Join PennDOT for an Info Session on Highway Construction Trades - June 21st
Are you interested in working in the highway construction jobs, such as Laborers, Carpenters, Radio Operators, Clerks, Timekeepers, CDL drivers, etc.? Are you interested in learning about On-the-Job Training Program to learn construction skills while you earn? Are you interested in learning about how to apply for jobs with PennDOT, with highway construction Contractors, and with union apprenticeships? Join PennDOT for a discussion to learn about employment opportunities in th
Women in Nontraditional Careers Now Recruiting for Summer Trades Readiness Program
The Women in Nontraditional Careers (WINC) Trades Readiness Program is a pre-apprenticeship program designed to prepare women to enter and succeed in a Registered Philadelphia Union Building Trades Apprenticeship or other careers in the trades. TRAINING PROVIDER: Finishing Trades Institute PROGRAM LENGTH: 6 weeks PROGRAM DATES: July 13, 2021- August 19, 2021 PRE-REQUISITES: Interest in a career in the building trades, High School diploma or equivalent, Driver’s License, passi
PowerCorps PHL Now Recruiting for Cohort 17 - Deadline July 16th
PowerCorpsPHL is a 4-18 month, paid workforce development program that uses environmental service as the vehicle to teach career and technical skills. Members earn a living allowance of $1,400/ month and are eligible for additional benefits including transportation and education support. To learn more, click here. To apply, click here. APPLICATION PROCESS Step 1: Complete the online application and schedule interview Step 2: Attend an Intake Session Step 3: Second Interview a
Resolve Magazine Spotlights Why Not Prosper
On a chilly spring morning in Philadelphia, Michelle Simmons unlocks the door to the building she owns on Chelten Avenue, not far from her old middle school. She owns three buildings in Germantown, actually. More accurately, her nonprofit owns them. But Simmons and her organization, Why Not Prosper, are basically synonymous. Once inside the building, she moves quickly, flipping light switches, sorting paperwork, stuffing goodie bags, talking herself through each to-do. She ta
Case Backlog, Jail Conditions Frustrate People in Philly’s Criminal Justice System
WHYY: Aaron Moselle - June 14, 2021 Post-pandemic life is on the horizon in Philadelphia. On Friday, more than a year after the Department of Public Health recorded its first positive case of COVID-19, the city lifted its final two mitigation measures: the indoor mask mandate and the 11 p.m. last call for restaurants. The move came roughly a week after the city removed all capacity limits and social distancing requirements for businesses and events. However, the impact of vir
Free Library of Philadelphia Hosting Series of Job Fairs Next Week
Attention job seekers! Here’s your chance to connect directly with training programs, employers, and experts in Health Care, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Construction, and other Skill Trades. Sessions will take place daily, every hour on the hour, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Drop in for any session throughout the week. A full agenda will be emailed to registrants the week before the event begins and specifics on each day’s session will be emailed to registrants the
Public Defender Says Philly Jails are ‘Cruel and Callous,’ and Violate Clients’ Rights
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Samantha Melamed - June 2, 2021 The Philadelphia Department of Prisons has been locked in federal litigation for more than a year with civil rights lawyers who say conditions are unsanitary, cleaning supplies inadequate, the climate dangerous, and the time prisoners spend outside of cells inhumanely scarce. A judge found grounds to hold the city in contempt of an order to let people out of their cells at least three hours a day. And sanctions of $10
Foot Locker Foundation Community Empowerment Program Accepting Grant Proposals
The LISC & Foot Locker Foundation Community Empowerment Program is a partnership of the Foot Locker Foundation and LISC to launch a $3 million, multi-city initiative to support community and youth empowerment in underserved communities where Foot Locker Inc.’s teams live, grow and work. The program aims to bridge gaps in health, wealth, and opportunity, especially those driven by racial inequity. Over the next two years, the LISC & Foot Locker Foundation Community Empowerment
Homelessness in Reentry is a Serious Concern. Here’s What Philly is Doing About It
Generocity: Krystine Sipple - June 7,2021 According to the Prison Policy initiative, people who have been to prison experience homelessness at a rate nearly 7 times higher than the general public, and people who have been incarcerated multiple times are twice as likely to be homeless than that. So the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO) and JPMorgan Chase recently partnered to extend approximately $160,000 in funding to provide a full-
Office of Violence Prevention Accepting Applications for Targeted Community Investment Grant Program
The Office of Violence Prevention under the cluster of the Office of Policy and Strategic Initiatives for Criminal Justice and Public Safety is now accepting applications for the Targeted Community Investment Grant (TCIG) Program ranging from $1,500 to $50,000. These grants will support community-based programs and activities in the City of Philadelphia focused on violence prevention and intervention, with a special emphasis on supporting collaborative efforts that immediatel