PRESS RELEASE: TalentNEO Reveals Skill Assessment Can Reduce Hiring Disparities By Race

Skill assessment tools level the employment field among White and Black/African American job seekers Download the press release 3/8/19: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cleveland – Towards Employment and partners released an analysis of a demonstration program called TalentNEO that has promising implications for reducing hiring racial disparities by using tools that assess skills instead of traditional hiring credentials.…

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Key Bank Invests $1M in Towards Employment

KEY BANK INVESTS $1M IN TOWARDS EMPLOYMENT’S WORK TO CONNECT MORE PEOPLE TO CAREERS Towards Employment will graduate 1700 people from full career pathway model over three years Download the release Cleveland – The KeyBank Foundation has pledged $1 million dollars to grow Towards Employment’s work in connecting people to careers. Over three years, KeyBank’s support…

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Toast to Cleveland Chefs

Download release ToasttoCLEChefs. BLOOM BAKERY RELEASES FOUR NOT-TO-BE-MISSED CULINARY EXPERIENCES Attend a private dinner with a Food Network’s Chopped champion; tour a local winery; get an insider preview of a new Akron eatery; or go fishing with a chef! September 5, 2018 – CLEVELAND – Bloom Bakery, a social venture of Towards Employment, is auctioning three…

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Summer of Bloom – Find us at Cleveland's Markets and Festivals

FIND BLOOM BAKERY AT CLEVELAND’S MARKETS & EVENTS THIS SUMMER Bloom is participating in the Cleveland Flea, Night Market Cleveland, Tri-C Cleveland Eats and Inaugural Cleveland Metroparks Taste on the Lake  May 22, 2018 – CLEVELAND- Bloom Bakery, a social venture of Towards Employment, is setting up shop at the Cleveland Flea, Night Market Cleveland, Cleveland…

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Bloom Bakery Turns 2 and Celebrates a Successful CrowdRise Campaign

BLOOM BAKERY CELEBRATES EMPLOYMENT OF OVER 50 PEOPLE SINCE OPENING ITS DOORS TWO YEARS AGO Plans to build catering and wholesale business will create more opportunities for employment MONDAY APRIL 2 – CLEVELAND – Bloom Bakery, a social venture of Towards Employment, is celebrating two years in business this month. Since 2016, the Bakery has provided…

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Sweet Treats & Second Chances for Bloom Bakery

BLOOM BAKERY LAUNCHES CROWDRISE FUNDRAISER TO EXPAND JOBS AND CAREERS $25,000 goal will allow for expanded wholesale and catering opportunities for the social venture FEBRUARY 20, 2018- CLEVELAND – Bloom Bakery, a social venture of Towards Employment, announced today the launch of their Crowdrise Fundraiser “Sweet Treats and Second Chances” to expand their catering and wholesale…

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Youth-Serving Organizations Commit to a New Focus on Racial Equity

  Funding from the Annie E. Casey Foundation to support trainings for nonprofits throughout Cleveland CLEVELAND – July 28 – The Annie E. Casey Foundation brought several local and national partners to Cleveland this week to reflect on early lessons and results from its Generation Work initiative, an effort  launched in 2015 to increase job…

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National Workforce Development Pilot Makes Significant Local Impact, Provides Lessons for System Improvements

New report shares how WorkAdvance is redefining workforce development in Northeast Ohio  CLEVELAND–November 29, 2016–The Fund for Our Economic Future, Deaconess Foundation and The Raymond John Wean Foundation, along with grantee partner Towards Employment, are pleased to release a local impact report on WorkAdvance, a national pilot tested in Northeast Ohio over the last five years…

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