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It was reported in the September issue of the Monthly Spotlight! that the KRA/San Diego Metro Career Centers [1] operation had launched a new initiative, the Platform to Employment (P2E) Program [2]. Funded by the Wal-Mart Foundation, Citi Community Development, and the AARP Foundation, P2E was successfully (71% unsubsidized-job placement) piloted in the Southwestern Region of Connecticut by CTWorks [3], and then expanded by The Workplace organization to 10 major cities, including San Diego. There, it is administered by the San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP), KRA client for the operation of four San Diego Metro Career Centers. Read about some
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It was reported in the September issue of the Monthly Spotlight! that the KRA/San Diego Metro Career Centers [1] operation had launched a new initiative, the Platform to Employment (P2E) Program [2].  Funded by the Wal-Mart Foundation, Citi Community Development, and the AARP Foundation, P2E was successfully (71% unsubsidized-job placement) piloted in the Southwestern Region of Connecticut by CTWorks [3], and then expanded by The Workplace to 10 major cities, including San Diego, where it is administered by the San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP), KRA client for the operation of four San Diego Metro Career Centers.  Read about some KRA/San Diego/P2E participants’ experiences at:
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 It was reported in the September issue of the Monthly Spotlight! that KRA/San Diego Metro Career Centers­* had launched a new initiative, the Platform to Employment (P2E) Program.  Funded by the Wal-Mart Foundation, Citi Community Development, and the AARP Foundation, P2E was successfully (71% unsubsidized-job placement) piloted in the Southwestern Region of Connecticut by CTWorks**, and then expanded by The Workplace to 10 major cities, including San Diego, where it is administered by the San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP), the WIB for the Region, and KRA client for the operation of four San Diego Metro Career Centers. Those eligible for P2E are Veterans,
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In recent months, KRA partnered with the Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) and Capital Workforce Partners (CWP), KRA’s client, to host two Legislative Open Houses in the North Central Region.  The first, CTWorks@Hartford Open House, focused on the many benefits the CTWorks system provides for Hartford residents.  Distinguished guests…Tom Philips, CWP  President & CEO; Pedro Segarra, Hartford Mayor; Sharon Palmer, CTDOL Commissioner; Sylvania Lopez, HR Director, Hispanic Health Council; John Prescod, Executive Director, ConnectiKids; and “Yolanda”*, a KRA/CTWorks jobseeker-customer…started the day with a tour of the Hartford facility: the Career Agent area; Computer Resource Library; On-Line Learning Center, where customers with limited computer savvy
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