helping - Older 50+ and Long Term Unemployed
helping with Employment Barriers |
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A USDOL webinar I presented in October 2016
Ready to Work Federal Grants
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Announcing a new LinkedIn Group for RTW grantees! Use this group to build new relationships and share ideas, tools, and resources. Join today!
RTW TA Menu
This resource brief provides an overview of the technical assistance activities that will be provided to H-1B RTW grantees. It includes a listing of the TA Coaches and their assigned grantees. 
State and Local
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Ready To Work Partnership Grant Awards
Ready To Work Grants
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New Jersey
New Jersey Council of County Colleges
Trenton NJ State of New Jersey $ 10,000,000 |
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New York
Westchester-Putnam Local WIB White Plains NY $ 5,189,848
Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, and Orange counties |
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New York |
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Oregon
Worksystems Inc. Portland OR $ 8,455,004
Oregon: Banks, Barlow, Beaverton, Canby, Cornelius, Damascus, Durham, Estacada, Fairview, Forest Grove, Gaston, Gladstone, Gresham, Happy Valley, Hillsboro, Johnson City, King City, Lake Oswego, Maywood Park, Milwaukie, Molalla, North Plains, Oregon City, Portland, Rivergrove, Sandy, Sherwood, Tigard, Troutdale, Tualatin, West Linn, Wilsonville, Wood Village. Washington: Battle Ground, Camas, Castle Rock, Cathlamet, Kalama, Kelso, Longview, Ridgefield, Vancouver, Washougal, Woodland, and Yacolt |
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California
Jewish Vocational Service
San Francisco CA $ 6,396,276 Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco counties Spencer Perry - Director, Technology Programs
JVS - Work Transforms Lives 225 Bush St. Suite 400 - West Lobby, San Francisco, CA 94104 T: (415) 782-6238 | F: (415) 391-3617 | W: www.jvs.org | E: sperry@jvs.org |
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California |
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Colorado
Denver Office of Economic Development Denver CO $ 6,172,569
Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson, Larimer, Mesa, and Weld counties www.tecpcolorado.com Liz Ojeda | TEC-P Project Administrator OED |
City and County of Denver 720.913.1650 Phone | 720.350.8681 Cell elizabeth.ojeda@denvergov.org www.denvergov.org/tecp |
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Florida
CareerSource North Central Florida
Gainesville FL $ 10,000,000 Alachua, Bradford, Gadsden, Leon, Wakulla, Flagler, and Volusia counties |
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FloridaFlorida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville FL $ 3,053,461 Jacksonville; Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach, Atlantic Beach, Yulee; Fernandina Beach, and Hilliard |
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Maryland
Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation
Millersville MD $ 9,995,047 Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Calvert County, Carroll County, Cecil County, Charles County, Frederick County, Harford County, Howard County, Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, and St. Mary’s County |
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Connecticut
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ConnecticutWorkforce Alliance Inc.
New Haven CT $ 5,490,000 New Haven, New London, Tolland, Windham, and portions of Fairfield and Middlesex counties |
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Indiana
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IndianaWest Central Indiana Region 4 Workforce Development Board
Lafayette IN $ 7,592,924 Benton, Cass, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Miami, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Warren, and White counties |
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Nebraska
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Ohio
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Pennsylvania
District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund
Philadelphia PA $ 3,998,181 Pennsylvania: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties New Jersey: Burlington and Camden counties Delaware: New Castle County |
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Rhode Island
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Tennessee
Memphis Bioworks Foundation
Memphis TN $ 8,083,138 Tennessee: Fayette, Shelby, and Tipton counties Mississippi: DeSoto, Marshall, Tate and Tunica counties Arkansas: Crittenden County |
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Texas
San Jacinto Community College District
Pasadena TX $ 69,294,620 Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Harris, and Liberty counties |
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TexasProject QUEST Inc.
San Antonio, TX $ 6,000,000 Pleasanton, Bandera, San Antonio, New Braunfels, Pearsall, Fredericksburg, Seguin, Kenedy, Boerne, Kerrville, Hondo, and Floresville |
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Oklahoma
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Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Technoeconomic Corridor
Mayaguez, PR $ 7,026,880 Aguada, Aguadilla, Anasco, Moca, Rincón, Cabo Rojo, Lajas, Hormigueros, Maricao, Las Marías, Mayaguez, San German, Sabana Grande, Isabela, Guánica, Quebradillas and San Sebastián |
Neighbors-helping-neighbors USA Founder hopeful about Obama initiative
National Workforce Alliance Partners
Carl Van Horn
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Van Horn on NPR's Marketplace
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Educating and removing sigma of Long-term Unemployed
Ceo's Sign Up for the Commitment
BEST PRACTICES For Recruiting and Hiring the Long-Term Unemployed Businesses succeed when their communities thrive.
We recognize the benefits to our businesses, our economy, and our country of taking advantage of the talent, experience and skills of all Americans, including the long-term unemployed. Yet studies have shown that long-term unemployed job applicants are frequently overlooked and sometimes excluded from job opportunities—even when they may have identical resumes and skills to other candidates. We are committed to inclusive hiring practices and pledge to remove barriers that may prevent qualified long-term unemployed job seekers from applying or being fully considered for jobs at our companies by adopting or building on the following practices:
1. Ensuring that advertising does not discourage or discriminate against unemployed individuals.
2. Reviewing screens or procedures that we use in our recruiting and hiring processes so they do not
intentionally or inadvertently disadvantage individuals from being considered for a job based solely on their
unemployment status.
3. Reviewing current recruiting practices to ensure that we cast a broad net and encourage all qualified
candidates to consider applying, including the long-term unemployed, by taking steps that may include:
• Publicizing our commitment that qualified unemployed individuals will not be disadvantaged solely on their
unemployment status on our website, in application materials, or in other places where it can be seen by potential
applicants;
• Interviewing or otherwise considering qualified long-term unemployed individuals;
• Training our hiring teams and recruiters to focus on the bona fide occupational requirements and leadership
requirements for a given role and not just on an applicant’s current or recent employment status;
• Engaging with local and regional entities in order to reach broad segments of the population with relevant skills
and experience
4. Sharing best practices – including success we have achieved with hiring the long-term unemployed in our
own company – within our organization and across our supply chain, with staffing firms, our employer
associations and the broader business community.
We recognize the benefits to our businesses, our economy, and our country of taking advantage of the talent, experience and skills of all Americans, including the long-term unemployed. Yet studies have shown that long-term unemployed job applicants are frequently overlooked and sometimes excluded from job opportunities—even when they may have identical resumes and skills to other candidates. We are committed to inclusive hiring practices and pledge to remove barriers that may prevent qualified long-term unemployed job seekers from applying or being fully considered for jobs at our companies by adopting or building on the following practices:
1. Ensuring that advertising does not discourage or discriminate against unemployed individuals.
2. Reviewing screens or procedures that we use in our recruiting and hiring processes so they do not
intentionally or inadvertently disadvantage individuals from being considered for a job based solely on their
unemployment status.
3. Reviewing current recruiting practices to ensure that we cast a broad net and encourage all qualified
candidates to consider applying, including the long-term unemployed, by taking steps that may include:
• Publicizing our commitment that qualified unemployed individuals will not be disadvantaged solely on their
unemployment status on our website, in application materials, or in other places where it can be seen by potential
applicants;
• Interviewing or otherwise considering qualified long-term unemployed individuals;
• Training our hiring teams and recruiters to focus on the bona fide occupational requirements and leadership
requirements for a given role and not just on an applicant’s current or recent employment status;
• Engaging with local and regional entities in order to reach broad segments of the population with relevant skills
and experience
4. Sharing best practices – including success we have achieved with hiring the long-term unemployed in our
own company – within our organization and across our supply chain, with staffing firms, our employer
associations and the broader business community.
AARP on education and training for older job seekers. Organizations who support these job seekers are : the National Urban League, Goodwill Industries International, Accenture, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance, National Human Services Assembly, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Volunteers for America, and the American Society for Association Executives.
