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WORKSYSTEMS RECEIVES ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
December 21, 2020
We are pleased to announce that Worksystems has been awarded an additional $100,000 in CARES Act funding from the Oregon Health Authority to provide cash assistance to residents of Multnomah and Washington counties who [...]
NEW STATEWIDE EVICTION MORATORIUM ANNOUNCED
December 18, 2020
In December, the Oregon Legislature passed HB 4401, which extends the eviction moratorium on non-payment of rent to July 1, 2021. This means that with limited exceptions, landlords cannot evict [...]
WORKSYSTEMS AND WASHINGTON COUNTY PARTNER TO FUND PRE-APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
November 11, 2020
Worksystems is excited to fund pre-apprenticeship training for Washington County residents receiving SNAP benefits! In partnership with Washington County, this funding is being provided to prepare food stamp recipients for [...]
WORKSYSTEMS SUPPORTS INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS JOBSITE CULTURE IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
October 6, 2020
On October 1st, the Respectful Workplace Review Committee hosted a webinar to address occurrences of hostile work environments at construction sites. The Committee, which represents a broad alliance of construction [...]
WORKSYSTEMS FUNDING CONSTRUCTION AND IT TRAININGS
September 16, 2020
The Portland Community College CCTP construction pre-apprenticeship online training program begins September 21st and they are actively recruiting diverse Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients who are residents of Washington County or [...]
ANALYSIS OF ASSOCIATE DEGREE AWARDED AND LABOR MARKET DEMAND, 2015-2019
August 20, 2020
In 2011, Oregon adopted the 40-40-20 education goal. By 2025, forty percent of Oregonians will complete a four-year degree, forty percent of Oregonians will complete a two-year degree or certificate, [...]
WORKSYSTEMS RECEIVES $144,000 SEED GRANT
August 14, 2020
We are pleased to announce that we have received $144,000 from the City of Portland's Social Equity & Educational Development (SEED) Grant Fund! Read the full story in the Skanner!Worksystems is one [...]
IMPACT OF COVID-19 ECONOMIC CRISIS ON WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN THE LABOR FORCE
August 10, 2020
Nationally, the impact of the COVID-19 economic crisis has been particularly devastating for women. Women are overrepresented in the hardest hit industries. In the early months of the crisis, women [...]
WORKSYSTEMS RECEIVES $1M TO PROVIDE TRAINING & PLACEMENT TO JOB SEEKERS AT RISK OF EVICTION
August 7, 2020
With Oregon’s eviction moratorium expiring in less than two months — and Congress stalled on adding rent support to a new COVID-19 bill — governments in the Portland metro area [...]
MULTI-LANGUAGE HOTLINE LAUNCHED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH FILING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
August 6, 2020
Worksystems has launched a hotline to provide assistance for English Language Learners who need help filing an Unemployment Insurance claim in their preferred language. Bilingual staff are providing language interpretation services [...]