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The WorkPlace in the NewsDress for Success program partners with New Haven Housing Authority
New Haven’s location is open once a month, by appointment only, to be scheduled by participating agencies, including job training and employment companies. It is located in the community center of Elm City Communities’ Mill River Crossing housing complex. A national...
Rental assistance available for qualifying workforce program participants
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — Gov. Ned Lamont (D-Conn.) announced he is allocating millions in state aid money to help people enrolled in workforce training programs pay their rent. Qualified Connecticut residents can not only get free training for certain in-demand...
The WorkPlace receives $3M grant for nurse training
Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals, Justin McGown A $3 million federal grant will be put to use by The WorkPlace to fund training for up to 200 entry-level nursing professionals who are interested in pursuing either an Associate Degree or a Bachelor...
BLUMENTHAL, DELAURO & HIMES ANNOUNCE $2.9 MILLION TO TRAIN NURSES
Federal funding will help close nursing shortage in Connecticut [HARTFORD, CT] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Jim Himes (D-CT) announced $2,997,368 million in federal funding for The WorkPlace in...
The WorkPlace Receives $1 Million In Community Project Funding to Create New Telework Training Program for Jobseekers.
The WorkPlace Receives $1 Million In Community Project Funding to Create New Telework Training Program for Jobseekers.  Bridgeport, CT – March 21, 2023 Congressman Himes joined the WorkPlace to announce an award of $1,000,000 in Community Project Funding for The...
Opinion: Workforce housing essential for CT economic growth
As appeared in the CT Post on February 16th, 2023, written by Joe Carbone For decades, the American workforce system has addressed challenges that served as barriers to career attainment. Child care and transportation are two of the challenges, and both have long been...