Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas Press Announcement

For Immediate Release
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Lori Berman, Communications Specialist
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Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release
January 27, 2017

Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas Recognizes Jazmyn Lee as 2016 Youth Program Participant of the Year

ARLINGTON, Texas - Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas held their 20^th Annual Awards of Excellence celebration on Wednesday, January 25^th at the Ruthe Jackson Center in Grand Prairie, TX. Each year workforce center staff nominate young adults who have participate in the WIOA youth program. The 2016 Youth Participant of the Year Award was presented to Jazmyn Lee for her commitment to the program by successfully completing job readiness workshopsand work experience training.

The North Central Texas Workforce Annual Awards of Excellence was sponsored by ResCare Workforce Services, Northlake EDC, Rockwall, EDC, Collin College, Greenville EDC, McKinney, EDC, and Samsung HVAC. The Awards of Excellence is an opportunity to recognize and reward the hard work of the Board, workforce center staff, their customers, and business partners throughout the 14-county area the board serves.

Left to Right: David Setzer, Jazmyn Lee, and Tiffany Cook

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In partnership with the North Central Texas Council of Governments, Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas is one of 28 local workforce boards throughout the state. The board serves Collin, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, and Wise counties. The primary goal of the workforce board is to meet the needs of Texas employers through locally designed market-driven workforce development initiatives and services. For more information, please visit www.dfwjobs.com.

Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Relay Texas: 800-735-2988 (TDD) or 711 (Voice)