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  • Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
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    Worksystems is committed to promoting and supporting Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) and we are excited to embark on the creation of a JEDI plan for our organization. We have formed a staff JEDI Council and Charter to guide the development of the plan and we are fortunate to have the guidance and assistance of Diamond Strategies , a nationally recognized firm specializing in JEDI work. Our full JEDI Charter can be found below Purpose for our JEDI work: Worksystems coordinates a regional workforce system which supports individual prosperity and business competitiveness. We...// Read more
  • Success Stories
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    Worksystems invests in a network of partners to provide training to improve the quality of the workforce. Every year, our investments help more than 75,000 people improve their skills, find jobs and advance in their careers. Here are stories from job seekers who have benefited from our programs! SummerWorks: Anab's Story Code Oregon: Sierra's Story Green Careers Training Project: Sary's Story Back to Work Oregon: Joanne's Story BankWork$: Patrick's Story BankWork$: Star's Story Economic Opportunity Program: Amy's Story Reboot NW: Charly's Story Health Careers Northwest: Teana's Story . Health...// Read more
  • SummerWorks
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    SummerWorks is a locally funded public/private partnership that supports youth through their first work experience. The program is sponsored by Worksystems, City of Portland, Multnomah County, Washington County, City of Beaverton, TriMet, Portland Public Schools, Hillsboro School District, DHS, and private businesses that provides area youth ages 16 to 24 with enriching and constructive summer work experiences in the private, not for profit and government sectors. Though SummerWorks is a short-term employment and training program, our goal is to introduce our youth to employers who will...// Read more
  • Economic Opportunity Program (EOP)
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    Worksystems funds and supports training for participants in the Economic Opportunity Program (EOP), an initiative to help low-income individuals develop career goals and pursue training that lead to self-sufficiency. EOP brings together various partners that provide services to low income participants as a team. This network provides participants with a multitude of on-ramps to intensive employment services. EOP customers work with Career Coaches to create career plans and access a variety of skills development, occupational training and job search assistance to obtain living-wage employment...// Read more