The morning of his final internship evaluation, Adonis Clayborn woke up in his girlfriend’s car. Unable to afford a motel room, he had reclined the driver’s seat, covered himself in …
When Karin Norington-Reaves was asked to take over Cook County’s beleaguered jobs training agency more than five years ago, her exact words, as she recalls, were: “Hell, no.” What was …
By Lauren Zumbach | Contact Reporter | Chicago Tribune The Walmart Foundation is giving a Chicago and Cook County workforce agency $10.9 million to provide education and employment services for retail …
The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership solicits proposals for an Opportunity Youth Instructor Consultant. The instructor will be expected to deliver the approved curriculum to a total of 250 Opportunity Youth …
The new $3 million Fund, led by the Citi Foundation and America’s Promise Alliance, supports innovative city programs that prepare low-income youth for future success CHICAGO (August 26, 2015) –The …
Need a Job? Event Flyer Chicago will be the kickoff site for the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative, a new coalition of big businesses hoping to provide jobs or training for disadvantaged …
Alaska Airlines, Cintas, CVS Health, Hilton Worldwide, HMSHost, JCPenney, JPMorgan Chase, Lyft, Macy’s, Microsoft, Porch.com, Potbelly Sandwich Shop, Starbucks, Taco Bell, Target, Walgreens and Walmart Come Together With the Goal …
Push to Connect Chicagoans on South and West Sides to Flexible Earning Opportunities CHICAGO, IL – Chicago Ald. Emma Mitts (37th), Uber Regional General Manager Andrew Macdonald and the Chicago …
The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (“The Partnership”) and the Chicago Cook Workforce Investment Board (WIB) announce the release of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funding to organizations providing young …
CHICAGO HEIGHTS – The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (The Partnership) showcased its Chicago Heights Workforce Center at Prairie State College during an open house today. Cook County Board President Toni …