Search Results for Expanded Subsidized Employment

The KRA/San Diego Metro Region Career Centers, operated for the San Diego Workforce Partnership, has established a partnership with the YMCA of San Diego County to provide employment opportunities for customers participating in the Welfare-to-Work Expanded Subsidized Employment [ESE] Program. Deona Dorsey, KRA Operations Manager-Special Projects,  reports, “Whoever first said ‘timing is everything’ was so right!  We approached Joshua Law, Human Resources Office Administrator III, just when the organization was recruiting to fill several  positions for the new Copley-Price YMCA. Our relationship with the ‘Y’ is thriving!  Not only have five ESE customers been hired in Member Services positions, they are also receiving
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Last month, Deona Dorsey, ESE Coordinator, reported that the San Diego Metro Region American Job Center, operated by KRA for the San Diego Workforce Partnership, had established an exciting, productive partnership with the Balboa International Group. Miss Angel Stancer, Business Services Representative, reports, “We are equally excited about our relationship with The Arc of San Diego , which is partnering with KRA/San Diego to provide incredible opportunities, with true career-advancement potential, for our Expanded Subsidized Employment public-assistance customers.” According to Lance McGill, Arc Talent Acquisition Manager, “We are advocates for providing diversity of work opportunities to enhance individual life and career
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Mr. Hamed Seyedi, Business Services Representative, San Diego Metro Region American Job Center–operated by KRA for the San Diego Workforce Partnership–reported, “Some Expanded Subsidized Employment (ESE) participants have difficulty finding work because of  language barriers.  So, I started contacting local businesses, one of which was Balboa International Group, that serve the needs of our international communities. ESE Coordinator, Deona Dorsey, commented , “Balboa was extremely receptive to a Business Services  partnership, and the screening and referral process progressed quickly.  Of the first 15 ESE candidates referred, 10 were hired, with four pending hire.” According to Hamed, “Currently, Balboa relies on
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Recently, KRA reported on California’s Expanded Subsidized Employment Program that transitions public-assistance recipients from “Welfare-To-Work” by providing wage-subsidy incentives for employers to hire and train unemployed jobseekers.  Connecticut’s Step Up has the same goals and objectives. In the Greater Hartford area, the Subsidized Employment Program (SEP), is administered by  CTWorks/American Job Center, operated by KRA for Capital Workforce Partners, through Jobs First Employment Services (JFES). Gerardo Heredia, KRA/JFES Career Agent: “Since inception, SEP has impacted the lives of thousands of JFES customers…like Angel Arroyo, with whom I worked closely to identify his most prominent employment assets.  During this process, I realized Angel was
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Recently, KRA reported that to transition cash-assistance recipients from “Welfare-To-Work” (WTW), CalWORKS added an Expanded Subsidized Employment (ESE) component. In San Diego County, ESE is administered by the San Diego Workforce Partnership—KRA client for the operation of the San Diego Metro Region American Job Center of California (AJCC). Deona Dorsey, KRA/AJCC ESE Coordinator, reported “Through an ESE Agreement, employers hire and train WTW participants referred to us, and receive wage subsidies from 100% to 25% over 6 months.  Already, ESE is yielding great results for our employer- and jobseeker-customers. For example, through ESE, a local Commercial Janitorial Services firm hired 12
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Recently, KRA Corporation reported on California’s Expanded Subsidized Employment (ESE) program that transitions public-assistance recipients from “Welfare-To-Work”, one of the Subsidized Employment Programs (SEP) that KRA offers across the country, including Virginia’s FEP (Full Employment Program) and Connecticut’s Step Up (Subsidized Training and Employment Program), which “is putting people back to work!” Step Up, which provides wage subsidies to employers that hire and train unemployed jobseekers, is administered by the Connecticut DOL and the State’s five Workforce Investment Boards, one of which is Capital Workforce Partners, for whom KRA operates the Hartford American Job Center (AJC) and Jobs First Employment Services (JFES)
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To transition cash-assistance recipients from “Welfare-To-Work” (WTW), as part of its WTW program, CalWORKS has added an Expanded Subsidized Employment (ESE) program. In San Diego County, the San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP)—KRA Corporation‘s client for the operation of the San Diego Metro Region Career Centers/American Job Center of California (AJCC)—administers the ESE, wherein employers agree to hire and train  WTW participants for whom they will receive a wage subsidy of 100% for 2 months, 50% for 2 months, and 25% for 2 months.  If after 6 months, the participant is hired permanently, which is after all the intent of the
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