MOVEMENT IN SENATE TO RESTORE WIA FUNDING – YOUR HELP NEEDED
The recent economic downturn - coupled with the outreach efforts by NAWDP members, members of The Coalition for Workforce Solutions and others - has brought to light the strong need to provide much needed assistance to the workforce development providers. Senators Herb Kohl (D-WI), Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) have drafted a letter to Senate appropriators requesting that $250m be included in a future economic stimulus bill. With unemployment numbers climbing and funding being slashed, our system is struggling to keep up with the demand for services. More layoffs were announced this week in the automotive and the airline industries. These funds are necessary to make sure that our citizens receive the assistance they need to successfully transition back into the workplace. This effort will only be successful if we all work together! Please contact your Senators and ask them to sign on to the Kohl-Cantwell-Collins letter. Contact your Senators. www.senate.gov. Speak witha staffer who handles funding for workforce programs.Let the staffer know that you are a constituent and that you understand that Senators Kohl, Cantwell and Collins are circulating a Dear Colleague letter asking their fellow Senators to join them in their efforts to restore the $250m taken from the workforce system. Explain how your clients would benefit from this additional funding. Let them know your success stories and your continued challenges. If your unemployment rate has increased – be sure to let the staffer know this. Tell the staffer that you would like the Senator to contact Senator Kohl or Senator Collins by June 20th add his/her signature to this letter. Workers, their families, and their communities are depending on the Senator’s leadership and support. f you don’t feel comfortable phoning the Senator, please fax a letter containing all of the vital information.

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This page is for Professionals in the Workforce Development industry who work with both job seekers, and employers, have knowledge of labor market information, and to maintain, and enhance the future of the workforce in the United States.
For a long time now, I have been searching the net for a group where
other WFD professionals such as I can communicate with each other in a
non threatening and professional way. There have been times where I
would really like to talk to a WFD professional that works in another
part of my state,or another state to find out what they are doing there
to help both the job seeker and the employer customers. I have been
unsuccessful in my search. Yes, there were plenty of associations,
state information web sites etc. etc. but there was not any kind of
medium that allowed for us to interact with each other, talk about
problems we have, lack of funding, best practices, privatization, how
to help out a problem client, etc. I would like for this medium to be
such a place where we can converse and discuss anything related to
workforce development while maintaining our privacy. Feel free to
remain anonymous, but please join in the conversation and the topics at
hand. We are all here to help each other.

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