Monthly Archives January 2013

KRA Monthly Spotlight!

January 31, 2013 | No Comments

KRA’s Spotlight! continues to shine on a series of articles related to the Power of Partnership. As much as they’d like, KRA programs cannot be all things to all jobseeker-customers. Whatever the program…youth or adult, and whatever the funding…WIA or TANF, the firm’s foremost responsibility is to provide workforce development services resulting in quality education and/or training that leads to meaningful and sustainable employment. Since customers do not come to KRA with single and solitary needs, the development of strategic community partnerships expand the impact of KRA operations by providing critical, employment-enhancing auxiliary services. This month, the KRA Work Participation,
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High-Ranking Maryland Executive Addresses KRA Leaders

January 28, 2013 | No Comments

KRA remains committed to hiring the best people and investing heavily in professional development to deliver the highest caliber Program Management Team. As part of this commitment, in August 2010, KRA launched a formal leadership development program, the Leadership Edge. As KRA continues its planned expansion into new regions, the over-arching goals of the program are to (1) leverage best practices and lessons learned through cross-functional interactions, (2) improve company systems and processes that increase program effectiveness, and (3) fine-tune the decision-making and problem-solving skills necessary for company leaders to respond effectively to changing and challenging situations. Planned by staff
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KRA Serves Two Customers in Fast-growing Healthcare Field

January 21, 2013 | No Comments

Tracey Blevins, a 33-year old single mother, enrolled in the KRA/CTWorks JFES Program* in September 2010, and “exited” the program…this month. Yes, that is 28months, and some might say a long time to participate in a workforce development program. However, if you’re planning for a career that will form the foundation for the rest of your working life…and you know what your long-range goals are…time is not at issue. Tracey knew this, as did Denese Smith, her KRA Career Agent, and other KRA/CTWorks staff who supported Tracey during her time with the program. Tracey was a self-starter, who had already achieved three
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KRA Supports Local Virginia USO

January 13, 2013 | No Comments

For the past 2+ months, KRA has been celebrating 2012 Community Care Day, a company-wide initiative that celebrates the joy of giving and sharing good works with customers and neighbors in the communities the firm serves. This year, the company launched a Support Our Troops campaign, and KRA programs across the country rose to the occasion…many times with the cooperation and support of community-based partners…by collecting money and personal items for military personnel here and abroad, hosting special events for Veterans, and supporting local military events. Reports have been published previously on several successful KRA projects, and below is yet another, launched by
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KRA/CTWorks Raises More Than $2K for UW

January 13, 2013 | No Comments

It was reported previously that the KRA/CTWorks One-Stop Career Center Program, in the Greater Hartford Region of North Central Connecticut, had volunteered to raise money for a very deserving local cause…the United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut. To implement the campaign, which ran from October 1 through December 31, 2012, KRA staff from the four offices devised several unique activities. One of which, Dress-Up Jeans Day, encouraged staff to pay $5 each Friday, up to October 31st, for “dressing up” in jeans. Another activity, was a Paper T-Shirt Contest, wherein staff paid $1 to purchase ‘T-shirts” and then decorate them
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KRA Programs Brighten Vets' Days in CT and SC

January 7, 2013 | No Comments

For the better part of the last 3 months, KRA has been celebrating 2012 Community Care Day, a company-wide initiative that highlights the joy of giving and sharing good works with customers and neighbors in the communities the firm serves. This year, the company launched a Support Our Troops campaign, and KRA programs across the country rose to the occasion, many times in cooperation with community partners, collecting money and gifts for military personnel here and abroad, hosting special events, visiting Veterans facilities, etc. Reports have already been published on several successful KRA projects that focused on the well-being of
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