McCormick Foundation Grants Nearly $1 Million for Citywide Workforce Development Programs through Chicago Tribune Charities

The McCormick Foundation has announced $800,000 in funding through Chicago Tribune Charities, a McCormick Foundation fund, that will help 24 local agencies provide a broad range of employment and training services to help individuals succeed in the workplace. Through partnerships with media outlets, such as the Chicago Tribune, the McCormick Foundation continues Robert R. McCormick's legacy of service by encouraging local giving, inspiring civic involvement and addressing human needs.

West Kittanning boutique helps workers shine again

Leader Times
Diaz has gone to work in the store through the Tri-County Workforce Investment Board's work-experience program that operates the retail clothing store, ...

San Diego Region Awarded $4 Million Workforce Development Grant to Support ...

PR Newswire (press release)
... and the San Diego Workforce Partnership, captured the grant through the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency's "Green Innovation Challenge. ...

Tarrytown House Estate Honored by Westchester-Putnam Workforce Board

PRLog.Org (press release)
For the past 10 years, the Workforce Investment Board received government funding to support summer employment, including $1.6 million received in 2009 to ...

A visit to the real world

Cullman Times Online
The Cullman Area Workforce Solutions (CAWS) program is designed to place educators out into local industry during the summer so that we will have a better ...

National Fund for Workforce Solutions Documenting Innovation in Getting ...

PR-USA.net (press release)
The National Fund for Workforce Solutions, involving more than 250 funders nationwide, is proving that innovative, local approaches to preparing job seekers ...

Community Foundation of Greater Flint grants $30000 to Genesee Chamber ...

The Saginaw News - MLive.com
Summer Youth Initiative, in its 15th year, helps Genesee County teens learn job skills and helps place them in summer jobs. This year, about 500 teens will ...

WIB working on plan to avert layoffs

‘At-risk’ industries identified, targeted for work force training
A consulting firm has identified the five most at-risk “industry clusters” in the region as well as work force training programs available to them in an effort to help avert layoffs.
That information will be the basis of a layoff diversion strategy developed soon that will help the West Piedmont Workforce Investment Board more strategically use about $175,000 in available local funds and to leverage state funds, according to Kim Adkins, executive director of WPWIB.

Indian River County's Best Places To Work program kicks off June 30

TCPalm
Workforce Solutions, in partnership with the Indian River Chamber of Commerce, Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce and Treasure Coast HR Association, ...

Secretary Gassman Announces Industry Partnership Grant to Help Northwest ...

BusinessNorth.com
The Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board currently has 80 Opportunity Grant recipients. Secretary Gassman also was joined at the event by ...