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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 [...]
AMERICA’S ADVANCED INDUSTRIES
February 11, 2015
America's Advanced Industries (Brookings)This Brookings report focuses on the importance of “advanced industries” – those characterized by their reliance on technology R&D and STEM workers. It encompasses 50 industries including [...]
CODE OREGON
November 7, 2014
By 2020 there will be 1 million more tech jobs in the U.S. than qualified people to fill them. According to the Department of Labor, even if every college and [...]
DISCONNECTED YOUTH IN THE PORTLAND METRO REGION, 2010
September 12, 2014
Disconnected YouthRoughly 14,000 youth in the City of Portland, Multnomah and Washington Counties are considered to be disconnected, meaning that they are neither in school nor employed. This respresents 11% [...]
WORKSYSTEMS RELEASES ALIGNED PARTNER MODEL AND POLICIES
June 2, 2014
Aligned Partner Network ModelA prolonged period of economic volatility, skyrocketing need, and budget reductions left public agencies and non-profits unable to meet the demand for services that help people move [...]
HOUSING WORKS PARTNERS RELEASE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
February 3, 2014
Housing Worksystems Alignment Policy RecommendationsIn July 2012, The Portland-Vancouver region received a Department of Labor grant to support Housing Works - a bi-state collaborations between three workforce investment boards and [...]
WORKFORCE STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT MANUFACTURERS
January 14, 2014
Manufacturing is a key engine that powers the economic vitality of the Portland-Vancouver region. It provides jobs, innovation, and spurs productivity giving our region a competitive edge in the global economy. The [...]