Partner4Work News
Partner4Work News Brief for the week of October 24th, 2022. Learn more about recent success stories, Build On 2022, and job openings!
Partner4Work News Brief for the week of October 10th, 2022. Learn more about the latest labor market report, job openings, RFQs/RFPs, and events coming up this month!
EDSI Pittsburgh recently developed a close partnership through outreach with Project Destiny, a nonprofit organization on the North Side of Pittsburgh, that provides programming and resources to reach, educate, inspire and grow Pittsburgh’s inner-city youth and their families. EDSI is proud of the fact that Project Destiny is one of their first On-the-Job Training contracts signed in this fiscal year.
Partner4Work News Brief for the week of September 26th, 2022. Learn more about EDSI and Project Destiny, success stories, and vote on our poll!
Partner4Work News Briefs for the week of September 12th, 2022. Learn more about job openings, RFQs/RFPs, and events coming up this month!
Partner4Work's INSPIRE program serves job seekers in recovery from substance use disorder (SUD), funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission through partnership with three other workforce boards in the southwest PA region. Locally operated by the Allegheny County PA CareerLink, participants have access to a wide range of workforce training and services, including Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS) training through the Pennsylvania Peer Support Coalition.
The Good Health, Better World podcast sponsored by UPMC Health Plan brings experts together to discuss some of healthcare’s most important (and often challenging) topics. In this episode, our excellent leader, Earl Buford highlights the critical link between strong health and steady employment. The episode also shares information about the new collaboration between P4W and UPMC Health Plan on the Pathways to Work program.
By Richard Cerilli
Pittsburgh Business Times - December 10, 2020
Pittsburgh Business Times
September 15, 2020
By Earl Buford and Laura Ellsworth
Pittsburgh Business Times - September 11, 2020
By Nate Doughty of the Pittsburgh Business Times
August 5, 2020
Partner4Work and its Board of Directors are committed to supporting social justice reform, empowering Black communities, and creating the pathways and mechanisms that allow for Black and Brown residents to have life-sustaining employment, access to advancement opportunities, and the business support needed to compete in the marketplace.
Source: Pittsburgh Business Times
By Earl Buford and David J. Malone for the Pittsburgh Business Times
April 22, 2020
On Friday, Gov. Tom Wolf Governor Tom Wolf announced the PA Department of Labor & Industry (L&I)'s plan to implement federal unemployment compensation benefits provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The CARES Act temporarily provides an additional $600 per week, makes self-employed, independent contractors and gig workers eligible for benefits, and extends unemployment compensation (UC) benefits for an additional 13 weeks. A summary of Gov. Wolf's announcement can be found in Partner4Work's most recent policy briefing.
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A little more than a week since the CARES Act was signed into law, American businesses and workers look to understand key items including small business relief through the Paycheck Protection Program, stimulus payments, and expanded unemployment compensation benefits. Locally, agencies including the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, Neighborhood Allies and others have mobilized to help small businesses learn about and access the resources provided through the Act. At the same time, Partner4Work (P4W) and its partners drive critical workforce decision-making for the benefit of businesses, workers, and partners in Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh.