HIRED Receives First United Way Grant

HIRED recently reached a significant milestone by securing their first ever grant from United Way.

HIRED’s proposal was selected after a rigorous review, and received an impressive rating in the extraordinarily competitive process. The grant – monies totaling $220,000 which will be distributed in 2008 – will serve to support HIRED’s industry sector training initiatives. The sector initiatives provide training to low-income workers in order to prepare them for careers in fields that pay at least $12 per hour and offer opportunities for advancement. United Way has determined that $12 per hour is the minimum amount workers must earn to support a family and begin moving out of poverty.

Laura Vitelli, HIRED’s director of development and communications and lead author of the grant, said, “Our sector training initiatives do such important work and serve as the primary means for many people to move out of poverty. This grant will help HIRED continue to provide outstanding attention and programming to these people.”

For more information about HIRED’s industry sector training initiatives, please contact Nancy James at Nancy.James@HIRED.org.

HIRED Works: Upcoming Dates

If you haven’t yet attended a HIRED Works seminar, please consider one of our upcoming events to learn more about the organization's current initiatives.

For more information, click here, or contact Laura Vitelli at Laura.Vitelli@HIRED.org or call 612-287-1364.

Upcoming HIRED Works Seminars:

Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007 at 7:30 a.m.
Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007 at 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008 at 7:30 a.m.
Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008 at 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008 at 7:30 a.m.
Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008 at 11:30 a.m.

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M-Powered Training Program Receives Funding

The United States Department of Labor recently announced that HIRED’s M-Powered training program will receive funding for a new metalworking skills apprenticeship program designed for young offenders in Minnesota’s correctional system.

This new program is a collaborative effort between the National Institute for Metalworking Skills, Hennepin Technical College, the Minnesota Department of Corrections and The Apprenticeship Unit at the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry.

It will train young adults for careers in the precision manufacturing industry. The program will provide manufacturing skills training in the prisons and then place the young adults in apprenticeships following their release. Participants will be well-prepared for high-wage careers in a growing industry that offers opportunity for advancement.

For more information about the grant or HIRED’s M-Powered program, please contact Laura Vitelli at Laura.Vitelli@HIRED.org.

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