SkillWorks
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SkillWorks is a nationally recognized workforce development funder collaborative, launched by the Boston Foundation and City of Boston to improve workforce development in Boston and across Massachusetts.
10/23/2023
Earlier this month Andre Green joined the SPARK FM - Online Saucy and Friends Morning Show to discuss the monthly jobs report and the overall employment outlook for ! Building relationships, learning new skills, and making connections that matter. Thanks to the Spark FM team for the great convo!
09/22/2023
SkillWorks' Executive Director, Andre Green had the honor this week to join the U.S. Department of Labor Regional Convening in Philadelphia focused on Expanding Access to Quality and Ensuring Job . Andre moderated a fascinating panel with Teresa Collins from District 1199c Training and Upgrading Fund and Derrick Henry from Excelcare at Egg Harbor discussing race, s*x, job quality, training, challenges, needs and opportunities in the Care Economy.
09/05/2023
SkillWorks is proud to have supported new research with Eastern Bank from Jerry Rubin, Visiting Fellow at the Harvard University Project on Workforce, which reveals a staggering statistic on “untapped talent” in Massachusetts: over 400,000 individuals are either
🌟 Unemployed
🌟 Discouraged job seekers
🌟 Working fewer hours than they can or desire to work, or
🌟 Not working up to their skill capacity or ambitions
Read the full report here: https://www.pw.hks.harvard.edu/post/addressing-the-labor-shortage-in-massachusetts
Addressing the Labor Shortage in Massachusetts: Engaging Untapped Talent Addressing the Labor Shortage in Massachusetts: Engaging Untapped Talent Jerry Rubin and Ayanna Warrington September 2023 Preview or download the PDF version of this report: Contents Executive Summary Introduction Social and Demographic Trends in Massachusetts Untapped Talent Addressing The Barriers...
06/27/2022
10/27/2021
12th Annual Massachusetts Jobs & Workforce Summit: Rapid Reemployment for a Just and Equitable Recovery - Download the 2021 program book here
https://skillworks.wordpress.com/2021/10/27/12th-annual-massachusetts-jobs-workforce-summit-rapid-reemployment-for-a-just-and-equitable-recovery/
12th Annual Massachusetts Jobs & Workforce Summit: Rapid Reemployment for a Just and Equitable Recovery 2021 Program Book wsg_12thannualsummit21Download The Workforce Solutions Group is pleased to announce the 12th Annual Massachusetts Jobs and Workforce Summit, happening on Wednesday, October 27, 20…
10/30/2020
Trauma Impacts Adult Learners: Here’s Why Trauma affects our capacity to learn, and it does not go away. Educators can do more to ensure the right interventions are available to adult learners.
09/29/2020
The 11th Annual Massachusetts Jobs and Workforce Summit Join us to discuss strategies to increase racial and economic equity, upskilling in the time of Covid, and state and national trends.
09/21/2020
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The 11th Annual Massachusetts Jobs and Workforce Summit Join us to discuss strategies to increase racial and economic equity, upskilling in the time of Covid, and state and national trends.
08/18/2020
SkillWorks: Partners for a Productive Workforce names Andre Green Executive Director SkillWorks: Partners for a Productive Workforce is pleased to announce that Andre Green, a longtime nonprofit leader with experience in education, economic justice and workforce development, has been named Executive Director, beginning August 10, 2020.
08/13/2020
08/12/2020
UMN Help-Line for those experiencing poverty and unemployment is now live.
They are open 10 AM to 3PM Monday thru Friday to assist the community in the Boston area with resources and referrals with:
Food Pantries
Housing Issues
UnEmployment Help
And more...
1-888-271-2298
08/08/2020
The hours of WIC approved stores have been updated! Check the Abundance app for more info including locations and contact information.
Use the links below to download Abundance in the IOS and Google Play Store.
https://bit.ly/AbundanceApp
https://bit.ly/AndroidAbundance
08/07/2020
Fall into your new career before autumn!
WHEN: Tuesday, August 25
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Meet virtually with a variety of employers from construction & building trades about employment opportunities.
All participating GC’s have active projects right now!
For more information contact Katrina Conrad –[email protected]
REGISTER HERE
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZV1gMaivpomrUHWAXT5wiDaPrDXFnQb_SmzlDVHBR2FXNcw/viewform
08/07/2020
This Saturday!
08/06/2020
Going to work shouldn’t kill you!
Whether you are an essential worker who has struggled to get sufficient protection during this whole pandemic, a returning worker wondering whether your employer’s reopening plan will keep you safe, or anything in between, you have the right to a healthy and safe workplace! Come to the “COVID-19 Worker Safety & Worker Rights Training” to learn more about the protection you need to be safe at work and what to do if your employer is not providing those protections.
Thanks to the Labor Guild for hosting this training!
07/21/2020
CALL TO ACTION!! Join us as we ask for all State Representatives to co-sponsor amendment #166 to expand expungement in Massachusetts. We have between tonight and tomorrow to get co-sponsors. We are already at 27! Please SHARE and TAG your State Rep!
See link in comments to find who your State Rep is!
07/21/2020
Overdoses don't stop in a pandemic. Cambridge Health Alliance is hosting free virtual overdose prevention trainings through 2020.
07/15/2020
next Wednesday at 7pm with Codman Square Health Center, Daily Table, Healthworks Community Fitness, Dorchester YMCA, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
06/23/2020
You can find the Massachusetts Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces here: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/reopening-mandatory-safety-standards-for-workplaces
06/18/2020
Refugee-Turned-Doctor: In Pandemic and Beyond, Immigrants Can Fill the Health Care Skills Gap - Global Atlanta Editor’s note: The following commentary article written by Syrian-born cardiologist Heval Kelli, an ethnic Kurdish former refugee who now practices medicine in metro Atlanta, was provided to Global Atlanta by New American Economy, a bipartisan organization that advocates for immigration policies t...
06/16/2020
06/11/2020
TE is hiring for summer jobs in Somerville! Seeking 13-21 year olds who want to work one afternoon or 4-5 afternoons per week July-August to make a better place. Tinyurl.com/TESomervilleInterview to apply!
06/10/2020
Don't miss tomorrow's virtual panel on the challenges of CORI during COVID-19. Hosted by Mayor Martin J. Walsh and featuring speakers from Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association, Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF), and key City of Boston offices.
Thurs, June 11th, 11am-12:30pm
Register here: bit.ly/COVID-CORI
Or watch the livestream on our FB page.
06/09/2020
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: COVID-19 & CORI: Reengaging in the Workforce for Residents Impacted by CORI. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. JOIN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT COVID-19 AND CORI Mayor Martin J. Walsh invites you to a virtual panel to discuss how COVID-19 affects workforce re-entry, resources, and safety net services for residents impacted by CORI. Whether you are a returning citizen, a community member, or a service provider, we...
06/03/2020
Venture capital leader’s emotional plea about racism sparks donations to Hack.Diversity group - The Boston Globe The head of the region’s venture capital association, a Black woman, wrote of talking about the George Floyd killing with her two young children.
06/01/2020
While we have tried, we have not tried hard enough. From The President and CEO and the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Boston Foundation: It's long past time to redouble our efforts to address racism and inequity in Boston and beyond.
06/01/2020
The UTEC community continues to grieve the losses of black people to the hands of racism. We stand with our black and brown brothers and sisters in support of ending all forms of violence across the country, both filmed and unfilmed. And we are proud to see those young organizers who are using their voices to take a peaceful stand against racism and calling for an end to police brutality. We urge those individuals with privilege and power to speak out against racism in all forms.
Racism is a virus, too — one that has infected too many communities of color, for far too long. We remain committed to working with, and supporting, all of our young adults so that they can best ignite the social justice that we all seek.
05/30/2020
Food stamp recipients can now order online - CommonWealth Magazine MASSACHUSETTS FOOD STAMP recipients can now purchase groceries online through Amazon and Walmart as part of a US Department of Agriculture pilot program. The program went live Friday, allowing participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to use their electronic benefit transfer, or....
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Who we are
SkillWorks is a workforce development intermediary and funder collaborative launched by a group of public and private funders in 2003 to improve the workforce system’s effectiveness and efficiency, resulting in significantly improved economic outcomes for job and skill seekers, with a priority focus on those in greater Boston who are low-income and low-skilled.
As a nationally recognized workforce funder collaborative, we have spent more than a decade developing evidence-based strategies for training and employment that have linked thousands of people and hundreds of employers to help close the persistent skills and opportunity gaps in our region.
SkillWorks has been a consummate mainstay for the past 14 years, acting as an innovative funder and partner while influencing the policies and practices of dozens of organizations in the region. As the pendulum of the economy has made dramatic shifts from periods of high unemployment to today’s tight labor market, SkillWorks has applied its practice, knowledge and experience to respond as a nimble tool in support of our region’s workforce needs. As we consider our role for the four years ahead, we will continue to sustain our values and act as a dynamic partner to aligned funders, intermediaries, organizations and employers, innovative platform to link talent to employers, responsive driver for diversity and inclusion, and strategic shaper of policy and practice.
SkillWorks' vision is to help to make Boston a place where every resident has an opportunity to thrive by making a good living and where employers have access to a diverse, well-trained, and qualified talent pool. We support that vision with a set of values that we believe shape and sustain our work. -We are employer centric in order to ensure we are a nimble tool for employers. -We believe diversity and inclusion are critical to business success. -We believe a “good job” means wages at or greater than a living wage, access to benefits, strong supervisor training for frontline workers to support retention and advancement, access to professional development and training for employees, and opportunity to advance in a career. -We support coaching to help jobseekers persist and complete training and retain good jobs. -We believe the first job is not the last, and individuals need greater opportunity to advance into higher skilled, better paying jobs through incumbent worker investment. -We support career pathways to good jobs and family sustaining wages -We create a culture of high expectations among all stakeholders. -We believe work readiness and career navigation should be integrated early and often in training and education to better prepare the workforce to meet employer needs.
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75 Arlington Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA
02116
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