PRESS RELEASE: Towards Employment Launches National Search for Next President & CEO as Organization Celebrates 50 Years of Impact

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Adaora Schmiedl 216-401-6883 aschmiedl@towardsemployment.org   CLEVELAND, OH — March 31, 2026 — Towards Employment (TE), a nationally recognized workforce development nonprofit with a 50-year legacy of advancing economic mobility, today announced the launch of a national search for its next President & Chief Executive Officer.   “It has been the…

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PRESS RELEASE: As Part of 50th Anniversary Year, Towards Employment and Jazz Musician Dominick Farinacci Bring Work & Rentry EXPERIENCE to Cleveland’s West Side

Video provided by The Modern Warrior EXPERIENCE and Towards Employment from Work & Reentry EXPERIENCE, Fall 2023 performance. For Immediate Release Media Contact: Adaora Schmiedl 216-401-6883 aschmiedl@towardsemployment.org   CLEVELAND, February 19, 2026 – As part of its TE@50 anniversary year, celebrating five decades of connecting Clevelanders to career opportunity, next week Towards Employment will present…

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PRESS RELEASE: Work & Reentry: World-Class Jazz Meets Cleveland Stories

Video provided by The Modern Warrior EXPERIENCE and Towards Employment from Work & Reentry EXPERIENCE, Fall 2023 performance. For Immediate Release Media Contact: Adaora Schmiedl 216-401-6883 aschmiedl@towardsemployment.org   CLEVELAND, September 25, 2025 – On Tuesday, October 7, internationally acclaimed jazz artist and Cleveland native Dominick Farinacci brings a Modern Warrior EXPERIENCE to the Martin Luther…

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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…

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Press Release: Towards employment announces chance to advance campaign with $4.9m raised to date

For Immediate Release Media Contact:  Adaora Schmiedl, 216-696-7310, aschmiedl@towardsemployment.org November 20, 2024 – CLEVELAND – Towards Employment is launching the public phase of its $5.2M Chance to Advance capacity-building campaign with nearly $5M raised to date. These transformational funds add the capacity that will help more Clevelanders find family-sustaining jobs, navigate life’s obstacles, and secure long-term careers.…

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Experience the Power of Cleveland’s Stories and Music on October 28

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Adaora Schmiedl, 216-696-7310, aschmiedl@towardsemployment.org Cleveland, OH – [October 21, 2024]   Celebrate the power of Cleveland’s people at an inspirational and meaningful live performance where world-renowned jazz artist Dominick Farinacci of Modern Warrior LIVE partners with Towards Employment, a Cleveland-based non-profit helping people—including those with past justice involvement— connect to equitable…

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Towards Employment brings National Attention and over $4M to CLE and NEO

Media Contact:  Adaora Schmiedl 216-401-6883 aschmiedl@towardsemployment.org   For Immediate Release   Towards Employment brings National Attention and over $4M to CLE and NEO   July 12, 2024 – CLEVELAND – Summer is starting with a bang for Cleveland workforce organization Towards Employment, with recent national awards that are bringing over $4 million in national funding to northeast…

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Opportunity@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…

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Press 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…

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Towards Employment Receives Historic $2 Million Gift

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Adaora Schmiedl 216-696-7310 aschmiedl@towardsemployment.org   Towards Employment Receives Historic $2 Million Gift   March 19, 2024 – Today, Towards Employment received $2 Million, the largest gift in its 48-year history. MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving announced Towards Employment as one of the Yield Giving Open Call’s awardees working with people and…

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