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KRA manages and operates a multi-year contract with the Prince George’s County [Maryland]  Department of Social Services.  As a Prince George’s County Works provider, operating out of the County’s three Employment Resource Centers, KRA works with customers applying for, or already participating… Continue Reading

Last week, we took a look inside KRA’s successful workforce development programs for Dislocated Workers in the Waccamaw Region of South Carolina.  Essentially, dislocated jobseekers have been terminated or laid off (or received notice of termination or layoff), and are eligible… Continue Reading

KRA’s workforce development programs for Dislocated Workers successfully provide quality employment and training services to assist eligible jobseekers in qualifying and finding meaningful employment, as well as to help employers find the skilled workers they need to compete and succeed… Continue Reading

Kathy Confer, KRA Career Agent, reports, “When Helen De’Atley came to the VIEW [Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare] program here in Norfolk, she was a bit timid and unsure of how her skills and abilities fit with today’s job… Continue Reading

Many different types of services are integral to the success of KRA’s workforce development operations.  One, when required, is providing jobseeker-customers with basic or advanced occupational-skills training, and another, which is overarching, is providing local employer-customers with a pipeline of skilled workers.  Sometimes these services… Continue Reading

KRA has been awarded two new contracts by the District of Columbia Department of Human Services (DCDHS) to provide targeted workforce development services to TANF recipients.  Knowlton R. Atterbeary, KRA President & CEO, commented, “As a national leader in workforce development,… Continue Reading

Jennifer Ely worked diligently to maintain employment to support herself and her daughter.  She held down many jobs over the years…cashier, housekeeper, front desk receptionist…but then, one day it happened: unemployment.  After 2 months of trying, and failing, to get another job, Ms.… Continue Reading

Our January Spotlight! focuses on 19-year old Alexandria Evans, who enrolled in the KRA Career Institute’s (KCI) Dental Assistant Training Program for Out-of-School Youth in February 2011, because she was “looking for something positive to do.” In the beginning of… Continue Reading

Within 1 week of its opening on November 28, 2011, KRA’s  Work Participation, Placement, and Support Services Program in downtown Baltimore, Maryland, was up and running and enrolling customers on December 5, 2011.  Under this initiative, operated and managed by KRA… Continue Reading

KRA has been recognized as a Platinum Winner in the International Competition for Marketing and Communication Professionals for a report, Maryland Youth Risk Behavior Survey, developed for the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). The MarCom Awards is a creative… Continue Reading