| Archived Press Releases (2008-2010) | |
| Baltimore City and Baltimore County host fourth annual awards ceremony celebrating “Regionalism that Works” Five employers receive Baltimore Regional Workforce Innovations Awards for building and strengthening workforce November 10, 2010 |
YO! Baltimore Celebrates 10 Years of Transforming the Lives of Disconnected Youth at its annual Alumni on the Move Breakfast October 13, 2010 |
| Baltimore, MD – Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Baltimore County Executive James T. Smith, Jr., along with the Baltimore Workforce Investment Board and Baltimore County Workforce Development Council, honored the recipients of the fourth annual Baltimore Regional Workforce Innovations Awards this evening at the Sheraton Baltimore North in Towson. These awards were presented to area businesses that exemplify innovative approaches to workforce development. The winning businesses and organizations below were selected from nominations received in the following five categories: (Full Story) |
What: Alumni on the Move Breakfast: Celebrating 10 Years of Success (Full Story) |
| Baltimore Workforce Investment Board Releases Study Confirming Need for Post-Secondary Education to Fulfill Future Job Requirements Mayoral-appointed board urges quality educational programming to meet job demands September 1, 2010 |
Mayor Rawlings-Blake Thanks Congressional Delegation for Summer Jobs Support Department of Labor grant provides 300 jobs for YouthWorks participants July 19, 2010 |
| Baltimore, MD – Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Baltimore Workforce Investment Board (BWIB) Chair John Ashworth announced today the release of the Talent Development Pipeline Study, which recognizes the critical link between post-secondary education and employment requirements for Baltimore’s future jobs. (Full Story) |
Baltimore, MD – Today, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake thanked Baltimore City’s Congressional Delegation for their support of the YouthWorks summer jobs program at a press conference at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. The delegation was successful in securing a Department of Labor grant of $575,000 that provides six-week summer jobs in high growth industries to Baltimore youth and young adults as part of YouthWorks new Baltimore Career Corps project. (Full Story) |
| Baltimore City’s Summer Jobs Program Completes First Week Mayor and City Council help to fund YouthWorks at same level as 2009 despite city’s economic challenges July 2, 2010 |
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to Speak at
U.S. Conference of Mayors Workforce Development Council Board Meeting in Baltimore Congressman John Sarbanes to provide keynote address to U.S. cities’ workforce development professionals at the Hilton Baltimore April 21, 2010 |
| Baltimore, MD - Baltimore City’s YouthWorks summer jobs program completes its first week today as thousands of youth and young adults begin their six-week work experience. More than 5,400 young people, ages 14-24, were offered summer job opportunities at more than 400 private sector and nonprofit locations throughout the city. (Full Story) |
Baltimore, MD – Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will join Congressman John Sarbanes and Karen Sitnick, president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) Workforce Development Council (WDC) and director of the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, in welcoming the WDC to Baltimore for its annual board meeting. (Full Story) |
| Local Business Leaders Share Award-Winning Workforce Strategies through free Webinars Baltimore Regional Employer Institute leads series of forums March 26, 2010 |
MOED Director Named President of U.S. Conference of Mayors Workforce Development Council Karen Sitnick elected to serve one year term January 28, 2010 |
| Baltimore, MD - For the third consecutive year, the Baltimore Regional Employer Institute (BREI) is hosting business-to-business forums led by local employers who won BREI awards for conducting innovative workforce practices. Uptown Press, Genesis HealthCare, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, and Good Samaritan Hospital are the regional organizations that are conducting these free and interactive forums. (Full Story) |
Baltimore, MD - Mayor’s Office of Employment Development Director Karen Sitnick was elected president of the United States Conference of Mayors Workforce Development Council (WDC) at the organization’s 78th Winter Meeting last week in Washington D.C. Ms. Sitnick will lead the WDC for the next year and will continue the council’s efforts to provide a forum for Mayors and their employment and training administrators to examine all workforce development issues and to strengthen the ability of cities to meet the needs of their citizens; particularly economically disadvantaged individuals, those with serious skill deficiencies, dislocated workers, and others with special barriers to employment, including youth. (Full Story) |
| Registration Starts for Baltimore City’s YouthWorks Summer Jobs Program City residents, 14-24, can register through March 12 January 11, 2010 |
Baltimore City and Baltimore County host third annual awards ceremony celebrating “Regionalism that Works” Four employers are recognized for innovative approaches to building and strengthening workforce November 10, 2009 |
| Baltimore, MD – The registration period for Baltimore City’s YouthWorks summer jobs program begins today for Baltimore City residents, ages 14-24. In order to be considered for a six-week summer job, interested youth and young adults must complete the YouthWorks registration form, which may be downloaded at www.oedworks.com, and bring it along with several required documents listed below to one of six recreation center registration locations before the March 12, 2010 deadline. (Full Story) |
Baltimore, MD – Baltimore County Council Chairman Joseph Bartenfelder and Baltimore City First Deputy Mayor Andrew Frank, along with the Baltimore Workforce Investment Board and Baltimore County Workforce Development Council, honored the recipients of the third annual Baltimore Regional Employer Institute Awards today at Morgan State University. These awards were presented to area businesses that exemplify innovative approaches to workforce development. The winning businesses and organizations below were selected from nominations received in the following four categories: (Full Story) |
| Baltimore City and Baltimore County to recognize four organizations for innovative approaches to workforce development 1st Deputy Mayor Andrew Frank and Chairman of the Baltimore County Council Joseph Bartenfelder to address business leaders at third annual event highlighting region’s winning organizations November 9, 2009 |
Baltimore City and Baltimore County Host Fourth Annual Regional “Honoring our Veterans” Career Fair November 3, 2009 |
| What: Third Annual Baltimore Regional Employer Institute Awards Breakfast When: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Where: Morgan State University Student Center Calvin and Tina Tyler Ballroom 1700 East Coldspring Lane Baltimore, Maryland (Full Story) |
Baltimore, MD – Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, in partnership with the Baltimore County Workforce Development System and the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation – Division of Workforce Development, will host its 4th Annual Regional “Honoring Our Veterans” Career Fair. The Career Fair will be held on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 from 10:00am – 2:00pm at the War Memorial Building located at 101 N. Gay Street in Baltimore City. (Full Story) |
| Free Seasonal Flu Shots Available to Unemployed in Baltimore City CVS Caremark offers vouchers for free seasonal flu shots to Baltimore City’s unemployed to be redeemed at CVS/pharmacy and MinuteClinic health care centers October 5, 2009 |
Baltimore City and Baltimore County select winning businesses for innovative workforce development strategies Workforce development professionals learn about diverse training opportunities for more thanBaltimore Regional Employer Institute to honor four employers at third annual regional awards breakfast September 16, 2009 |
Baltimore, MD – In Baltimore City and more than 20 markets across the country, CVS Caremark is offering vouchers for free seasonal flu shots worth a total of $3 million to the unemployed. CVS Caremark has committed 2,500 vouchers to unemployed residents of Baltimore City. Northwest One-Stop Career Center Baltimore Works One-Stop Career Center |
Baltimore, MD - Mayor Sheila Dixon and Baltimore County Executive James T. Smith, Jr., along with the Baltimore Workforce Investment Board and Baltimore County Workforce Development Council, are honored to congratulate the recipients of the Third Annual Baltimore Regional Employer Institute Awards. These awards will be presented on November 10th to area businesses that exemplify innovative approaches to workforce development. The winning businesses were selected from nominations received in the following four categories: (Full Story) |
| MOED Hosts Forum for Service Providers to Connect Job Seekers to Occupational Skills Training through ARRA Workforce development professionals learn about diverse training opportunities for more than 300 Baltimore City residents provided by 14 organizations selected to receive federal stimulus funding August 21, 2009 |
MOED to Host Forum for Service Providers to Connect Job Seekers to Occupational Skills Training through ARRA Workforce development professionals will learn about diverse training opportunities for more than 300 Baltimore City residents provided by 14 organizations selected to receive federal stimulus funding August 17, 2009 |
| Baltimore, MD - More than 75 workforce development professionals attended the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development’s (MOED) ARRA Partner Forum at the War Memorial Building this afternoon to learn details about training opportunities that will be offered to Baltimore City residents this fall. Funded through the city’s American Recovery And Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant, the trainings will cover an array of business industries, including healthcare, construction, bioscience and hospitality. (Full Story) |
What: ARRA Partner Forum (Full Story) |
| Mayor Dixon Thanks Congressional Delegation for YouthWorks Summer Jobs Support Baltimore’s Congressional delegation, represented by Senator Mikulski, Senator Cardin, Congressman Cummings and Congressman Sarbanes, instrumental in providing federal earmark to support green jobs July 20, 2009 |
Mayor Sheila Dixon and Craig Thompson, Esq. to Speak at Youth Opportunity (YO!) Baltimore Graduation Nationally recognized program graduates 58 young adults with academic challenges July 8, 2009 |
| Baltimore, MD – Mayor Sheila Dixon was joined by Baltimore City Council members Rochelle “Rikki” Spector and Sharon Green Middleton to thank U.S. Senator Benjamin Cardin, Congressman Jon Sarbanes and other members of Baltimore’s Congressional Delegation for their support of close to 2,500 summer jobs for young people in Baltimore City. Included in those jobs is the Green Jobs Youth Corps – a partnership with the Department of Recreation and Parks – which provides six-week YouthWorks projects in “green” work areas such as horticulture, wildlife management and urban forestry. (Full Story) |
What: The Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, Youth Opportunity Division welcomes Mayor Sheila Dixon and Craig Thompson, Esq., partner at Venable, LLP and host of Front Line on Morgan University radio station WEAA-FM, as they address YO! Baltimore’s 2009 graduates. The graduating class is comprised of 58 young adults, who chose to pursue alternative education after facing challenges in traditional settings. Enrolling in the Youth Opportunity (YO!) Academy high school, in partnership with Baltimore City Public Schools, or YO! Baltimore centers, these graduates have overcome significant obstacles, including dropping out of school, teen pregnancy and substance abuse, to achieve academic and career preparation success. (Full Story) |
| Baltimore City Reaches 2009 YouthWorks Goal Mayor Dixon announces that more than 7,000 teens will be offered summer jobs June 17, 2009 |
Academy for College and Career Exploration Graduates its Second Senior Class Baltimore City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke addresses graduates from successful “Innovation” high school June 5, 2009 |
| Baltimore, MD – Mayor Sheila Dixon announced that the 2009 YouthWorks summer jobs campaign exceeded its goal of providing summer jobs to 6,500 Baltimore City young people. This year, more than 7,000 youth and young adults, ages 14-24, will be offered summer job opportunities in private sector and nonprofit locations throughout the city. (Full Story) |
Baltimore, MD – The Academy for College and Career Exploration (ACCE) presented its second graduating class this evening at a ceremony on the campus of Johns Hopkins University. Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke gave remarks to the 56 graduates, their families, and ACCE faculty in attendance. All the graduates completed an individualized and rigorous academic curriculum that incorporated intensive career preparation experiences provided through the school’s many partnerships with higher education, business, and local government. The entire senior class applied to college and completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. (Full Story) |
| Academy for College and Career Exploration to Graduate its Second Senior Class Support still needed to meet demand for summer jobs June 3, 2009 |
Mayor Dixon Urges Support for 2009 YouthWorks Campaign Support still needed to meet demand for summer jobs April 29, 2009 |
What: Academy of College and Career Exploration (ACCE) Graduation When: Friday, June 5, 2009, 6:30 p.m. Background: |
Baltimore, MD – Mayor Sheila Dixon was joined by Ronald J. Daniels,
President of Johns Hopkins University and Ronald R. Peterson, President of Johns
Hopkins Hospital and Health System to announce the progress of the 2009 YouthWorks summer jobs campaign. President Daniels and President Peterson, who is also a 2009 YouthWorks campaign co-chair, presented a donation that will fund wages for 250 participants in six-week summer jobs at both facilities. (Full Story) |
| YouthWorks Participants Interview for Summer Job
Placements at Annual Career Fair Mayor Dixon hosts press conference featuring donation to fund 250 summer jobs from Johns Hopkins Hospital and University April 27, 2009 |
Mayor Dixon Presents Youth Violence Prevention Week Awards March 26, 2009 |
| What: YouthWorks Career Fair When: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (press conference – 12:30 p.m.) Where: M&T Bank Stadium Southeast Club Level 1101 Russell Street Baltimore (Full Story) |
Baltimore, MD – Mayor Sheila Dixon, Council President Stephanie Rawlings Blake and Dr. Andres Alonso, CEO of the Baltimore City Public School System, celebrated winners of the Mayor’s Youth Violence Prevention Awards today. Awardees come from programs throughout Baltimore City including the Youth Opportunity (YO!) Baltimore program. Awardees were heralded for their perseverance in the face of great challenges. (Full Story) |
| Mayor Dixon Launches YouthWorks 2009 Summer Jobs Campaign December 12, 2008 |
Third Annual Regional Career Fair Honors Our Veterans All job seekers are invited to explore employment opportunities with more than 50 employers at the War Memorial Building October 27, 2008 |
| Baltimore, MD – Mayor Sheila Dixon was joined by her two YouthWorks 2009 campaign co-chairs – Ronald R. Peterson, president of The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System and Bishop Douglas I. Miles, clergy co-chairman of BUILD (Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development) – to officially launch Baltimore City’s summer jobs campaign. They encouraged Baltimore’s business and community leaders to assist in meeting the goal of placing 6,500 teens in summer jobs – the same goal that was achieved in 2008. (Full Story) |
What: “Honoring Our Veterans” – Third Annual Regional Career Fair When: Monday, November 3, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Where: War Memorial Building 101 N. Gay Street Background: The Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Employment Development (MOED), in partnership with Baltimore County Workforce Development System and the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation – Division of Workforce Development, will host the third annual career fair. MOED’s Business Services division helps to provide businesses with a pipeline of skilled job candidates through its Employ Baltimore strategy. (Full Story) |
| Baltimore City and Baltimore County host second annual awards breakfast celebrating “Regionalism that Works” Six employers are recognized for their innovative approaches to building and strengthening workforce September 17, 2008 |
Baltimore City and Baltimore County to recognize six companies for innovative approaches to workforce development Mayor Dixon to attend second annual event that highlights cross-section of region’s businesses and institutions September 11, 2008 |
Baltimore, MD – Sheila Dixon, Mayor, Baltimore City and Baltimore County Executive Jim T. Smith, Jr.’s representative, Director of Communications Donald Mohler, along with the Baltimore Workforce Investment Board (BWIB) and Baltimore County Workforce Development Council (BCWDC), honored the recipients of second annual Baltimore Regional Employer Awards today at a breakfast at Stevenson University. |
What: Second Annual Baltimore Regional Employer Awards Breakfast (Full Story) |
| Baltimore City and Baltimore County select winning businesses for innovative workforce development strategies Sheila Dixon, Mayor, Baltimore City and James T. Smith, Jr., Baltimore County Executive will help honor six employers at second annual regional awards breakfast August 20, 2008 |
Mayor Sheila Dixon and Kweisi Mfume to Speak at Youth Opportunity (YO!) Baltimore Graduation Nationally recognized program graduates 55 previously out-of-school young adults July 18, 2008 |
| Baltimore, MD – Mayor Sheila Dixon and Baltimore County Executive James T. Smith, Jr. along with the Baltimore Workforce Investment Board and Baltimore County Workforce Development Council, are honored to congratulate the recipients of the Second Annual Baltimore Regional Employer Institute Awards. These awards will be presented on September 17th at Stevenson University to area businesses that exemplify innovative approaches to workforce development. The winning businesses were selected from nominations received in the following five categories: (Full Story) |
What: The Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, Youth Opportunity Division welcomes Mayor Sheila Dixon and Kweisi Mfume, former five-term Congressman from Maryland’s 7th District as they address YO! Baltimore’s 2008 graduates. The graduating class is comprised of 55 young adults who had previously dropped out of traditional high schools. With the support of YO! Baltimore’s comprehensive services and empowering staff, these graduates have overcome significant obstacles, such as teen pregnancy and substance abuse, to achieve academic and career preparation success. (Full Story) |
| Mayor Dixon Announces Summer Jobs Campaign Progress at YouthWorks Kickoff Event at Morgan State University Mayor’s “Summer Jobs are Everyone’s Business” theme resonates with all sectors of Baltimore City’s communities; Colgate-Palmolive to give donation June 5, 2008 |
Academy for College and Career Exploration Graduates its First Senior Class “Innovation” high school’s graduating class boasts 88% college acceptance rate; Mayor Dixon provides remarks May 31, 2008 |
What: YouthWorks Kickoff Press Conference |
Baltimore, MD - The Academy for College and Career Exploration (ACCE) presented its first graduating class today at a ceremony on the campus of Johns Hopkins University. Mayor Sheila Dixon gave remarks to the 96 graduates, their families, and ACCE faculty in attendance. All the graduates completed an individualized and rigorous academic curriculum that incorporated intensive career preparation experiences provided through the school’s many partnerships with higher education, business, and local government. |
| Academy for College and Career Exploration to Graduate its First Class Mayor Dixon to give remarks; 88% of seniors accepted to college from this BCPSS “Innovation” high school May 28, 2008 |
Run, Walk, or Race, to raise money for YouthWorks Summer Jobs! Fourth annual Race for Works to be held at Druid Hill Park May 27, 2008 |
What: Academy of College and Career Exploration (ACCE) Graduation When: Saturday, May 31, 2008, 10:00 a.m. |
What: YouthWorks Race for Work When: Saturday, May 31, 2008 from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
| YouthWorks Campaign Making Progress but Support Still Needed to Meet Summer Jobs Demand Teens interview with employers at Career Fair; Nonprofit Kaiser Permanente Foundation Mid-Atlantic donates $10,000, but gap remains between number of youth registered for summer jobs and number of jobs identified May 7, 2008 |
YouthWorks Hosts Career Fair as Program Continues to Seek Support to Provide Summer Jobs to Baltimore City Teens Nonprofit Kaiser Permanente Foundation Mid-Atlantic to present $10,000 but gap remains in providing enough jobs to meet the demand May 5, 2008 |
| Summer was in the air today at M&T Bank Stadium as more than 500 Baltimore City youth interviewed for summer job positions with more than 70 employers at the YouthWorks Career Fair. These youth are part of the more than 6,500 teens that are expected to begin their job experiences on June 23, 2008. (Full Story) |
What: YouthWorks Career Fair When: Wednesday, May 7, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (presentation of Kaiser donation – 9:00 a.m.) (Full Story) |
| Academy for College and Career Exploration
Celebrates First Four Years Successful Baltimore City “Innovation” high school acknowledges student achievement and community support as first graduating class prepares for next steps April 11, 2008 |
Youth Opportunity (YO!) Baltimore Celebrates its Successes Comprehensive program for out-of-school youth continues strong outreach after end of federal grant March 24, 2008 |
| What: “Celebrating Four Years” – Academy for College and Career Exploration (ACCE) Appreciation Breakfast When: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. (Full Story) |
Baltimore, MD - The Mayor’s Office of Employment Development is highlighting the achievements of nine Youth Opportunity (YO!) Baltimore alumni at a breakfast event Tuesday, March 25. These young adults represent the hundreds of YO! participants who have overcome significant barriers including periodic homelessness, substance abuse, grief, depression, lack of education, and unemployment. After joining YO! Baltimore, they were given the support and provided the direction to make better decisions and benefit from job training, education, and counseling services that have turned their lives around. The nine featured alumni have are now contributing positively to the community by being successfully employed and/or furthering their education. (Full Story) |
| Youth Opportunity (YO!) Baltimore Highlights Success with Baltimore City Support Comprehensive program for out-of-school youth continues strong outreach after end of federal grant March 22, 2008 |
Baltimore Region Coaches Help Put City Youth to Work Coaches Breakfast Slated for January 28, 2008 January 24, 2008 |
| What: The Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, Youth Opportunity Division will host an event to celebrate the achievements of its out-of-school participants and the continuing program successes in vital areas. (Full Story) |
Baltimore, MD - Senator Catherine Pugh will join more than two dozen Baltimore area coaches from middle and high schools, and colleges and universities at the Race for Work Coaches Breakfast on Monday January 28, 2008 at 7:00 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Inner Harbor located at 301 W. Lombard Street. The breakfast event is designed to support Baltimore City’s annual YouthWorks summer jobs campaign while recognizing the importance of physical fitness among area youth. Coaches will be asked to recruit and prepare students and their families to participate in this fund-raising effort. (Full Story) |
