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ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM: AMY’S STORY
November 22, 2017
The Economic Opportunity Program is a partnership between Worksystems, Prosper Portland and nine area community based organizations that provides training, employment and intensive support services tailored to meet the needs [...]
STUDY SHOWS IMPORTANCE OF RENT ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME JOB SEEKERS
October 17, 2017
Worksystems funds and supports training for participants in Portland's Economic Opportunity Program (EOP), an initiative to help low-income individuals develop career goals and pursue training that lead to self-sufficiency. EOP customers work with [...]
WORKSYSTEMS DISCUSSES CONSTRUCTION JOBS ON KGW
October 12, 2017
Worksystems highlights the opportunities in this fast growing industry and the pathways to enter the trades on KGW's "Get Ahead" series. https://youtu.be/Yz1d-Awy1YA
WORKSYSTEMS FEATURED ON KGW’S “GET AHEAD” CAMPAIGN
October 12, 2017
Worksystems featured on KGW's "Get Ahead" series discussing the local job market and efforts to connect job seekers with training. https://youtu.be/Z8qvybvFkic
CODE OREGON: SIERRA’S STORY
June 15, 2017
Bay area native Sierra Haager dropped out of high school to work in the world of indie music. In 2013 when the cost of living in San Francisco became more [...]
SUMMERWORKS: ANAB’S STORY
June 15, 2017
Anab participated in our youth employment program SummerWorks for several years providing community outreach and organizing in her own neighborhood. Originally from Somalia, Anab moved to the United States when she was [...]
HOUSING WORKS PROGRAM ACHIEVING RESULTS
April 27, 2016
In the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan region in 2012, 20,183 households served by public housing authorities were below 50% median income for this area. Together, with the award of a $5.5 million [...]
MANUFACTURING IN OREGON: WORKSYSTEMS FEATURED ON PBS (VIDEO)
January 4, 2016
Over the next decade, economists and business leaders say America faces a shortage of millions of skilled workers for blue collar jobs as Baby Boomers retire. Now, Oregon is planning [...]
LOCAL WORKFORCE BOARDS 101
May 14, 2015
Want to learn more about local workforce boards? Check out this video from the Oregon Workforce Partnership! https://youtu.be/AI3ITWog6gA
GREEN CAREERS TRAINING PROJECT: SARY’S STORY
March 4, 2015
Program The Green Careers Training Project provided low-income individuals, unemployed people of color, homeless, veterans, and ex-offenders with valuable training and resources to help secure living wage jobs in emerging [...]