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Press Release: Towards Employment has a Grand Story to Tell
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Adaora Schmiedl 216-696-7310 aschmiedl@towardsemployment.org May 6, 2025 – CLEVELAND – Towards Employment is thrilled to announce a Grand Opening to celebrate the completed expansion of its main training facility on 3301 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland Ohio. The celebration opens TE’s doors to the public on Wednesday May 14 from 4-8PM…
Read MoreDebt-related license suspensions put the brakes on employment
By Gabriella Chiarenza April 15, 2025 Read the full press release at FedCommunities You don’t need a valid driver’s license to get a field job at Flagger Force. But you will need one to get promoted. A traffic-control company staffing hundreds of work sites each day, Flagger Force employs more than 2,000 people across 11 US states.…
Read MorePolicy Pulse – Spring 2025
Timely workforce thoughts and actions that advance Towards Employment’s Policy Action Plan – to promote economic mobility, especially for those most impacted by systemic racism, through education and advocacy for a more equitable workforce system where everyone has access to family sustaining wages and quality jobs.
Read MoreNEOWC Q4 Meeting: Unlocking Economic Prosperity: Career Navigation in a Time of Rapid Change
NEOWC Q3 Meeting Unlocking Economic Prosperity: Career Navigation in a Time of Rapid Change Wednesday, November 21m 2024 from 9:00am – 10:30am On Nov 21, 2024, we discussed Unlocking Economic Prosperity: Career Navigation in a Time of Rapid Change – new research from Harvard’s Project on Workforce and the National Fund for Workforce Solutions. Kerry…
Read MorePolicy Pulse – Fall 2024
Timely workforce thoughts and actions that advance Towards Employment’s Policy Action Plan – to promote economic mobility, especially for those most impacted by systemic racism, through education and advocacy for a more equitable workforce system where everyone has access to family sustaining wages and quality jobs.
Read MoreReal-Time Takes: Collateral Sanctions and Banking- Gwen Awoyade
This is a story of Gwen, a courageous woman who overcame the stigma and barriers faced by every justice involved person. She applies her experience with restoring her own access to banking by helping Towards Employment participants rebuild their finances.
Read MoreHonoring systems change in workforce development
Deborah Vesy Systems Change Champion Award finalists recognized for inspiring advancement in workforce ecosystem Published October 28, 2024 Article by Judy Stringer Read the full article on Crain’s Cleveland Business Cathy Belk needs only an instant to recite the characteristics that make her predecessor, Deborah Vesy, a champion in regional workforce development. Vesy, who retired…
Read MoreOpportunity@Work Awards $2 Million to Organizations Accelerating Economic Mobility for Workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs)
NEWS PROVIDED BY Opportunity@Work Jun 25, 2024, 09:00 ET Read the full article at PR Newswire National nonprofit’s latest grant program recognizes eight training and talent development providers committed to helping STARs access career opportunities in high-growth fields WASHINGTON, June 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — National economic mobility nonprofit Opportunity@Work today announced eight recipients of its Powering…
Read MorePress Release: Amazing CLE Experience – World Class Jazz Meets Real Life Stories
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Adaora Schmiedl, 216-401-6883, aschmiedl@towardsemployment.org June 4, 2024 – CLEVELAND – Dominick Farinacci, international jazz artist, Cleveland native and co-creator of Modern Warrior LIVE, is no stranger to the world jazz stage. Towards Employment, founded in 1976 to support Clevelanders in their efforts to keep a job, and evolving over the…
Read MoreMy WLA Experience by Ron Scott
Ron Scott Program Manager, Training Programs Last year, Towards Employment Training Manager, Ron Scott, was selected as part of Cleveland’s inaugural cohort of WLA. What happens when 33 workforce professionals are placed together in an environment in which they have a chance to share experiences, brainstorm ideas, and develop solutions to some of the most…
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