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On October 3, 2012, a dozen staff members from the KRA/VIEW (Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare) Program in Norfolk attended an Appreciation Luncheon hosted by Community Personal Care (CPC) exclusively for KRA Corporation to demonstrate their appreciation for the long-time productive working relationship with the company.  CPC, which was established in 1998 by W. Wayne Perry, Jr., is one of the largest Home Health Care agencies in the Norfolk area, and is widely recognized as a leading provider of quality home care designed to support independent living.  Licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia and accredited by the Joint Commission…the highest standard
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On October 15, 2012, Ernestine Chambers began working for the Work Participation, Placement, and Support Services Program as a KRA Career Agent. In and of itself, this is not a newsworthy accomplishment. However, how she got the job is. Chambers, who is 29, single, and the mother of three, enrolled with the KRA Orientation program as a condition of receiving Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) benefits through the Baltimore Department of Social Services (DSS), KRA’s client agency. According to Christin Coleman, KRA Career Agent, “Ernestine had been unemployed for more than 2 years, and had come to realize just how difficult
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Inna Lomack, KRA Business Services Coordinator, San Diego Metro Region One-Stop Career Centers, and Paula Duarte, Business Services Representative, California Employment Development Department (EDD) met with Donna Eddings, HR Manager, San Ysidro Health Center (SYHC) to discuss an important recruitment effort on behalf of SYHC’s newest facility, the King-Chavez Health Center (KCHC), one of 10 health centers operated by SYHC in San Diego County. Eddings wanted to ensure that opportunities were provided for qualified area residents to apply for 20 new KCHC positions, and that candidates represented the rich diversity of the residents in the area.  KRA/EDD team leaders and staff sprang
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On September 7, 2012, Inna Lomack, KRA Business Services Coordinator, San Diego Metro Region One-Stop Career Centers, and Paula Duarte, Business Services Representative, California Employment Development Department, attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the San Ysidro Health Center (SYHC) commemorating the opening of the King-Chavez Health Center (KCHC).  Lomack and Duarte were special guests of Donna Eddings, HR Manager, SYHC, in that it was the proactive teamwork of KRA/EDD that resulted in the hiring of 10 area KRA jobseeker-customers to fill positions created by the opening of the new facility.  Ed Hernandez, Chief Executive Officer, SYHC,  happily accepted proclamations from
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Two weeks ago, we reported that on August 1, 2012, Don Scott, KRA Senior Vice President for Workforce Operations, was appointed to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the California Workforce Association (CWA)* to represent the operators of the State’s One-Stop Career Center Program.  Scott’s appointment was directly related to his experience in this arena, as KRA operates several One-Stops across the country, including four centers in the San Diego Metro area directed by Maxine Suka, KRA Program Manager. During September 4 – 6, 2012, Suka and Scott, who is also Chair of the Board of Directors
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This month’s Spotlight! is the last of a three-part series highlighting an industry vital to the American economy…Hospitality, and the role that KRA programs play in maximizing job development and placement opportunities presented by a significant industry sub-group…the Restaurant sector. To re-cap, 7 years ago, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reported that the industry presented high-growth job opportunities, and was projected to add a substantial number of new jobs to the economy. However, the 2008-2009 recession hit the Restaurant sector very hard.  When the economy nose-dived, consumer discretionary spending plummeted, and with less money, people ate out less often. At
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Last week, we reported that the KRA Norfolk VIEW (Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare) Program had partnered with the Briggs Home Health Agency, as part of its participation in the Virginia Full Employment Program (FEP), operated by the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) at the state level, and by KRA’s client, the Norfolk Department of Human Services (NDHS) at the local level.  Actually, this new partnership is the most recent of many successful FEP relationships that KRA/VIEW has established since 2008. FEP is a work component within the VIEW program that provides subsidized employment for TANF (Temporary Assistance
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On August 1, 2012, Don Scott, KRA Senior Vice President for Workforce Operations, was appointed to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the California Workforce Association (CWA), a collaborative membership-based organization dedicated to advancing workforce excellence in the State.  According to the association’s website, “We have our pulse on the state of California’s workforce, create statewide partnerships to address critical workforce issues, and build the capacity of our members to excel at the local level in designing high impact workforce strategies. In the areas of advocacy and education, CWA is partnered with the National Association of Workforce
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Through the diligent efforts of Ninette Adams-Terry and Gina Tanks, KRA Employment Specialists, the Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare (VIEW) program, in Norfolk, has partnered with the Briggs Home Health Agency (BHHA), as part of KRA/VIEW’s successful performance and high work-participation rate in the Virginia Full Employment Program.  According to Adams-Terry, “We are now in a much better position to assist more customers who are interested in this line of work to secure employment.  It is particularly encouraging for us that Briggs is willing to consider hiring qualified individuals with criminal backgrounds, which will provide them with a valuable opportunity
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On August 17, 2012, Don Scott, KRA Senior Vice President for Workforce Operations, was elected by the Board of Directors of the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) to be its Chair.  A life-time member of NAWDP*, Scott has served on the Board since 2008, and steps up to the new role from his previous position as Vice Chair, which he held for the past 2 years.  He also served on the Executive Committee, and as a member of the Finance Committee for 4 years, was active in retooling NAWDP’s financial management system.  Scott is also a member of the Executive Committee
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