| Archived Press Releases (2003-2004) | |
| The
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Employer Appreciation Breakfast Baltimore to receive $446,400 in federal funding for ex-offender initiative December 14, 2004 |
The
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Employer Appreciation Breakfast December 8, 2004 |
| Baltimore, MD - Four Baltimore area businesses will be honored for their commitment
to the successful employment of ex-offenders at the Harry and Jeanette
Weinberg Foundation Employer Appreciation Breakfast on Tuesday, December
14, 2004, at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. In addition, two
ex-offenders will be recognized for their outstanding personal and
professional achievement. (Full Story) |
What:
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation When: Tuesday, December 14, 2004, from 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Where: Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St., Baltimore, MD Description:
Every year an estimated 9,000 ex-offenders leave prison and return
or move to Baltimore City. |
| Chinese
Labor Officials Visit Baltimore December 6, 2004 |
Peer
Mentoring Project Begins Second Year October 19, 2004 |
What: A six-member delegation of labor officials from China will be visiting the United States on December 4 – 17, 2004, at the invitation of the U.S. Department of State and administered by the National Committee on United States-China Relations. As
part of the tour, the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development
(MOED) in Baltimore City will host the Chinese delegation at its
Eastside One-Stop Career Center to showcase best practices regarding
workforce development, employee training and re-training, and public/private
partnerships. |
Baltimore,
MD - The Mayor’s Office of Employment Development’s Youth
Opportunity (YO!) initiative will host the kick-off banquet for the
second year of its One 2 One Mentoring Program on Thursday, October
21, 2004 at the New Shiloh Baptist Church (2100 N. Monroe Street).
Out-of-school youth who are successfully working in their career of
choice or attending college serve as mentors for in-school youth who
need support to make a successful transition into their future career
pathways. (Full Story) |
| Youth
Opportunity Centers Open Food Pantries August 30, 2004 |
Mayor
Visits ACCE, City’s Newest Innovation High School August 30, 2004 |
| Baltimore,
MD – The Mayor’s Office of Employment Development’s
Youth Opportunity Movement, in partnership with the Center for Poverty
Solutions, announces the opening of two new food pantries –
at the Westside and Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition
(HEBCAC) Youth Opportunity Centers. These new pantries provide emergency
food for community residents and program participants facing hunger
and also provide training in nutrition and healthy meal preparation. (Full Story) |
What: Closing Ceremony of New Student Orientation for the Academy for College and Career Exploration (ACCE) When:
Thursday, September 2, 2004 Where:
ACCE Auditorium Description:
Baltimore City schools have not yet opened, but since Monday, August
23, |
| EmployerToolKit.com
Increases Business Access to Human Resource Services August 12, 2004 |
The
4th Annual Youth Opportunity Youth Leadership Conference: Heading
For Success July 26, 2004 |
| Baltimore,
MD – The Baltimore Workforce Investment Board’s (BWIB)
Employer Engagement and Economic Development Task Force has launched
a new web site, www.EmployerToolKit.com
to better serve Baltimore’s business community. The site features
more than 500 low or no-cost human resource services provided by over
200 local nonprofit and public organizations. (Full Story) |
When:
Thursday, August 5, 2004, from Where:
The Liberty Campus of Baltimore City Community College Description:
More than 400 Youth Opportunity members (ages 14 to 21) will participate
in a conference focused on the psychology of leadership and developing
attitudes to facilitate success. |
| The
YO! Baltimore Graduation Ceremony June 14, 2004 |
Career
Academy Seeking New Students for GED, Diploma Programs June 4, 2004 |
When:
Thursday, June 17, 2004, Where:
Johns Hopkins University Shriver Hall Description:
The Youth Opportunity (YO!) Baltimore Graduation Ceremony gives
YO! members a chance to experience the graduation they never had.
The youth participating in the graduation came to YO! as high school
dropouts wanting to turn their lives around and receive their diplomas.
This ceremony honors the achievements of the YO! graduating class
of 2004. In addition, YO! will honor its first member to earn a
bachelor’s degree, Chanie Carlton who graduated from Randolph
Macon College in Virginia, and its second member to earn an associates
degree, Ryant Cain. |
Baltimore,
MD – Out-of-school youth, ages 16 to 21, can register to earn
GEDs, high school diplomas and occupational skills training at the
Career Academy at Harbor City High School, 101 W. 24th Street. Through
a new partnership with the Baltimore City Public School System and
the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, the Career Academy
at Harbor City High School offers youth in Baltimore an expanded menu
of learning options. (Full Story) |
| 7,000
Baltimore Youth Register for YouthWorks 2004 Summer Jobs June 4, 2004 |
Academic
Competition Meets Dropouts May 20, 2004 |
| Baltimore,
MD – After registration for YouthWorks, Mayor Martin O’Malley’s
summer jobs program, ended on May 28, 2004, organizers tallied that
a record 7,000 youth had applied. Last year, YouthWorks, coordinated
by the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, provided 5,797
youth ages 14 to 21 with public and private sector job opportunities. (Full Story) |
Baltimore,
MD - The Mayor’s Office of Employment Development’s Youth
Opportunity (YO!) initiative will host its first-ever academic tournament
on Friday, May 21, 2004, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Life Sciences
Building on the Liberty Campus of Baltimore City Community College.
Through YO!, high school dropouts and youth at risk of dropping out
are engaged in education, work-readiness and personal development
activities. In this tournament, almost 80 YO! members will compete
for honors in mathematics, geography, public speaking, spelling, social
and dining etiquette, resume writing, job interview skills, computer
literacy, photography, visual arts, music (composition and performance),
creative writing and an open arts category. The top six academic winners
of this local competition will represent Baltimore at this summer’s
U.S. Department of Labor National Skills Competition in Washington,
D.C. (Full Story) |
| YouthWorks
Career Fair May 11, 2004 |
Technology
Training Funds Available April 15, 2004 |
When:
Wednesday, May 12, 2004, Where: M&T Bank Stadium, North Club Level, 1101 Russell Street Description: |
Baltimore,
MD – Through Maryland Business Works, computer, Internet, data
and software-related companies, companies in other targeted industries
and qualified small businesses (those with 50 employees or less) can
receive grants to cover up to 50% of the cost of training their existing
employees. In addition most businesses can apply for funding assistance
to support IT-related training. (Full Story) |
| Registration
Begins Today for YouthWorks 2004 Summer Jobs March 1, 2004 |
YouthWorks
2004 Seeks Funding and Summer Jobs for Baltimore’s Youth February 17, 2004 |
| Baltimore,
MD – Applications for Mayor Martin O’Malley’s YouthWorks
summer jobs program are available now through May 28, 2004 for Baltimore
City youth ages 14 to 21. This program, coordinated by the Mayor’s
Office of Employment Development, connects youth to positions with
area businesses, organizations and government agencies. The jobs pay
at least minimum wage and generally last for at least six weeks. Last
year, 5,797 youth were provided with job opportunities through YouthWorks.
Students worked in myriad industries such as telecommunications, retail,
law, and hospitality. Other participants operated their own businesses
or attended special classes at participating colleges. (Full Story) |
Baltimore,
MD – Mayor Martin O’Malley’s YouthWorks program
has secured employment opportunities for more than 5,500 Baltimore
youth during each of the past two summers. Last year the program raised
approximately $5 million. The drive to raise funding and jobs for
summer 2004 began in the fall and recently intensified. (Full Story) |
| MLK
Youth Breakfast, Parade Float to Address Domestic Violence January 16, 2004 |
YO!
Baltimore Seeks Volunteer Academic “Coaches” December 18, 2003 |
| Baltimore,
MD – The Mayor’s Office of Employment Development’s
Youth Opportunity (YO!) initiative will host its annual Martin Luther
King breakfast on Monday, January 19, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. at the City
Temple Baptist Church (Eutaw and Dolphin Streets). More than 100 YO!
members and staff will attend this event to hear Tanya Araya, project
manager of the Teen Initiative at the House of Ruth, provide tips
on ending domestic or relational violence. Following the breakfast,
youth will participate in the Baltimore City Martin Luther King Day
Parade by either riding on an anti-domestic violence float or handing
out domestic violence information to parade spectators. YO! members
created the float, which urges the public to “Close the Door
on Violence. Open the Door to Freedom.” (Full Story) |
Baltimore,
MD – Youth Opportunity (YO!) Baltimore seeks caring adults to
work with teens as coaches for an upcoming competition. The YO! Skills
Challenge, which will begin in January 2004, brings together youth
from YO! sites throughout the nation to compete in public speaking,
writing college essays, language arts, math/budgeting, current events,
career vocabulary, employment survival, employment interviewing and
college interviewing. Volunteer coaches for Baltimore’s YO!
Skills Challenge Team are asked to commit to two hours each week for
two months and can work with individuals or small groups. (Full Story) |
| Employer Appreciation Breakfast December 12, 2003 | Iraqi
Labor Officials to Visit Baltimore October 20, 2003 |
Baltimore,
MD – The Mayor’s Office of Employment Development’s
Youth Opportunity (YO!) initiative will host its annual Martin Luther
King breakfast on Monday, January 19, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. at the
City Temple Baptist Church (Eutaw and Dolphin Streets). More than
100 YO! members and staff will attend this event to hear Tanya Araya,
project manager of the Teen Initiative at the House of Ruth, provide
tips on ending domestic or relational violence. Following the breakfast,
youth will participate in the Baltimore City Martin Luther King
Day Parade by either riding on an anti-domestic violence float or
handing out domestic violence information to parade spectators.
YO! members created the float, which urges the public to “Close
the Door on Violence. Open the Door to Freedom.” |
Baltimore, MD: When:
Tuesday, October 21, 2003 2:45
– 4:15 p.m. Description:
Several Iraqi labor commissioners, in the United States to study
workforce and youth development initiatives, will visit Baltimore
to explore Mayor’s Office of Employment Development (MOED)
programs and observe a presentation of CitiStat. |
| YO!
Baltimore to Host Lights on After School Activities October 6, 2003 |
Youth
to Discuss Ethics at Leadership Conference August 8, 2003 |
| Baltimore, MD - On October 9, 2003, the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development’s Youth Opportunity initiative (YO! Baltimore) will join the Afterschool Alliance in promoting the 4th annual Lights on After School. This initiative - including 5,000 events being held across the nation - recognizes the critical importance of quality after-school programs in the lives of children, their families and their communities. (Full Story) | Baltimore,
MD - The Mayor’s Office of Employment Development’s
Youth Opportunity initiative will host its third annual youth leadership
conference Thursday, August 14, 2003 on the Liberty Campus of Baltimore
City Community College. The focus of the conference will be ethics
and character in leadership. |
| Workshop
for Dislocated AllFirst Employees to Advance IT Careers July 1, 2003 |
The
Baltimore First Interview Fair for AllFirst June 25, 2003 |
| Baltimore, MD: When:
Tuesday, July 8, 2003, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Description:
The Rapid Response Team of the Mayor’s Office of Employment
Development is hosting a workshop on information technology (IT)
careers for dislocated employees from AllFirst Bank and other local
companies. (Registration for this workshop is closed.) Workshop
presenters will include representatives of New Horizons Computer
Learning Centers, RGII Technologies, Inc. (the 2nd largest IT consulting
company in Maryland), and MetroTech (a regional workforce development
initiative that supports businesses in securing needed IT and biotechnology
employees through customized training of dislocated workers). |
Baltimore, MD: When:
Thursday, June 26, 2003, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Description:
At the June 26th Interview Fair, coordinated by the Rapid Response
team of the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, more
than 100 former AllFirst employees will be interviewed by representatives
of 15 companies including Legg Mason, Fannie Mae Foundation, Merrill
Lynch, The Johns Hopkins Health System, BB&T, Provident Bank,
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Solomon Smith Barney, RGII Technologies,
Susquehanna Bank, MedStar Health, CitiFinancial, Morgan Stanley,
National Corporation Bank and McCormick. In addition, recruitment
will be conducted for Northop Grumman, Legg Mason, Verizon and SECU. |
| Mayor
O’Malley and Colgate POWER to Kick Off YouthWorks 2003 YouthWorks 2003 gives Baltimore another “Reason to Believe” June 20, 2003 |
YO!
Baltimore Celebrates GED Achievers June 20, 2003 |
| Baltimore,
MD – Mayor Martin O’Malley and local youth will kick off
YouthWorks 2003 and announce the fifth annual partnership between
Colgate-Palmolive, Stop Shop & Save and YouthWorks 2003 to provide
summer employment for Baltimore’s youth at a ceremony on Wednesday,
June 25, 2003 at 10:30 a.m. at the War Memorial (101 N. Gay Street). (Full Story) |
Baltimore,
MD – On Wednesday, June 25, 2003 at 6:00 p.m., Baltimore’s
Youth Opportunity Movement (YO!) will honor its 70 members who have
earned their GEDs while in the program and will recognize seven youth
for completing yearlong, youth practitioner apprenticeship training
in human services. (Full Story) |
| Mayor
Greets Youth and Employers at Summer Career Fair May 14, 2003 |
YouthWorks
2003 Career Fair May 12, 2003 |
| Baltimore,
MD – On Tuesday, May 13, 2003, Mayor Martin O’Malley,
State Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, Karen Sitnick, director of the
Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, and James Hamlin,
a UPS executive and chair of YouthWorks 2003, toured the YouthWorks
Career Fair 2003 at M&T Bank Stadium. At this event almost 400
youth were interviewed by more than 50 businesses and organizations
seeking summer workers. (Full Story) |
Baltimore,
MD – YouthWorks, Mayor O’Malley’s employment program
for youth, provides Baltimore youth and young adults, ages 14 to 21,
with summer jobs. (Full Story) |
| 700
Youth Scheduled to Participate in Baltimore’s National Youth
Service Day Projects - April 11-13 March 24, 2003 |
Employ
Baltimore Staff Completes Training to Better Support Businesses in
Meeting Workforce Needs February 20, 2003 |
| Baltimore,
MD – Twenty-six youth-focused organizations have joined in partnership
with YO! Baltimore to make National Youth Service Day the best ever.
(Full Story) |
Baltimore,
MD – On February 13, 2003, Karen Sitnick, director of the Mayor’s
Office of Employment Development (MOED), and Dr. Sylvester McKay,
president of Baltimore City Community College (BCCC), joined with
colleagues to honor 10 staff members of MOED’s Employ Baltimore
division for completing a six-month professional development program.
(Full Story) |
| Baltimore
Promotes its Digital Learning Labs during National Black Family Technology Awareness Week February 14, 2003 |
YO!
Baltimore Selected As Lead Agency For The 15th Annual National Youth
Service Day, April 11-13th February 10, 2003 |
| Baltimore,
MD – On Saturday, February 15, 2003 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
at the Baltimore Convention Center, the Mayor’s Office of Employment
Development (MOED) will showcase its Digital Learning Labs during
the celebration of the 5th Annual Black Family Technology Awareness
Day. (Full Story) |
Baltimore,
MD – Youth Service America (YSA) today announced the selection
of The Baltimore Youth Opportunity Movement (YO! Baltimore) as a lead
agency for the 15th Annual National Youth Service Day, April 11-13,
2003. Fifty lead agencies across the country will coordinate local,
regional, or statewide celebrations of National Youth Service Day,
promoting projects and events, coordinating volunteer recruitment,
local media outreach, and hands-on participation of elected officials. (Full Story) |
