
Communities are Accelerating Change through the Recovery Act Although the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) on the nation will not be fully evident for years, many communities are finding ways to use their share of the $787 billion investment to rethink today what they do and how they do [...]

As of November 29, 2009 Older Worker Demonstration Grants (SGA/DFA PY 08-06) YouthBuild Grants (SGA/DFA PY 08-07) Young Parents Demonstration Program (YPDP) (SGA/DFA PY 08-08) Local Young Offender Planning Grants, State/Local Juvenile Offender Implementation Grants, and an Intermediary Juvenile Reentry Grant (SGA/DFA PY 08-09) Advancing Registered Apprenticeship into the 21st Century: Collaborating For Success (SGA/DFA [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kim Cornett November 4, 2009 (407) 760-7053 kcornett@wcfla.com ORLANDO, FL … WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA (WCF) received five MarCom awards for its communications programs including two platinum awards, the awards program’s highest honor; two gold awards; and one honorable mention. The MarCom Awards is an international competition, judged by the Association of [...]

Act While the Money is Fresh It may seem obvious to say that leadership is important during these difficult economic times; after all, isn’t leadership always important? For the workforce development system, the opportunities for leadership under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) may represent the last best chance for the system to demonstrate [...]