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News Archives
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Finishing the Workforce Job |
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An op-ed in the March 12 Daily News by Tracee Hunt, Chair of the Youth Council
and Vice President for Human Resources
at The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling
Co, that follows up on February 27
Special Report,
Philly Has Work to Do. |
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Philly Has Work to Do |
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A Daily News Special Report, insert in the Rethinking
Philadelphia series (posted on TheNextMayor.com, scroll down
to “Could more jobs = less violence?”) |
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Shadowing Day |
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On January 24th, more than 1,550 Philadelphia ninth graders
participated in the largest Shadowing Day yet! |
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Hundreds
of Students Celebrate "WorkReady" Internships |
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On August 10, 2006 more than 600 youth from throughout the
Greater Philadelphia region shared their experiences and
celebrated the successful completion of summer and
year-round internships and training programs offered through
WorkReady Philadelphia...read
more. |
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Greater
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce highlights two WorkReady
programs |
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As the school year comes to a close, the Greater
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce is highlighting two of
WorkReady's premier school-connected career exposure
programs in its May 2006 Newsletter. You can read about
youth reflections on their Business Mentoring Youth
internships and the Shadow Day essay contests
winners' visits to high profile employer hosts including
city officials and business leaders. |
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WorkReady featured in Philadelphia
Business Journal |
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Joseph A. Frick, President and CEO of Independence Blue
Cross, newly named Private Sector Chair of WorkReady
Philadelphia, puts out a call to employers in this week’s
issue of the
Philadelphia Business Journal.
Visit the Business Journal’s website and read the
op-ed piece entitled "A first break
benefits all".
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“Who Gave
You Your First Break?” |
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PHILADELPHIA, PA (October 5, 2005) – The Philadelphia
Workforce Investment Board and its Youth Council launched
the WorkReady Philadelphia 2006 youth employment campaign at
a reception for current and prospective employer partners
and area leaders, held this evening at the National
Constitution Center. The WorkReady Leaders Reception also
celebrated hundreds of executives from local companies who
participated in WorkReady Philadelphia, a city-wide
partnership supporting programs to prepare the City’s young
people for productive employment...read more. |
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