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Partner4Work continues to call on the public to connect with the 40K for 40K campaign to help the region's unemployed or underemployed to work. With hiring incentives available to businesses, resources to job seekers to get hired, and funding opportunities for new partners, there are several ways you can get involved.

Nearly 500 young adults in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County will benefit from $350,000 in awards to organizations tapped to deliver entrepreneurial or STEM programming through the end of June. 

City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny Conference on Community Development and Partner4Work urge the local business community to meet, mentor and commit to hire TechHire Pittsburgh.

Partner4Work, formerly the Three Workforce Investment Board, has released two Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for Learn and Earn 2017, a $4.5 million summer youth employment program delivered in collaboration with Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh.

PA CareerLink® Pittsburgh/Allegheny County and Carnegie Library partner to bring career services to library patrons through new initiative.

The 40,000 for 40,000 campaign to identify and acknowledge the people, organizations and actions to help the region's 40,0000 unemployed or underemployed get to work kicked off Jan. 26. So who's been a Partner4Work? How are we making a difference?

Building on the momentum of Partner4Work’s 40,000 for 40,000 campaign to help the region’s unemployed and underemployed get to work, Simcoach Games has added the Get Hired! video game to its Simcoach Skill Arcade. The Skill Arcade includes a series of video games to help job seekers assess aptitudes, explore careers, learn basic job skills, and develop job readiness skills. Get Hired!, with over 35,000 downloads to date, provides job seekers an opportunity to practice key job interview behaviors and answering interview questions.

It started with the vision for something better. Dion Jones wanted a better life for his son, including a high school diploma and job training program for a solid future. Leaving New York for Pittsburgh and the Garfield Jubilee Association, was how that vision would become reality.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks to fund design & development pilots that aim to improve the preparation, increase the participation, and ensure the contributions of individuals from groups that have traditionally been underrepresented and underserved in STEM. NSF calls for bold, innovative ways to solve broadening participation challenges in STEM.

Deadline: Preliminary proposal, Feb. 14, 2017. Full proposal, May 16, 2017.

Partner4Work's 40,000 for 40,000 campaign has been featured in the local media. Click to read these stories and get involved with the movement to help the region's unemployed and underemployed get to work. 

Employers need skilled workers; young people want a path to a good job without accruing lots of debt. 

This article, from The Atlantic CityLab, is the first in a three-part series on apprenticeship in the United States.

Source: The Atlantic CityLab

In an increasingly complex economy, success is no longer just a personal issue. A person’s inability to find or retain employment has consequences for the economic well-being of families, neighborhoods, and the region’s business community.

In it's new report, Partner4Work, as a part of its 40,000 for 40,000 campaign, examines the people who make up the region's unemployed and underemployed.

The 3 Rivers Workforce Investment Board has a new name and a new mission—to connect the region’s unemployed and underemployed with jobs.

Now known as Partner4Work, the organization continues serving businesses and job seekers in the region with 40,000 for 40,000, a yearlong campaign aimed at getting people back to work. The initiative was announced last night during an event at the Clemente Museum.

Source: NEXT Pittsburgh

The Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board is changing its name to Partner4Work. The change in name and branding coincides with a campaign this year to better reach the Pittsburgh region’s roughly 40,000 people who are unemployed or underemployed and connect them with employers and support groups. “This is more than a name change,” the group said in a statement. “This is the promise that Partner4Work will continue to support greater flexibility within the workforce system as we connect disadvantaged populations with sustainable employment opportunities and local businesses with skilled talent.”

Source: Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Partner4Work, formerly Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board, launched its new name and its 40,000 for 40,000 campaign during an event at the Clemente Museum  in Lawrenceville on Jan. 26. 

Partner4Work is kicking off the 40,000 for 40,000 program on Thursday, a yearlong campaign for the region’s unemployed and underemployed with jobs.

Partner4Work is the new name of Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board. Based in downtown Pittsburgh, the organization connects funding, expertise and opportunities to develop a world-class workforce system in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.

Source: Pittsburgh Business Times

Partner4Work (formerly 3 Rivers Workforce Investment Board) proudly announces a year-long campaign to help connect the region’s unemployed and underemployed with jobs.

Partner4Work (formerly Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board) proudly announces a year-long campaign to help connect the region’s unemployed and underemployed with jobs.

“On any given day, 40,000 people in our region are unemployed or unemployed,” said Stefani Pashman, Partner4Work CEO. “Their struggle to find or keep employment doesn’t just impact them. It has real consequences on families, on communities, and on the overall economic health of the region.

“It’s time to step up and help change the story for the men and women who want a solid career. It’s time for all of us to commit to making a difference.”

“They’ve got to know that we care because we truly do. We believe in them even before they can believe in themselves.”  ~ Terrie Suica-Reed, Founder & CEO of PHASE 4 Learning Center, Inc.

Help with navigating everyday challenges—like housing, transportation, and child care—can be key to completing job training, a new report finds.

Source: The Atlantic CityLab