Business & Tech
Pilot Program is Helping Hartford get Back to Work
Capital Workforce Partners has been selected as one of six partners nationwide to help people find jobs in high growth fields.
Capital Workforce Partners (CWP) will share in a $6 million initiative called The Future of Work Grand Challenge which is partially funded by JPMorgan Chase and created through a groundbreaking collaboration between leading social impact organizations New Profit, JFF, XPRIZE, MIT Solve, and Jobcase
CWP will initially receive $136,000 to accelerate technologies and services that will connect displaced workers with new skills and employment opportunities in the Hartford area. However this is just the start. The program will expand to other Workforce Development Boards in CT over the next year and half.
Chosen for their records of innovation and effectiveness, each workforce board selected will receive tailored support and funding to pilot innovations to connect more than 25,000 COVID-impacted workers with new skills and employment opportunities.
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“Future-focused workforce boards like Capital Workforce Partners are evolving their operations, strategies, and services to the changing world of work and the ever-shifting labor market brought on by COVID-19.” said Maria Flynn, president and CEO of JFF. “The Future of Work Grand Challenge is bringing together the best of emerging technology with the critical infrastructure of local workforce organizations to build a better career navigation and employment experience for workers in need of support.”
Using new technology, organizations like CWP will gather new data that will help further their mission and better align new employment approaches with employers’ unique needs in Connecticut.
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“We know access to well-paying jobs is foundational to thriving communities, yet still out of reach for too many people,” said Abby Marquand, Vice President, Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase & Co. “We’re proud to support Capital Workforce Partners in their mission to address the unique development needs of a changing workforce brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The five other organization chosen are as part of this pilot are MassHire’s Central Region Workforce Board, Hampton Roads Workforce Council, San Diego Workforce Partnership, West Michigan Works and Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas.