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Future BOSTON, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jobs for the Future (JFF), a national nonprofit driving transformation in the American workforce and education systems, today announced that its Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning has been awarded $5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Labor to help more than 1,000 school-age young people access pathways to high-quality apprenticeships. Through an ambitious four-year initiative, JFF will partner with organizations across regional hubs to expand access to high-quality Registered Apprenticeship programs (RAP) for in-school and out-of-school young people from many different backgrounds.
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- With greater ability to scale access and reach previously untapped pockets of talent, the outlook for apprenticeships is brighter than ever."
- To help expand Registered Apprenticeship opportunities for school-age young people, the U.S. Department of Labor announced over $121 million in new funding earlier this year through the Apprenticeships Building America p rogram , with $58 million dedicated to establishing equity partnerships and pre-apprenticeship activities.
- As the project progresses, JFF will document the strategies and approaches used and share them with the broader field.
- For more information about JFF's work to support the development and expansion of Registered Apprenticeships, visit the Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning .
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Delaware Valley PHILADELPHIA, March 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JEVS Human Services (JEVS) announced that it received a total of $1.4 million for two Community Projects included in the FY 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, signed into law by President Biden on last week. Funding for these projects was championed by Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey (PA) and Representative Madeleine Dean (PA-4).
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- Services will include academic skill-building, job readiness, and credentialed skills programs in the trades, information technology and healthcare.
- Programs support diverse job seekers to prepare for and to access in-demand jobs in the Greater Philadelphia region.
- "Since opening its doors, JEVS Human Services has helped thousands of Pennsylvanians find vocational support and a bridge back to work.
- Consistent with our core principles and entrepreneurial spirit, JEVS Human Services creates innovative and sustainable solutions to address current and future community needs.
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Creative industries PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cynthia Figueroa, Deputy Mayor of the Office of Children and Families (OCF) for the City of Philadelphia, will become the next President and CEO of JEVS Human Services, Inc. (JEVS), the largest non-profit of its kind in the Philadelphia region, JEVS announced today.
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- Figueroa To Replace Retiring Jay Spector, Who Dramatically Expanded Non-Profits Reach and Mission
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cynthia Figueroa, Deputy Mayor of the Office of Children and Families (OCF) for the City of Philadelphia, will become the next President and CEO of JEVS Human Services, Inc. (JEVS), the largest non-profit of its kind in the Philadelphia region, JEVS announced today.
- She will succeed JEVS longtime CEO, Jay Spector, who will retire in June after 42 years of service, the last 26 as President and CEO.
- A member of Mayor Kenneys Cabinet, Figueroa is widely credited with transforming the Citys Department of Human Services into a national model as a high-performing, outcomes-driven child welfare system.
- In stepping into the President and CEO position at JEVS, Figueroa will assume leadership of the largest human services and employment non-profit in the region.
focused on championing opportunities for Direct Support Professionals (DSP).
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- focused on championing opportunities for Direct Support Professionals (DSP).
- "These essentials workers are on the job every day helping our neighbors with complex medical histories and significant challenges not only navigate in our community, but be valued contributors to it," said Rantanen.
- "They are true heroes who rise to the occasion, including risking their personal health to stay on the job during the pandemic, every day yet struggle to make ends meet.
- The DSP podcastwhich also discusses ways the pandemic heightened the issue and includes insights from a JEVS career professional in the fieldas well as the first two WPMP episodes are available at https://www.jevshumanservices.org/category/podcast/ and on podcast platforms.
