Workforce Development Affinity Group Meeting
For members interested in or working on workforce development initiatives.
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For members interested in or working on workforce development initiatives.
The Connecticut Data Collaborative in partnership with the Chief Data Officer Tyler Kleykamp is hosting two Data Forums to discuss the Focal Points in the State Data Plan.
Fairfield County's Community Foundation evaluated their Career Connections program and produced a report with lessons learned.
HARTFORD, CT -- Eversource held an incredibly successful employee clothing drive and made a financial contribution to support Dress for Success.
BRIDGEPORT, CT -- The Bank of America Charitable Foundation recently awarded a $20,000 grant to Housatonic Community College Foundation to support women who are interested in pursuing a career in the manufacturing industry.
HARTFORD, CT -- With the support of up to $2.1 million (depending on number of students participating) from the City of Hartford (up to $1,000,000), the State of Connecticut/Connecticut Department of Labor (up to $696,000), and the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving (up to $526,000), the 2019 Summer Youth Employment Learning Program will serve more than 1,000 participants in Hartford and up to 1,500 throughout the region.
The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven will host an all-day convening about Greater New Haven’s future as a place of opportunity.
For members interested in or working on workforce development initiatives.
HARTFORD, CT -- In February, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, in partnership with the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and the City of Hartford, announced the Hartford Area Inner City Capital Connections (ICCC) program to drive job creation, capital investment, and economic growth in underserved communities.
DANBURY, CT -- DanburyWORKS, a collaborative supported by the Boston Federal Reserve’s Working Cities Challenge Grant, officially launches on May 20, 2019.
For staff and trustees of CCP member organizations engaged in the workforce development area.
Join us to hear about this study, learn about the efforts of the Federal Reeve Bank of Boston on this issue, and hear from an employer and a parent on how the lack of childcare impacts employers and families.
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) announced more than $1million in grants to support Connecticut workforce development training and educational programs at the Legislative Office Building on Wednesday, Feb. 27.
HARTFORD, CT -- Several nonprofits and state colleges are splitting more than $1 million in grants from a quasi-public funder to spur workforce development in Connecticut. The Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA), an agency that lends tax-exempt capital to nonprofits, on Wednesday awarded several grants aimed at expanding science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programming and job training in the state.
FCCF's webinar will discuss Connect-Us Academy's work to connect youth to development opportunities in the Fairfield County business community.
HARTFORD, CT -- The CHEFA Board of Directors is pleased to announce the FY 2019 Targeted Grant Award recipients.
For staff and trustees of CCP member organizations engaged in the workforce development area.
For staff and trustees of CCP member organizations engaged in the workforce development area.
HARTFRORD, CT -- Capital Workforce Partners (CWP), the state's workforce development board in north central Connecticut, said it received a $98,000 grant from Travelers Foundation to improve data-sharing platforms that spread awareness about at-risk youths.
HARTFORD, CT -- While experts say the Malloy administration has made progress on those workforce goals over the past eight years, challenges remain — a point the governor himself concedes as he enters his final four months in office. While Connecticut's workforce remains highly educated and productive, many industries report difficulties filling positions, including manufacturing, construction, transportation and logistics and health care, to name a few.