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SWC Seeking Quotes from Virtual Job Fair, Customer Relations Management Providers

The Spokane Workforce Council has issued a Request for Quotes to identify solutions to help us enhance our ability to serve customers in a virtual environment, both job-seeking and business customers. We are seeking to procure access to a web-based platform or platforms for Virtual Job Fairs and Customer Relations Management (CRM). Visit our Funding …

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(re)Employ Spokane: A Campaign Welcoming Unemployed Workers Back to the Workforce

Spokane, WA – The Spokane Workforce Council (SWC), WorkSource Spokane, and area businesses are partnering to launch (re)Employ Spokane, a campaign to help individuals whose careers have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The campaign will direct individuals to immediate job openings, short-term career training opportunities, or postsecondary degree programs to pursue in-demand careers in …

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AWB Honors Wagstaff, Inc., with an Outstanding Washington Employer Award

The Association of Washington Business (AWB) presented Wagstaff, Inc., with its Washington Achieve Award on Thursday, November 19, 2020, at its annual Evening of Excellence. The award recognizes a business that has excelled in creating, implementing, or supporting a high-caliber education and/or workforce development system aligned with closing the employment gap. Dr. Wade Larson, Chief …

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Spokane Resource Center announced as 2020 winner of SNAP Value of Community Award

SNAP names Spokane Resource Center 2020 Value of Community Award winner Spokane, WA – SNAP (Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners) has named the Spokane Resource Center (SRC) the recipient of its 2020 Value of Community Award. The Value of Community Award is one of SNAP’s Mission and Values Awards, which SNAP has been administering for 10 …

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City of Spokane sets aside $500K for rent assistance – Spokane Workforce Council to manage

Spokane, WA – The City of Spokane has announced that $500,000 in funding from the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development will be made available to tenants in Spokane who are struggling to make rent payments during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Spokane Workforce Council was chosen as the nonprofit to oversee the program. Funds …

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Spokane Workforce Council recipient of 2020 WIOA Trailblazer Award from the National Association of Workforce Boards

Spokane, WA – The Spokane Workforce Council (SWC) has been presented with the 2020 WIOA Trailblazer Award by the National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB). The WIOA Trailblazer Award recognizes a local workforce development board that has been a leader in adopting the system changes envisioned in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 …

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Spokane Workforce Council and local partners serve those in need during the COVID-19 outbreak

SPOKANE, WA: The Spokane Workforce Council (SWC) funds and directs the WorkSource System in Spokane, including WorkSource Spokane, the Spokane Resource Center, the Next Generation Zone and the Talent Solutions Center, which collectively are known as the Spokane WorkSource Campus. Due to the social distancing measures necessary to slow the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak …

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