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Holyoke Community College, Springfield WORKS, and Community Partners Awarded Nurse Training Grant

February 24, 2024

Springfield WORKS Awarded $450,000 Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Grant

January 12, 2024

Anchor Collaborative Partner Baystate Health Recognized with CareerSTAT Frontline Healthcare Workers Champion Award by National Fund for Workforce Solutions

December 20, 2023

$75,000 Urban Agenda Grant Awarded to Springfield WORKS in Partnership with Springfield Public Schools

November 7, 2023

Springfield WORKS Hosts 3-Day Human-Centered Design Sprint

November 3, 2023

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Cliff Effects | Grants | Healthcare | Program Updates

Springfield WORKS Cliff Pilot Awarded $700,000 from The Massachusetts Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds

September 19, 2024
Cliff Effects | Equitable Economy | Workforce

Bridge to Prosperity Cliff Pilot Featured in the Boston Globe!

August 2, 2024
Events | Local Economy | Workforce

Springfield WORKS at the 2nd Annual Springfield School-to-Career Fair

April 17, 2024
Cliff Effects | Events | Program Updates

Springfield WORKS and Partners Host Cliff Effect Legislative Briefing at the Massachusetts Statehouse

April 4, 2024
Equitable Economy | Local Economy | Workforce

Springfield WORKS Featured in 22 News InFocus Regional Employment Outlook Segment!

March 4, 2024
Community Empowerment | Equitable Economy | Grants | Healthcare | Local Economy

Holyoke Community College, Springfield WORKS, and Community Partners Awarded Nurse Training Grant

February 24, 2024
Community Empowerment | Equitable Economy | Grants | Human-Centered Design | Program Updates | TIR-RWA

Springfield WORKS Awarded $450,000 Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Grant

January 12, 2024
Awards | Healthcare | Human-Centered Design | Local Economy | Workforce

Anchor Collaborative Partner Baystate Health Recognized with CareerSTAT Frontline Healthcare Workers Champion Award by National Fund for Workforce Solutions

December 20, 2023
Community Empowerment | Grants | Program Updates

$75,000 Urban Agenda Grant Awarded to Springfield WORKS in Partnership with Springfield Public Schools

November 7, 2023
Events | Human-Centered Design

Springfield WORKS Hosts 3-Day Human-Centered Design Sprint

November 3, 2023
Cliff Effects | Program Updates

Springfield WORKS Brings On Hannah Reuter as Cliff Pilot Director

September 28, 2023
Community Empowerment | Events | TIR-RWA

Springfield WORKS Hosts Community Empowerment Grant Press Event & Community Conversation

August 28, 2023
Cliff Effects | Local Economy | Workforce

Springfield WORKS and Partners Host Roundtable with Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President to Discuss Local Economic Issues, Cliff Effects

June 27, 2023
Awards

Springfield WORKS Director Honored at the Worcester Community Action Council, Inc. 2nd Annual Resiliency Awards Ceremony!

May 5, 2023
Community Empowerment | Program Updates | TIR-RWA

Springfield WORKS is Adding a Trauma-Informed Lens to our Ready, Willing, and Able Assessment Tool!

March 24, 2023
2Gen | Community Empowerment

Springfield WORKS Continues To Break Down Barriers

February 10, 2023

Springfield WORKS recognized by Mass DTA for Career Pathways Work

December 30, 2022
Cliff Effects | Program Updates

Springfield WORKS Cliff Effect Pilot Program Approved by State Legislature

December 8, 2022
Cliff Effects

Fed Communities Shares Stories of Cliff Effects

December 6, 2022
Community Empowerment

MASSLIVE Covers the Springfield WORKS Community Empowerment Initiative

August 29, 2022
Community Empowerment

Community Empowerment Project Appears on NPR Website

August 29, 2022
Program Updates

Springfield WORKS Hosts Data Walk Press Event

August 25, 2022
Cliff Effects

Managing the Cliff Effect (Viewpoint)

July 18, 2022
Grants | Program Updates

Springfield Initiative Receives National Funding for Workforce-development Strategy

October 30, 2020

Springfield Mother of Four Receives Parent of the Year Award

October 30, 2020

Holyoke E for All, Springfield Works, New North Citizens Council receive state Urban Agenda business development grants

February 21, 2020

Rep. Richard Neal, quoting Ronald Reagan, makes case for expanding earned income, child tax credit

November 13, 2019

Inaugural Class To Graduate From Whole-Family Workforce-Readiness Program

August 7, 2019

Baker-Polito Administration Supports Nine Community-Driven Initiatives

August 7, 2019

‘Team Springfield’ Honored By Boston Fed For Working Cities Challenge

August 7, 2019

Springfield Works Gets State Funding To Expand Programs To Help Job Seekers

August 7, 2019

Springfield WORKS Takes Collaborative Approach To Job Growth

August 7, 2019

Boston Fed Awards Springfield $475K Grant To Help Low-Income Residents Get Work

August 7, 2019