CAREER RESOURCES INC

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AMERICAN JOB CENTERS (AJC) AS THE AJC ONE STOP OPERATOR, CAREER RESOURCES INC. (CRI) MANAGES THE COORDINATED DELIVERY OF SERVICES FOR UNIVERSAL ACCESS THROUGH AJC ONE STOP CENTERS IN SOUTHWESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, CAREER RESOURCES PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES, RESULTING IN INCREASED EARNINGS FOR THE JOB SEEKER AND A COMPETITIVE, TRAINED WORKFORCE FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. JOB SEEKERS HAVE ACCESS TO A SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY TO A NETWORK OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CLASSROOM TRAINING, EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS, PROGRAM PARTNER SERVICES, COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND CAREER COUNSELING, AND INTEGRATED PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) INDIVIDUAL TRAINING ACCOUNTS FOR IN-DEMAND OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING. JOBS FIRST EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (JFES) THE JFES PROGRAM PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT ASSESSMENT AND SERVICES, ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPING AN INDIVIDUALIZED EMPLOYMENT PLAN, JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, SUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT, ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND/OR EMPLOYMENT RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION AND CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE TO RECIPIENTS OF TEMPORARY FAMILY ASSISTANC (TFA). CRI OPERATES JFES PROGRAMS IN BRIDGEPORT AND WATERBURY. COLLECTIVELY THESE PROGRAMS SERVED OVER 5,000 JOB SEEKERS ANNUALLY.

STRIVE IS A THREE WEEK, FULLTIME WORK READINESS TRAINING PROGRAM FEATURING A SERIES OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE AND ENGAGING ATTITUDINAL WORKSHOPS IN A SIMULATED WORK ENVIRONMENT. TRAINING FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING POSITIVE ATTITUDES AND WORK HABITS FOR SUCCESSFUL LONGTERM EMPLOYMENT. CAREER RESOURCES ASSUMED THE OPERATIONS OF STRIVE NEW HAVEN IN APRIL OF 2012, AND NOW OPERATES ALL FOUR STRIVE SITES IN BRIDGEPORT, HARTFORD, WATERBURY AND NEW HAVEN CONNECTICUT. STRIVE HAS HELPED TRAIN AND PLACE NEARLY 300 PARTICIPANTS LAST YEAR.