Monthly Archives November 2018

Young KRA Customer Proves to be a “Cut Above”

November 26, 2018 | No Comments

In August 2018, Chance Shelton, 23, enrolled in YouthWorks!, a career-development program for Out-of-School Youth and young adults (18-24) operated by KRA for the Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation (AAWDC). James LeBlanc, KRA Program Manager, reported, “After working with our Career Exploration Team (CET), which was focused on assessing Chance’s job skills and career interests, it was clear that his passion was to become a Master Barber and one day own his own barbershop.” The CET agreed that Chance was “workforce-ready”, so LeBlanc contacted Derrick Adair, owner of Unique Looks Barbershop, who agreed to a 200-hour ‘earn & learn’ Work Experience
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KRA and Partners Pre-Screen Candidates for Hiring Fair

November 15, 2018 | No Comments

The Chicago Westside American Job Center, operated by KRA for the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (CCWP), was an integral participant in pre-screening job-seeking hopefuls for the invitation-only World Business Chicago Westside Hiring Fair. World Business Chicago, a not-for-profit corporation, coordinates Chicago’s business retention and attraction efforts; raises Chicago’s profile as a prime business location; and serves as a resource for the community, bringing together key parties in the public- and private-sectors to accelerate economic development and growth. The 200 jobseekers selected to attend the Fair had to undergo a pre-screening process, which included resume review, update, and/or development; interview tips
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Why the Current Workforce System is Not Suited to Help Medicaid Beneficiaries Meet Work Requirements

November 7, 2018 | No Comments

(A Center for Law and Social Policy October 31, 2018 Newsletter Reprint) For the first time in the 53-year history of Medicaid, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance in January saying it would consider state proposals to take health coverage away from people who don’t meet work requirements. Since then, over a dozen states have requested such waivers from CMS, with Arkansas the first to implement. However, the January guidance made clear that CMS would not allow states to use Medicaid funds for the costs of providing job training or related services to Medicaid recipients. Many states have therefore
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KRA Continues to Air Innovative Workforce-Services Podcasts

November 7, 2018 | No Comments

In March 2016, the San Diego Career Centers—partners in the American Job Center of California network, operated by KRA for the San Diego Workforce Partnership—launched Searching in San Diego, the official SDWP Podcast for on-demand access to the most up-to-date workforce-related information and resources for both job-seeking professionals and employers. Highlighting “workforce topics, trends, and tips you need to know on the go”, KRA’s Diana Saldivar, Social Media & Communications Specialist, and Shadia Omer, Digital and Multimedia Coordinator, co-host the Podcast, supported by a team of Career Development, Business Services, Facilitation, and Special Projects Coordinators, whose own experiences, many times, contribute to episode
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