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Reed Calls for Expanded Job Training & Back-to-Work Initiatives
In an effort to accelerate economic growth and connect the unemployed with job opportunities, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is continuing his call for more effective, integrated employment and training programs and for Congress to act during the lame duck session to prevent 2 millio...
Posted on 10/5/2012 | -
RI Awarded $624,000 in Federal Funds for Food and Shelter Assistance
PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to provide critical assistance to struggling families, Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today announced $624,045 in federal funding to supplement emergency food and shelter programs. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Emergency Foo...
Posted on 8/16/2012 | -
Groundwork Providence Receives $200K for Environmental Job Training
PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to help Rhode Island job seekers find work and develop healthy, green communities, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced a new $200,000 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields grant to help Groundwork Providence improve its environmental job train...
Posted on 6/22/2012 | -
RI Receives Over $2.78 Million for Workforce Development
Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today announced that the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (RIDLT) will receive a new, competitive $2.78 million Workforce Innovation Fund grant to support employment and training services. Administered by the U...
Posted on 6/14/2012 | -
Reed Wants to Increase Job Training Opportunities and Help RI Businesses Find the Workers They Need
PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to prepare more Rhode Islanders for high-skill jobs and match them with businesses which are hiring, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is seeking to restore critical workforce development funds. Today, Reed and Director for the Rhode Island Department of Labor an...
Posted on 12/12/2011 | -
Reed Hails Passage of Veterans Jobs Bill
Today, after the U.S. Senate voted 94 to 1 to increase employment opportunities for veterans and help boost the economy, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: “Our veterans deserve our help as they transition from their military service to th...
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CCRI to Receive $3.4 Million in Federal Funding to Help Train Workers for New Careers
PROVIDENCE, RI -- U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced that the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) will receive more than $3.4 million for targeted job training and workforce development to help economically dislocated workers who are changing careers and increase...
Posted on 9/26/2011 |