Posts Tagged ‘Events’
Springfield WORKS at the 2nd Annual Springfield School-to-Career Fair
Springfield WORKS recently attended the 2nd School-to-Career Job and Internship Fair held at the MassMutual Center. This event gathered students and community business leaders, providing a platform for students to discover career and internship opportunities. Eneida Molina, our Community Alignment Specialist, represented Springfield WORKS—embodying our mission to bridge the gap between employers and potential future…
Read MoreSpringfield WORKS and Partners Host Cliff Effect Legislative Briefing at the Massachusetts Statehouse
On Tuesday, April 2nd, Springfield WORKS, in partnership with The Foodbank of Western Massachusetts, Western Mass Economic Development Council, and the Economic Pathways Coalition MA, hosted a legislative briefing at the Massachusetts State House. The event aimed to draw attention to the urgent need for sustained support in addressing benefit cliffs, otherwise known as “cliff…
Read MoreSpringfield WORKS Hosts 3-Day Human-Centered Design Sprint
Springfield WORKS was thrilled to host the Human-Centered 3-Day Design Sprint this past week, in which program participants and service providers came together to rethink workforce development program design from the ground up to truly serve the needs of the community members. Human-centered design focuses on collaboration with program participants to address barriers to success…
Read MoreSpringfield WORKS Hosts Community Empowerment Grant Press Event & Community Conversation
Springfield WORKS/Working Cities Challenge, a community-wide initiative with the Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council, hosted a “Community Empowerment Grant Press Event & Community Conversation” earlier this week. The funding from a grant received at the beginning of 2023 was aimed at helping to facilitate systemic socioeconomic changes in the city of Springfield. Part of the…
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