Useful Links

Please visit the links below for additional perspectives on the workforce development issues that are most important to HIRED.

http://www.deed.state.mn.us
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is the state’s principal economic development agency, operates a number of departments, including, a workforce development division that works with several partners to providing training and support to unemployed and dislocated workers. DEED operates all of the state’s WorkForce Centers.

http://www.mnworkforcecenter.org
The Minnesota WorkForce Center System is a partner of HIRED, and together, the two systems are co-located in six Twin Cities locations offering unique employment solutions.

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Mind the Gap (2005) written by the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program, discusses the need to reduce race, class and place disparities in the Twin Cities area to build a more competitive workforce.

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Close the Gap: A Business Response to Our Region’s Growing Disparities (2005) written by the Itasca Project, offers employers a written guidebook for use in tackling the disparity issues discussed in the “Mind the Gap” report.

www.mncn.org
The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits is an association of nonprofit organizations that have joined together to strengthen the state’s nonprofit sector though the sharing of information, services and research.

www.metrotransit.com
Metro Transit, the Twin Cities primary public transportation system, offers bus and light-rail transit options throughout the metropolitan area. Many of HIRED’s service locations are located near transit lines.

www.jobsnowcoalition.org
JOBS NOW Coalition is comprised of more than 100 organizations with the common belief that the opportunity to attain self-sufficiency through work is a fundamental community standard. The Coalition advances its agenda through research, education and advocacy.

www.affirmativeoptions.org
Affirmative Options Coalition works with its member organizations to advocate for public policy change at the intersection of welfare and work. Its goal is to promote policies that eliminate barriers and provide opportunities for low-income families to achieve economic security.

www.mncn.org/bp/index.htm
Minnesota Budget Project provides independent research, analysis and advocacy on budget and tax issues, emphasizing their impact on low- and moderate-income Minnesotans and the organizations that serve them.

www.chn.org
Coalition on Human Needs is an alliance of national organizations working together to promote public policies which address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable populations.

www.cdf-mn.org
Children’s Defense Fund-Minnesota’s mission is to Leave No Child Behind and to ensure every child a Healthy Start a Head Start, a Fair Start a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. The organization pays particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities.