HIRED | February Newsletter

February, 2010

Broadway Students with Chef Jeff Riley

You're Invited!

Interested in a firsthand look at HIRED’s important work in our community? In recognition of your ongoing support for HIRED, you and a guest are invited to join us on Monday, February 22, from 3 to 5 p.m. for a free appreciation event at Broadway Community High School in Minneapolis (1250 West Broadway Avenue).

During the event you’ll hear inspiring stories from staff and youth, as well as remarks from HIRED’s Executive Director Jane Samargia. With refreshments and hors d’oeurves prepared by HIRED’s young culinary students at Broadway, this is sure to be an event that you don’t want to miss!

Please RSVP to Karen Samek by e-mail or by calling 612-302-8504.

Thank you for your continued interest in and support for HIRED!

Make sure to register as a
guest for the Jobs Summit Fundraising Breakfast!
E-mail Karen Samek to reserve your seat today!

Increase Your Visibility – Sponsor Jobs Summit 2010!

If you’re looking for a way to increase your organization’s visibility, consider sponsoring our Jobs Summit – HIRED’s premier fundraising and networking event. 300 people are expected to attend this year’s event, which will take place at the Doubletree Hotel Minneapolis-Park Place on Thursday, April 8 from 8 to 9 a.m.

HIRED Director of Development and Communications Erin Loavenbruck said, “This is our third annual event and we’ve always had great support from our sponsors. We go to great lengths to show our appreciation and see that sponsors receive the recognition they deserve.”

With four sponsorship levels available – ranging from $500 to $5,000 – there is a level to meet the needs of organizations of all sizes. For more information about sponsorship opportunities, visit our website.

Thank you to our newest sponsor, the University of St. Thomas – Opus College, for your leadership gift.

HIRED Provides Pivotal Support for Wage Subsidy Bill

When Senator Franken’s team was looking for assistance in drafting a wage subsidy bill, they immediately reached out to HIRED for industry insight. With more than 40 years of experience in developing and operating employment programs, HIRED was in an ideal position to help with a bill that would put Minnesotans back to work in the most efficient, cost-effective way possible.

The result is the S.E.E.D. (Strengthening our Economy through Employment and Development) Act, based on a successful model used in Minnesota in the 1980s which put 7,400 workers back to work in its first six months of implementation. The S.E.E.D. Act will reallocate $10 billion from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to fund a Public-Private Partnership Job Creation Wage Subsidy and Green Public Jobs program – creating up to 500,000 jobs.

The wage subsidy provisions have the potential to allow businesses and organizations to hire new workers, at a 50% subsidy for up to a year – increasing tax revenue and decreasing the burden on social benefit programs. HIRED Executive Director Jane Samargia said, “This bill could have twice the positive impact because it helps businesses grow their workforce and it promotes energy efficiency through public building retrofits. We worked with over 10,000 unemployed people last year and know how desperately these new jobs are needed. It’s legislation that everyone can support.”

For more in-depth information about the S.E.E.D. Act (also called “Cash for Jobs”), visit Senator Franken’s website.