Weekly Roundup of the news on women and supportive services in job training programs.
Job training can provide an entry into family-sustaining jobs and careers. Many women in job training programs, however, face obstacles to success. Wraparound services—such as child care assistance, access to public benefits, and transportation or housing assistance—can help adults, particularly those with caregiving responsibilities, to complete programs that will ultimately improve their economic standing.
August 17, 2016
Calhoun Times: Tallatoona CAP, Inc. works with other agencies to serve Gordon County
According to Tallatoona’s Community Services Director April Rogers, the Pathway to Empowerment Program provides services and support to families who are committed to changing their lives by setting and achieving goals focused on career pathways, education, financial literacy, job training and life skills development. The Pathway to Empowerment Program also includes access to Employment Opportunities, Public Benefits and Income Supports (Childcare, Transportations, Etc.), Career Development, Employment Counseling, GED Assistance, Higher Education Assistance and Resume Development.
August 12, 2016
Gainesville Daily Register: NCTC receives $3.9 million for job training
The U.S. Department of Labor recently awarded a TechHire grant to North Central Texas College (NCTC) for more than $3.9 million. Only 39 entities in the country received this grant designed to help individuals, ages 17-29, overcome barriers to employment. The grant also aimed at veterans and individuals with disabilities, those with limited English proficiency, criminal records, and long-term unemployment.
[…] Participants will receive supportive services and assistance, including tuition assistance and career services.
LVB.com: New Pa. CareerLink Center opens in heart of Bethlehem’s Hispanic community
Pennsylvania CareerLink Lehigh Valley opened a new center next to the Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley in Bethlehem’s South Side to better serve the city’s large Hispanic population. Hispanics who live on the South Side often have trouble getting to CareerLink Lehigh Valley at 555 Union Blvd. in Allentown, either because they lack transportation, work several jobs, can’t find child care or have limited English, officials said.
[…] “This center will surround people coming to the Hispanic Center with access to the support services from the Hispanic Center coupled with the PA CareerLink employment and training tools to help people with career direction, training options and employment,” she said.
August 11, 2016
The Warner Cable News: Health Care Job Training Program Helps Low-Income Individuals Find Better Paying Jobs
More than 100 people in Rochester are registered for a health care job training program through Action for a Better Community. The Health Profession Opportunity Grant is a federally funded program to recruit, train and place low-income individuals into good paying jobs. ABC says early results of its labor program to train more than 1,000 people in health care jobs over the next five years is on track to make a positive difference.
[…] The $1.6 million federally-funded program is a five-year impact study to determine how these training programs help people find better jobs.
[…] The program provides support services, tuition, assistance with transportation to class, housing and childcare. It has more than two dozen community partners like Excellus, MCC, FLCC, BOCES and RochesterWorks.
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