What's happening this month? | |
Events overview:
October 11th: Employer Spotlight: Amazon - Transportation & Distribution
October 12th: Employer Spotlight: Monogram - Production
October 12th: Work With Us Wednesday - Business Service Orientation 12-1PM CT via zoom. Register here.
October 17th: Employer Spotlight: Children's Hospital - Healthcare
October 19th: In-Person Networking Event hosted by the Center for Disability Inclusion at 203 S 18th St Omaha, NE 68102 from 9-10:30am. Click here for more info.
October 22nd: Set Aside Clinic by Legal Aid 9am-12pm @ HWS. Register Here
October 24th: Employer Spotlight: Omaha Steaks - Production
October 27th: Spooktacular Job Fair @ HWS 4-6PM. Interested in having your business there? Register Here!
October 31st: Employer Spotlight: LaborMax - Production
Every Wednesday from 10am - 3pm SourceLink Nebraska @ 75 North and MCC South Express for Walk-in Clients. They will not be onsite on 10/5. More information here.
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Join HWS in giving a warm WELCOME to our new Manager of Solutions Integration
Stefanie Torres Chan!
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Stefanie's experience is rooted in outreach and enrollment along with community and workforce development. She believes the secret to happiness is helping others.
Stefanie received her Bachelors of Science from University of Nebraska at Omaha. She also is a fellow graduate through the Community Health Center Executive Fellowship program at Kansas University Medical Center.
In her spare time, she loves being with her family and doodle enjoying the outdoors, whether that be camping, fishing, or golfing.
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Connect with small business and entrepreneur resources through SourceLink Nebraska | |
A Personal Action Plan is a customized strategy for connecting with Nebraska resource partners to help you start, grow, or accelerate a business. This is a service provided at NO COST to you! To get started, please complete the form below and a SourceLink Nebraska Network Navigator will be in touch.
Also, take a look at the update about free walk-ins below⬇️
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Update on AJC expansion to South Omaha! | | |
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In case you missed it, Heartland Workforce Solutions was awarded American Rescue Plan Act Funds to expand services to South Omaha!
This center is projected to open it's doors in March 2023!
Read the latest article written by Karlha Velasquez from the bilingual magazine "El Perico," here.
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American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Grants | |
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provides funding for recruitment and retention of teachers and nurses, as well workforce development. Grant applications will be available soon on this website. The grant application is not yet available, but an announcement will be made as soon as it goes live and applications are being accepted.
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Nursing Recruitment & Retention Grants (NRRG)
Starting in September, qualified healthcare providers may apply for $4 million in premium pay grants to help recruit and retain RN, LPN and CNA talent has been posted.
Round 1 applications accepted September 1, 2022, through January 1, 2023, as funds are available.
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Teacher Recruitment & Retention Grants (TRRG)
Starting in September qualified education employers (Grades 6-12) may apply for $4 million in premium pay grants to help recruit and retain educators teaching math, science, and career and technical education.
Round 1 applications accepted September 1, 2022, through January 1, 2023, as funds are available.
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Workforce Development Grants (WDG)
Starting in October, an initial $2 million in grants will be available to employers, nonprofits, educational institutions and other organizations that are helping Nebraskans hard-hit by the pandemic rejoin the workforce.
Round 1 applications accepted October 1, 2022, through January 1, 2023, as funds are available.
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Curious about what HWS can do for your business? Join us for Work With Us Wednesdays! | |
Join us on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 12 pm-1pm for an orientation to learn more about our services for businesses.
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Where: Zoom! Register here
- When: October 12th @12pm - 1pm CT.
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Interested in participating in a fun job fair during this spooky season? Join us for our second annual SPOOKTACULAR event and sign up HERE!
In light of the season all we ask is that you bring a bucket of candy and/or giveaways, as it will be a family friendly event and there will be trick-or-treaters.
Costumes welcome!
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Omaha has an impressive lineup of different industries and community members paving the way for workforce trailblazing, initiatives, and creation. Stay tuned for updates on our next events. These occur from 11AM- 12 PM CT at the Connect (2112 N 30th St). Check out last month's turn out with Shawntal Mallory as our featured speaker! ⬇️
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In the month of September 2022, we served 1,270 unique individuals. We also had 18 employers attend hiring events at HWS.
We also held our first Reverse Job Fair in September. This event was held via zoom for 2 hours. We had a total of 8 participants whose resumes were sent to employers to review prior to the event. We have received a lot of good feedback from this event, and will be planning another one in the near future.
*A special thank you to those businesses that were patient and navigated this first event with HWS.*
Interested in an Employer Spotlight?
It's a mini hiring event held at Heartland Workforce Solutions featuring only your business. Email jcabrera@hws-ne.org for more information & register today!
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Become part of the ACT Work Ready Community! | |
What is Work Ready Communities Initiative?
The ACT Work Ready Communities Initiative is a strategic framework, where the supply of ACT National Career Readiness Certificates (NCRC) earned by individuals, is matched with a demand by businesses who either recognize or recommend the credential. Employers can help their communities build a stronger workforce with the right foundational skill by supporting their counties by learning how the ACT NCRC can help them find the right employee, with the right skill set. Heartland Workforce Solutions and Metropolitan Community College are partnered in supporting this initiative.
✨SAVE THE DATE! ✨
Learn more on how being part of the Work Ready Community can benefit your business at our free Lunch-and-Learn event on November 3rd 1- 2:15pm CT. Click flyer and register today!
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Check out Dynamic Workforce Solutions and find out how you can invest in your community by giving a young adult the skills needed to be successful in the workforce.
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💫Up-skill your employees!💫
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CRED, or Career Readiness to Eliminate Disparities, is a grant from the city of Omaha that can help pay for individuals to take certain courses that will result in a license, credential etc., and connect them to either employment or higher employment. Each applicant is allowed up to $1,000 a year in funding from this program. CRED can help fund many courses in fields such as healthcare, IT, construction, and many more. Feel free to reach out to the Career Readiness Coordinator, Derek Comba, at dcomba@hws-ne.org for more information, or click here! for the application. | |
View the full results from the LMI surveys of the Greater Omaha area here:
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