Monthly Archives November 2016

KRA Monthly Spotlight!

November 30, 2016 | No Comments

Last month, KRA Customer Gains Employment…and a Place to Call Home featured a homeless-jobseeker served by our Greater Hartford AJC. This month, another tale emerges from our San Diego Metro Career Centers. Sadly, from Connecticut to California—and every KRA program in between—there is no shortage of stories. One east-coast operation reports that 1/3 of customers have experienced homelessness. Regardless of the contributing circumstances, job-hunting as a homeless person presents a harsh, and perhaps—for those without assistance and support—insurmountable barrier to sustainable employment. As November draws to a close, so does National Homelessness Awareness Month for 2016. However, the end of November is also the end of an OJT
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KRA Staff Honored for Contributions to Community

November 29, 2016 | No Comments

Recently, a black-tie gala honored One Hundred Men of Color for positive contributions and long-term commitments to their respective Connecticut and Western Massachusetts communities. Artie Owens and Anthony Harrington were among these 100 dedicated and distinguished men, acknowledged for their unwavering support of business, civic, and education sectors in the community, positively impacting the lives of individuals, especially our youth, throughout the Greater Hartford area. Owens, Program Director of a KRA/AJC network that covers 37 towns in Connecticut’s North Central Region for Capital Workforce Partners, provides guidance, oversight, and support for 70+ staff members who operate and manage specialized WIOA
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KRA Launches 8th Annual Community Care Campaign

November 28, 2016 | No Comments

Recently, KRA announced that its 2016 Community Care Campaign (CCC) focuses on two special jobseeker-populations, whose obstacles to meaningful and sustainable employment are not necessarily mutually exclusive: youth suffering from a form of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and individuals with criminal backgrounds, i.e., ex-offenders. CCC Committee Coordinator, Nate’ Gordon, reports, “Most often, PTSD is used to describe a debilitating condition exhibited by Veterans who have served in war-torn areas of the world. However, as incidences of inner-city violence increase right here at home, we are encountering PTSD-type symptoms of anxiety, depression, and hopelessness in our young-adult customers—fueled by challenges of un- and
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KRA Partnership Hosts Successful Career Expo

November 21, 2016 | No Comments

Recently, KRA hosted the 1st Annual Alameda County Career Expo in collaboration with the Alameda County Workforce Development Board (WDB), the Oakland WDB, and the City of San Leandro, CA. Convened at the Zero Net Energy Center in San Leandro, the huge event was also supported by the Contra Costa County WDB, the East Bay Economic Development Alliance, the EASTBAY Works America’s Job Centers network, and the Oakland Private Industry Council. Expo numbers were beyond impressive—more than 50 private- and public-sector employers, with 750 job opportunities, invested $250-$500 to take advantage of varying levels of participation; 500 jobseekers pre-registered; and
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KRA Hiring Events Yield Outstanding Results for Business-Customer Walmart

November 14, 2016 | No Comments

Deona Dorsey, KRA Operations Manager-Special Projects, Metro Region Career Centers, operated for the San Diego Workforce Partnership, reports, ” KRA San Diego has successfully connected hundreds of retail professionals with Walmart employment opportunities. It started with a community-wide effort to initiate a retail-focused hiring event for the holiday season, and as a regional leader in connecting jobseekers with employment, KRA San Diego was the optimal resource for facilitating the event. Ziad Eskharia, KRA Employment Specialist, Breaking Barriers San Diego, and I coordinated the first hiring event, with 150 jobseekers receiving on-site interviews, and a significant number walking away with job offers!
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KRA Customers Inspired by Entrepreneurial Success Story

November 8, 2016 | No Comments

When Tiffany Largie, renowned Business Strategies Expert, approached the KRA Educational Department team of the DC TANF Employment Program (TEP), operated for the DC Department of Human Services, offering to share her personal journey to successful entrepreneurship, KRA/TEP staff and customers welcomed the opportunity to attend one of her dynamic symposia. A single mother of two, Ms. Largie had overcome personal and workplace challenges very similar to those experienced by many KRA/TEP customers, some of whom had expressed interest in eventually creating their own business enterprises. David Holman, KRA/TEP Job Developer, commented, “Ms. Largie’s personal testimony and subsequent successes touched the
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