Ivory Snow, Chief Administrative Officer at St. Leonard’s Ministry had her first interaction with a Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) Participant about five years ago. “I was an HR Director at the time and had just entered our wellness ..read more

The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) empowers older workers with the skills and resources they need to overcome obstacles and re-enter the workforce successfully. As we celebrate National Employ Older Workers Week (NEOWW), we shine a light on stories ..read more

The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is the nation’s only workforce development program designed to help older workers gain the skills they need to re-enter the workforce. It offers participants paid, on-the-job training, allowing them to build confidence and ..read more

The American Job Center in Pilsen receives thousands of visitors seeking to pursue all  kinds of career support – from filing to receive unemployment benefits to applying for the  Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program to interview preparation with  ..read more

If you are reading this article, the odds are you’re reading it on the computer. To do that, you either need to own a computer or go to a shared computer space, like a library. And those computers need to ..read more

National Able Network has served the South Side community since the 1970s. Thousands of job seekers have received all kinds of employment and career services from training assistance to interview preparation. As the 50th year of service is right around ..read more

FROM TEACHING TO TECH: THE JOURNEY TO A NEW CAREER  Valeria Martinez graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in environmental studies. She dreamed of a career in Environmental Sustainability or Natural Resource Management. Unfortunately, finding a career in those ..read more

When you think of American manufacturing, what do you picture? Most people probably visualize a Rust Belt city on the shores of Lake Erie, smokestacks and the smell of slag filling the air, and a hollowed-out town in the distance.   ..read more

A recent article in The Atlantic takes aim at the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and makes the case that WIOA training is ineffective and places workers into dead-end jobs.   In “The Problem with In-Demand Jobs,” author Kevin Carey writes:  Even in the 1990s, at the peak of free-trade fever in Washington, Congress knew that globalization would be rough on some folks. Opening the economy up to cheap imports from Canada, Mexico, and China was bound to undercut domestic industries and cost many American workers their jobs. On top of that, welfare reform eliminated ..read more

Brandy Newbern, a 28-year old mom and homegrown Chicagoan, had always been interested in Information Technology (IT). Although she originally pursued an education in nursing and had a steady career in sales while managing her very own small business, she continuously felt called to work ‘behind the screen’. “For two years I pondered it, and one day I received an email about IT Career Lab,” says Brandy. Elliott Esparza, IT Career Lab and National Able Network’s Technical Education Manager, had sent an email invitation asking Brandy to join him at an information session in Pilsen. “I went to the ..read more