Monthly News & Updates

APRIL/MAY 2023 | ISSUE 3

FROM THE CENTER OF AMERICAN PROGRESS

THREE ways states can expand and sustain infrastructure workforce by meeting childcare needs

To improve recruitment, training, and retention in construction, states should utilize funds to address workers' childcare needs.

Transformative economic legislation such as the Infrastructure Investment Care, Inflation Reduction Act, and CHIPS and Science Act, can change the face of the American workforce by dramatically expanding the presence of women and people of color in industries—such as construction, clean energy, and manufacturing—where they are substantially underrepresented. . .

UPCOMING!

MUS VIRTUAL LEARNING LAB

Mindset Matters: Trauma-Reducing Case Management (Part II)

Join the coordinated conversation as MUS dives into the importance of mindset as it relates to case management:

What is mindset and why does it matter?
Importance of recognizing the trauma that our customers come to us with, and how having a trauma-reducing mindset increases their chance of success.
Two models of case management that go beyond basics.

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND MANAGING GRANTS

DOL Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs - Closing July 7, 2023
Effectively Managing Competitive Grants--A Grantee Handbook

Interested in being a Grant Review Panelist? Check out details HERE

PARTNERSHIP SUCCESS STORY

Supporting out-of-school youth

Learn how 220 Leadership implemented their on-line platform in Northwest Indiana to support the out-of-school youth through employability skill work experiences!

Report Finds DEI Initiatives Remain Top Priority for Employees

Benevity, Inc., a provider of global corporate purpose software, released The State of Workplace DEI, which revealed just how high of a priority diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) remains for employees, despite the current economic outlook, and how DEI plays a critical role in attracting and retaining talent.