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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 $1M TO PROVIDE TRAINING & PLACEMENT TO JOB SEEKERS AT RISK OF EVICTION
August 7, 2020
With Oregon’s eviction moratorium expiring in less than two months — and Congress stalled on adding rent support to a new COVID-19 bill — governments in the Portland metro area [...]
MULTI-LANGUAGE HOTLINE LAUNCHED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH FILING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
August 6, 2020
Worksystems has launched a hotline to provide assistance for English Language Learners who need help filing an Unemployment Insurance claim in their preferred language. Bilingual staff are providing language interpretation services [...]
SUMMERWORKS ANNUAL REPORT, 2018
August 2, 2020
SummerWorks 2018 Annual ReportOutcomes for youth who participated in our SummerWorks employment program. Programs: Youth Work ExperienceWorkforce: Youth Workforce
WORKSYSTEMS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND WORKFORCE BOARD MEMBER SIGN ON TO OPINION PIECE
July 31, 2020
Homeless camp along bike path in Lents. Photo by Stephanie Lao Long, Oregonian. This powerful opinion piece was featured in the Oregonian on July 28, 2019 and signed by [...]
WORKSYSTEMS’ PARTNERSHIP WITH MEYER MEMORIAL TRUST RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD
July 30, 2020
Our partnership with Meyer Memorial Trust (MMT) has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and selected as a recipient of the 2020 HUD Secretary's [...]
WORKSYSTEMS LAUNCHES FREE ONLINE JOB READINESS TRAINING
July 10, 2020
On July 13, Worksystems is launching Work$Ready, a free online job readiness training created in response to the unprecedented need created by COVID to help job seekers prepare virtually to [...]
A MESSAGE FROM WORKSYSTEMS
June 2, 2020
Like so many, we have experienced waves of emotion following the brutal murder of George Floyd. From despair to rage, the cruel and senseless killing of another African American at [...]
COVID-19: ROLE OF DISTRIBUTION & ECOMMERCE IN THE PANDEMIC ECONOMY
June 2, 2020
COVID-19 and the resulting economic shut down are permanently changing our economy. One existing trend which the pandemic is accelerating, is an increase in ecommerce and direct to consumer shipping.Across [...]