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Business Service Representatives - April, 2012

Open House

Join us for an Open House on Wednesday, February 29th at:
Cook County Illinois workNet Center, operated by SERCO
4:30-6:30PM
Food and beverages will be provided
2138 S. 61st Court, 3rd Floor
Cicero, IL 60804
 

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12/21/2011 -Connecting Chicago Communities

On Tuesday, December 6, 2011, for a White House-sponsored conference on partnerships between the federal government, religious and neighborhood groups, Karin Norington-Reaves, Director Cook County Works, was a panelist representing Chicagoland Workforce Board. Here are some of the topics of concern: http://www.dol.gov/_sec/newsletter/2011/20111208.htm

Nearly 700 local leaders convened at the University of Illinois at Chicago on Tuesday for a White House-sponsored conference on partnerships between the federal government and religious and neighborhood groups. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel kicked off the event with a challenge: "I need the ministers to come outside the door of the church where there is warmth and bring that warmth out into the streets." The Labor Department led two workshops: the first focused on Chicago's local workforce investment system and featured Byron Zuidema, regional administrator for the Employment and Training Administration, and the second was a training session on job clubs led by Ben Seigel, deputy director of the department's Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

Jobs: Training and Workforce Development

Jobs are the number one priority in these economic times. In this session, learn about efforts at the federal and local levels for getting Americans back to work. Government panelists will discuss the federal workforce development system's resources and Chicago/Cook County's recently re-structured system. Nonprofit and foundation panelists will discuss local programs and keys to partnering. Workshops participants will learn about a range of exciting programs and come out with ideas on how to connect with the workforce development system to help their communities and constituencies access occupational skills and jobs.

Moderators:

• Ken Bennett, Regional Representative for Labor Secretary, Hilda Solis

• Ben Seigel, Deputy Director, Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, U.S. Department of Labor

   

Panelists:

• Byron Zuidema, Regional Administrator, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor

• Karin Norington-Reaves, Director, Chicagoland Workforce Board

• Whitney Smith, Program Director, Joyce Foundation

• Juan Salgado, President and CEO, Instituto Del Progreso Latino

• Bral Spight, Executive Director, 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative Chicago

   

 11/8/2011 --  Preckwinkle, Bank of America Highlight Financial Partnership

10/20/2011 --President Preckwinkle and Mayor Emanuel Announce City-County Merger in Workforce Development

10/14/2011 --Preckwinkle, Cook County Works (CCW) Award $15 million to Community Groups

8/23/2011 --  Preckwinkle Creates More Than 1600 Jobs

6/22/2011 --  President Preckwinkle and Mayor Emanuel Announce Expanded Summer Program Opportunities for Cook County Youth

6/20/2011 --  President Preckwinkle Launches Cook County Works Summer Youth Program

4/26/2011 --  Cook County Works restructures President's Office of Employment Training (POET), streamlines County workforce training operations