Kilauea Avenue, Suite B-lO,Hilo, HI, Currently the AJCH houses the WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker programs along with the Wagner Peyser and Local Veterans Employment Representative Programs. Interested parties can rec&ve information and be connected directly with the AJCH partner programs including unemployment insurance, child care service programs, training, adult education, vocational education programs, insurance financial assistance, and Section 8 rental assistance. Employer services are aso avaflable through the AJCH such as free services and information like labor market trend information to help plan for business expansion, relocation, future hiring and training needs. The focus is on recruitment campaigns for new business ventures or facilities needing a large number of speciaUzed workers. Facilitates scheduling servces to screen and interview appicants and resume searches to match employers' job openings. Effective July 1, 2018, the AJCH is also running the Rapid Response program which provides free services for businesses and workers ahke. Services for workers include re-employment assistance, education and training for those unable to return to their job ar industry. Career counseling and job search assistance, resume preparation and interviewing skills workshops, career pathway planning and case management, job search and soft skills workshops, occupationa skiIls training and educaton assistance (basic math and EngUsh, GED or HISET) along with support services. Free Rapid Response services are available to emwith 50 or more employees experiencing work reduction who file a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) with 60 days advanced notice due to a divestiture, partial closing or closing and need reempIoyment assistance for their employees. Rapid Response assists in preventing layoffs whenever possible, limits the impact of change and to help transition the business to its next operational phase as quicldy as possible. Businesses will receive the foliowing information regarding: national, state and local area labor markets, unemployment insurance, education and training opportunities and health benefits and pensions along with access to HireNet — an internet-based job board and referrals to programs. Actions taken to develop institutional structure. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) The 2017 Action Plan states that the County of Hawaii will participate in meetings to overcome gaps in institutional structures. n 2017 the County participated in the toliowing groups: CDBG/HOME Coordinators meetings, Statewide Continuum of Care Group, Hawaii Inter -agency Council on Homelessness, HOME State Recipient Group, Statewide Housing Directors meetings, Statewide Fair Housing meetings, East Hawaii Homeless nitiative, West Hawaii Chronic Hom&essness ntervention and Rehabilitation Project (CH|RP),andHawaiiStatmDepartnnentVfHea|th&HumanServioes,HorneUess Programs Office. CAPER 24 ommco°tro No 2506 0117 (exp. 06/ 30/2018)