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Local leaders announced $1.1 million in STEM funding for paid internships benefiting low-income, at-risk youth at a meeting Downtown on Thursday.
Source: WESA-FM
Nearly $1.1 million in federal money will help expand a fledgling program in Allegheny County aimed at providing more summer jobs for young people, officials said Thursday.
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
To capitalize and expand on the success of Learn and Earn, the summer youth employment initiative, state Department of Labor and Industry Secretary Kathy Manderino announced nearly $1.1 million in funding to pilot a set of diverse STEM initiatives for opportunity youth.
Rashad Roberts loved lifeguarding at city pools, but it was tough paying bills on a salary of $19,400.
Jermaine Chatman earned less than $20,000 annually working for a landscaping company, but his prison record dogged him when he applied unsuccessfully for something that paid more.
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Politics PA provided a preview of a segment of KD/PG Sunday Edition in which Stefani Pashman, 3RWIB CEO, takes a close look at the Pittsburgh region’s economy and employment situation. Where are the jobs – and what’s being done - to make sure the population is effectively trained, to fill the jobs of today and tomorrow. The television segment aired June 14, 2015.
Source: Politics PA
Mayor Peduto's office and the Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board have declared the summer of 2015 as one where the youth of Pittsburgh should prepare to "Learn and Earn" through an increased dedication to placing them in meaningful summer jobs. Stefani Pashman, Chief Executive Officer at the Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board, joins us to outline the joint plan for a productive summer.
Source: Essential Pittsburgh - 90.5 WESA-FM
Kia Tyler had just wrapped her freshman year at Slippery Rock University last spring when she took on a life-changing responsibility: She became the primary caretaker of three young nephews.
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Regina Omlor, 3RWIB's newest project assistant, was announced in the June edition of the Vibrant Pittsburgh newsletter.
Source: Vibrant Pittsburgh
3RWIB's Director of Business Solutions Scott Hudson authored the content for this Citizens Bank sponsored space in the Pittsburgh Business Times.
Do you remember your first summer job? Whether it was babysitting, mowing grass or scooping ice cream, the experience most likely gave you the self-discipline and motivation to continue working hard and learning.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board has partnered with the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County to offer a new teen summer job program.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Around 2,000 young people have applied for the Learn and Earn program, which connects teens and young adults to six-week paid summer internships, but employers don’t seem as interested.
Source: 90.5 WESA-FM
The National Fund for Workforce Solutions (NFWS) has selected the Pittsburgh Works Material Science Industry Partnership for the Partners Council Award for Exemplary Industry Partnership. In addition, the NFWS has featured the Pittsburgh Works Talent Bank in its monthly e-newsletter.
Source: National Fund for Workforce Solutions
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The certainty of college life this time of year gives way to the unknown of the future.
Source: KDKA-TV
Applications for the 2015 Learn and Earn program are now available online. Completed applications for the summer youth employment initiative must be submitted in person by April 30 at various locations throughout the county and city.
Source: South Pittsburgh Reporter
Area youth can benefit from summer opportunities through the 2015 Learn and Earn program, a joint effort of Allegheny County, the City of Pittsburgh and the Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board.
Source: Pennsylvania Business Daily
The Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board has an influx of state funds set expire at the end of June and its looking for employers to take advantage of its On-the-Job training program.
Source: PIttsburgh Business Times
Following a February call for volunteers to fill seats on Pittsburgh’s boards and commissions, Mayor William Peduto announced a diverse list of nominees Friday.
Source: Pennsylvania Business Daily
A good job can cure assorted ills. Crime. Poverty. Despair.
Yet the Pittsburgh region is behind its peers in spreading chances for employment around, according to U.S. Census and state data, and that has the business community and others concerned.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Last week, The Workforce Diversity Indicators Initiative released a report outlining minority participation in the Pittsburgh metro area employment market. The title says it all: “Behind The Times, The limited role of minorities in the greater Pittsburgh workforce.”
Source: New Pittsburgh Courier