June, 2007

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Youth not too late to hire a fully screened young person for the summer!  For more information, please call CareerPoint (413-532-4900), or FutureWorks (413-858-2800) or Kathryn Kirby at the REB (413-755-1359).

See our website for more information on our strategic plan! 

Also at the REB's June 20th Board of Director's meeting, Martha Owen was added as a new board member; Martha is Director of Adult Education for Holyoke Public Schools and oversees the Juntos Collaborative, a consortium of various community-based organizations that has been providing literacy services in Holyoke for many years.  We welcome her aboard!  We also regret to have received resignations from James Morton, President/CEO of the Greater Springfield YMCA and Richard Wells, President and COO of Hampden Papers but certainly thank them for their time on the Board.  For a complete list of all current Board members, please visit our web site.

Contact Bill Ward, REB Executive Director with any questions on any of the above items.

SPOTLIGHT SOLUTIONS ~ LITERACY WORKS!

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

• FY-2008 Annual Workforce Development Business Plan - The REB, with the agreement of the region's Chief Elected Official, Mayor Charles V. Ryan of Springfield, is required to prepare a FY-2008 "Annual Workforce Development Business Plan" for Hampden County, subject to State approval.  As a strategic plan, it looks at the broad scope of how the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) system will be coordinated with other systems providing employment and training services to improve services for both job seekers and employers. This planning document also articulates the region’s priorities and strategies in workforce development.  Visit our website to view and/or download a full copy of the FY'08 Plan as submitted, or an Executive Summary.