Posts by Marcie Dingle

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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KRA Employee Produces Videos for NAWDP

December 31, 2012 | No Comments

In support of a workshop facilitated by Kimberly Staley, Program Manager, KRA/CTWorks, Greater Hartford Region in North Central Connecticut, at the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals’ (NAWDP) Annual Conference held last May, Joseph L. Seymour, KRA Trainer and Subject Matter Expert, created a Workforce Development Advocacy video. Staley invited Bridget Brown, NAWDP Executive Director, to preview the video prior to the Conference to ensure accuracy, suitability, etc. Brown was so impressed that she requested to use the video as a kick-off vehicle for the whole Conference! By all reports, audience response to the video was great, and based on its
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KRA and CWEP Partners Support Local Troops

December 31, 2012 | No Comments

As part of the 2012 Community Care Day Initiative to Support Our Troops, KRA’s Camden, New Jersey office collaborated with its Community Work Experience Program (CWEP) partners to demonstrate appreciation and support for local troops in Fort Dix, New Jersey. The goal of the campaign was to provide support, either by donating time, money, and/or items, from a list supplied by Ms. “MJ” Flammer, Center Operating Manager, USO of Southern New Jersey. Recently, more than $500 and 300 items were turned over to Flammer, who delivered the gifts to the soldiers at Fort Dix. According to Anita Davis, KRA Program
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Dream Comes True for KRA Youth

December 31, 2012 | No Comments

Kaila Hunter was a 17 year-old, single parent when she enrolled in the KRA/SCWorks Out-of-School Youth Program 6 months ago. Her mother accompanied her to the Orientation, and voiced her concerns…which were three-fold…to Temecca Belcher, KRA Career Agent. First, she wished for Kaila to further her education and training; second, to get a good job; and third, to achieve self-sufficiency to care for herself and her son. At the same time, Kaila voiced her own concern, which was to qualify for training that would enable her to enter the medical field as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). Subsequent to a battery
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KRA Monthly Spotlight!

December 28, 2012 | 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 that result 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. Two KRA/TANF programs in Washington, DC provide an
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