Cincinnati Works is honored to receive a Bank of America Neighborhood Builder award, a significant investment in the sustainability of our programs and the leadership of our organization. The award includes: $200,000 in flexible funding over the next two years, to ensure our staff has the skills and support to meet the ever-evolving needs of […]
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Cincinnati Works and DHL are expanding our unique partnership, providing two dedicated coaches on-site at the DHL Americas Hub at the Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport, to ensure that all employees have direct support managing challenges in their personal life and pursuing career advancement. “We strive to make DHL a desirable place to work
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Tom and Jan Hardy support a number of non-profit organizations in Cincinnati. They have the means and the desire to make a significant contribution, and they wanted that contribution to carry on as far and long as possible. They chose Cincinnati Works. Specifically, the Hardys made a $1 million donation to the endowment at Cincinnati
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Help Wanted signs sprouted like dandelions this spring and summer, as more and more local companies sought to return to pre-pandemic production levels. Many of the signs have gone unanswered, though. Whether out of concern for the virus or opportunities for other income, would-be employees have looked elsewhere. It is not enough to simply hang
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A recent change to Ohio law makes it possible to seal and expunge significantly more criminal records, which in turn opens many more doors toward housing, employment and education for individuals with past convictions. One local man had more than 30 records that were eligible to be sealed because of the new law. And thanks
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The following article is taken from our 2020 Annual Report: Piece by piece, the Cincinnati Works Member Suite was completed in 2020: a tech-enabled, rearrangeable classroom; a kitchen and lounge; huddle rooms for semi-private conversations with coaches; walls with bright colors and inspirational quotes. When the year ended, though, there were still unopened boxes in
UPDATE, July 16: Child-care stimulus payments began arriving yesterday, July 15. To check the status of your payment or to update your information, visit the IRS update portal here. Original post, April 15: As part of the most recent stimulus package, parents of children age 17 and younger will receive cash payments beginning in July, essentially
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If you have not yet filed your 2017 income tax return, time is running out to claim your share of more than $1.3 billion in unclaimed returns. The deadline to file 2017 returns is May 17, 2021, and the Internal Revenue Service estimates that 1.3 million taxpayers have not yet filed a federal income tax
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Rayshun Holt has told his story many times, including on television and to audiences of local business leaders. But an 8-minute presentation last March felt different. Holt and his boss at the time, Nehemiah Manufacturing CEO Dan Meyer, were invited to speak to second-year business students at Harvard University on the success of Nehemiah’s second-chance
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Nick Jones has studied the art and science of teaching, understanding best practices and how they can be applied to different audiences. He has designed and led trainings, both in-person and online, across North America. In his newest role, he is re-designing and leading the Cincinnati Works JumpStart job-readiness workshop, adapting it to be delivered
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