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Cleveland wants to use $10M for recruitment, training of workers to rebuild city’s infrastructure
Written by: Kim Palmer Published: January 30, 2023 05:45 AM Read the full article on Crain’s Cleveland Business Volunteers with the ACE program provide a building demonstration for students at Lincoln West High School. Alaina Battle Historic levels of federal infrastructure investments are looming, and if the city of Cleveland means to take advantage of…
Read MoreCleveland workforce programs offer wraparound supports, address barriers to employment
By Mandy Kraynak January 24, 2023 As part of its WorkAdvance model, Towards Employment offers wraparound supports, or services that benefit the “whole person” outside of clocking in and out of work. (Courtesy of Towards Employment– photo by Amber Ford) With many employers facing worker shortages, many have asked the question, “Where are the workers?” “A…
Read More4 National Models Come to CLE
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Adaora Schmiedl aschmiedl@towardsemployment.org 216-696-731 Towards Employment helps bring four innovative national models to Cleveland: Grow with Google, Employer Resource Network®, Financial Opportunity Center® and a Workforce Leadership Academy. December 22, 2022 – CLEVELAND – This year, Towards Employment has been part of several successful initiatives that bring national resources to…
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NEO WORKFORCE COALITION PARTNERS WITH STATE COALITION TO
BRING WORKFORCE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY TO CLEVELAND
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Adaora Schmiedl 216-696-7310 | aschmiedl@towardsemployment.org NEO WORKFORCE COALITION PARTNERS WITH STATE COALITION TO BRING WORKFORCE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY TO CLEVELAND December 8, 2022 – CLEVELAND – After a national competitive process, the Aspen Institute selected eight organizations, including the Ohio Workforce Coalition (OWC), as partners to deliver local Workforce Leadership Academies.…
Read MoreOp-ed: For workers, it’s a ‘good job’ that makes the difference
Published: November 15, 2022 01:43 PM Author: Jill Rizika Read the full Op-ed on Crain’s Getty Images/iStock | Paid training, employer-sponsored training or ongoing on-the-job training such as apprenticeships are critical, writes Jill Rizika. Jill Rizika is executive director of Towards Employment. The Fund for our Economic Future’s “Where Are the Workers” report characterized the…
Read MoreTowards Employment Joins Google Program to Offer Digital Skills Training for People Impacted by Incarceration
Contact: Adaora Schmiedl 216-696-7310 aschmiedl@towardsemployment.org In June, Google announced an initiative to help people impacted by incarceration gain digital skills through strategic partnerships and programming November 15, 2022 – CLEVELAND — Today, Towards Employment announced it’s working with Google to provide digital skills programs to advance economic opportunity for people impacted by incarceration. In June,…
Read MoreMAGNET’s new headquarters aims for more
Published October 28, 2022 11:00 AM Written by Rachel Abbey McCafferty Read the full article on Crain’s Roger Mastroianni | The purpose of the new headquarters is not just to serve as a new home for MAGNET; it's to highlight manufacturing careers and processes. The heart of MAGNET’s work has long been manufacturers. But with…
Read MoreLocal nonprofits aim to address social determinants of work through initiative
On the "Sound of Ideas," we talk to two local organizations who are starting a social determinants of work initiative. [Suzanne Tucker/shutterstock] Authors Rachel Rood and Kendal Harrisa Air date July 19, 2022 at 9:00 am Listen to the recording at Ideastream You may have heard of the social determinants of health, meaning the conditions…
Read MoreSocial Determinants of Work Initiative
View the United Way webpage. The Social Determinants of Work (SDoW) Initiative will bring the Greater Cleveland community together to strategically advance access to work through deepened understanding of the barriers workers face, including benefit cliffs. GET INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS What are the Social Determinants of Work? United Way of Greater Cleveland and Towards…
Read MoreLISC Cleveland Commits $1.2 Million to Launch Financial Opportunity Centers (FOC) Network to Support Economic Recovery for Under- and Unemployed Residents
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Walter Morris 216.354.8650 | wmorris@lisc.org CLEVELAND (July 15, 2021) – The Local Initiatives Support Corporation, with grant support from the Cleveland Foundation, is pleased to announce the launch of a new Financial Opportunity Center® (FOC) network in Greater Cleveland that will connect unemployed and underemployed residents to quality jobs and financial…
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