May is Mental Health Month. The post below is written by Jacque Edmerson, a mental-health counselor who works with Cincinnati Works Members through a partnership with TriHealth. We all love the phase “Keeping It Real.” It means bringing our authentic truth to the conversation. Well, let me keep it real with you: Some of us are …
The following article is taken from our 2021 Annual Report. Click here to view the full report. Bradly D’Souza has had a lifelong interest in finance. He has served as unofficial bookkeeper for his family since he was a child. These days, as an engineer at Tesla, he still gets requests from friends looking for …
When Dan Meyer wanted to entertain executives from Procter & Gamble earlier this week, he took them to Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse for dinner. Less than 24 hours later, executives from Jeff Ruby’s were at Nehemiah Manufacturing to learn from Meyer about his company’s success with fair-chance hiring. “You guys are the best of the best, …
We are excited to announce that Tianay Amat has been hired as the next President & CEO of Cincinnati Works. Her first day will be May 10. Tianay brings more than 20 years of experience as a teacher and administrator to the role, including the past 11 months as Interim Superintendent of Cincinnati Public Schools. …
Cincinnati Works and AMEND share a mission to make lasting impact on the community, and today the organizations announce a unique partnership that will create new opportunities for our neighbors in need and the businesses that employ them. Both organizations work with a wide range of local employers – Cincinnati Works as a non-profit workforce …
Belinda Coulter-Harris welcomed hundreds of Members to Cincinnati Works, coached many of them through a wide range of challenges, and inspired many more with her generous smile and fierce determination. Whatever her role at the organization, she lived the mission and believed in the Members. “Miss Belinda,” as most Members knew her, died Sunday evening …
When Juanita Guilford was offered a job as a Patient Care Representative earlier this month, she declined it. After 11 years working in housekeeping at The Christ Hospital, the thought of switching roles made her nervous. Then Cincinnati Works coach Kristina Johnson showed her how the patient-care role fit her personality and her career goals. …
As he kept a vigil beside his son’s hospital bed, Barry Hampton filled yellow legal pads with the thoughts that rushed through him. Prayers for his son’s health, anger at the incident that changed their lives, appreciation for the support system he had. He wrote when he woke up. He wrote on the bus to …
In order to launch her mobile hair salon, April Austin had an opportunity to purchase a conversion van at a very low cost. She took it to a dealership to have it inspected, and they told her it was worth more as spare parts than as the centerpiece of her business. They told her to …
“We’re so happy to have you here to carry on our dream.” These were the words that greeted me on my first day at Cincinnati Works more than 12 years ago. That note card, along with a beautiful bouquet of flowers, was from our co-founders Liane and Dave Phillips. To this day, the note card …
