MET Partners
The MET Center houses public, private and community-based organizations providing a one-stop service and training center for residents in and around St. Louis.
Organizations considering adopting the Center for Working Families (CWF) model want to know how much it’s going to cost. To answer that question Casey asked Abt Associates to find out by analyzing three different program models. This report presents their findings from the one-stop comprehensive program model – the Metropolitan Education and Training Center in St. Louis (MET Center).
Costs by Service Area
Annual Allocation of Costs
Funding Sources, Overall
The MET Center houses public, private and community-based organizations providing a one-stop service and training center for residents in and around St. Louis.
Only about half of the MET Center’s clients participate in the Center for Working Families program.
The MET Center implemented its financial/asset-building services in phases, gradually increasing participants receiving assistance.
One of the MET Center’s goals in offering the CWF program was to be able to integrate services and leverage funding. This allows intake and assessment specialists, case managers, life coaches, job developers and placement and retention staff to provide additional supportive services at no additional cost.
