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On July 15, 2020, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET, there will be a virtual tour of the Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse, a new resource funded by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families. Designed to meet the needs of employment service providers and support TANF administrators’ use of evidence-based practices, the Pathways Clearinghouse provides free, reliable, and accessible information about what works to help job seekers with low incomes find and sustain employment.
July, 2020
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This Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin at Madison webinar examined what can be known in real time about recent changes in poverty. Specific questions covered in the webinar included:
July, 2020
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Since the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased unemployment rates in low-income populations, SNAP agencies must rapidly scale up and adapt their employment and training support systems amidst economic, public health, and regulatory uncertainties. On July 9, 2020 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
July, 2020
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The Aspen Institute has developed a series of digital events entitled Conversations in Financial Security in Response to COVID-19: How to Triage, Recover, and Stabilize. Tenth in the series, this webinar on July 1, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET will highlight the importance of addressing employees’ financial challenges to ensure an equitable economic recovery.
July, 2020
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The National Association of Workforce Boards will host its annual conference as a virtual forum from June 29, 2020 to July 2, 2020. The forum will feature issue sessions, industry roundtables, workshops, and intensive technical assistance sessions with representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor and other partner Federal agencies. (Please note that registration fees are required to attend the Forum.)
June, 2020
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The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration will host a webinar on June 10, 2020 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. This second webinar in a series will continue discussing WIOA performance and reporting requirements and will share information about technical assistance resources and tools. Presenters will cover technical assistance resource development, how and when local and state staff and board members would find these resources helpful with performance accountability, and where the resources are published.
June, 2020
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June 2, 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the federally funded Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program. The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services’ (OSERS) Rehabilitation Services will host a webinar on June 2, 2020 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT and pay tribute to this historical occasion by showcasing “Success Stories” of how the VR program helped change the lives of students and adults with disabilities.
June, 2020
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Prior to the COVID-19 crisis, Jobs for the Future (JFF) planned to convene individuals working in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors in person for its biennial workforce development and education summit on June 9 and June 10, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, JFF has decided to transition to a free virtual event to be held in June 2020. JFF plans to reconvene in person in New Orleans in June of 2021.
June, 2020
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA) will host a webinar on May 7, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET to discuss benefits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Presenters include representatives from the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division, Employee Benefits Security Administration, and ETA’s Office of Unemployment Insurance.
May, 2020
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The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) will host a webinar on May 4, 2020 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET to discuss how to manage WIOA youth programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Presenters from the ETA will answer participant questions and share resources and best practices.
May, 2020