Since the pandemic forced us to close our doors in mid-March, we have witnessed a painful truth: The “digital divide” is real, and many of our Members are on the wrong side of it. Job seekers who do not have easy access to computers and reliable internet service are at a significant disadvantage when so […]
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Regina Pugh was in the Cincinnati Works office recently and noticed a familiar job posting on the bulletin board: a seasonal position at a data-management company where she worked years ago. “I would go back there today if I could,” she said. The problem is getting to and from the company’s office in Sharonville. Pugh
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By Matt Mooney, Vice President Within the span of 10 days, several major news outlets (the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and Financial Times) published stories about employers who are applying a particular innovation to fill open positions in a tight labor market. They highlight an increasingly common practice that only a few years ago
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In 20-plus years of fighting poverty through employment, Cincinnati Works has found a model that addresses the dual challenge of poverty and labor shortages: one-on-one support for the working poor. Since we opened our doors in 1996, we have offered lifetime coaching for all of our clients, whom we call Members. In recent years, we
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More than half of Greater Cincinnati residents in poverty have at least one job, which means hundreds of local companies have employees who need public assistance just to make ends meet. “I think that was news to many of the employers we work with,” said Meghan Cummings, Executive Director of the Women’s Fund of the
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Mike Kralik listened intently as local companies described the challenges and triumphs of hiring traditionally hard-to-hire individuals – those with criminal records or in poverty or facing other barriers to employment. Kralik is the plant manager at Continental Building Products, and they are considering a similar effort. In addition to tapping into a new pool
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