Category Archives: Outreach

Job and Career Resources for Young Adults

Workforce3One, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment & Training Administration knowledge sharing tool, recently shared the following resources to assist teens in discovering career paths and reaching their career goals.

Learn How To Become — Covers creative, educational, financial & business, medical, public service, technology, trade and more career fields with job titles and requirements. Guide describes the educational and professional steps needed to enter the field, including course work in high school, a college degree, on-the-job training, apprenticeships, and professional exams and certifications.

Career Onestop – “What’s My Next Move?”— A seven step guide to print or use online which helps high-school students manage their career and employment path. Produced by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration.

USDA Rural Development Information Meetings

Staff from the USDA Rural Development Greenwich Office would like to invite you to join them at one of the six informational meetings where they will discuss their Housing and Community Facilities programs.

The CF Loan Program for FY 2014 has an abundance of low interest loan money available (current interest rates range from 4.375– 4.5 percent).  Under the CF Program loans/grants can be made to public bodies and non- profit organizations, located in areas with a population of 20,000 or less.  The program helps communities provide vital services and amenities for their residents and visitors.  This includes fire and rescue support services (such as fire halls, fire trucks, ambulances, and equipment), town halls, town barns, libraries, education facilities, and health care centers.  These are just a few of the eligible purposes for this type of USDA Rural Development funding.Continue reading→

Workforce3One Career Resources

Youth Resource Connections — Opportunities for youth and young adults to apply to grants, fellowships, awards, competitions, and other various programs.

Pathway to Employment for Youth with Disabilities — A letter from the Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) outlines several of the avenues — including service-learning and volunteering — that can be used to release the untapped potential of all youth, including those with disabilities.Continue reading→