2014

Career counselors, job developers, educators, and community associates are invited to join the SDWP Research Department as it presents the findings of the bi-annual report In-Demand Jobs at career centers throughout the County. The report analyzes the top 50 growing

On Feb. 28, Senator Ben Hueso will convene an informational hearing of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. on the revised Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. The event will be held at the San Diego

Life Sciences Summer Institute (LSSI) is accepting applications through April 4 for its 2014 summer program. Now entering its 10th year of connecting high school students with paid internships at local research institutions, the LSSI program includes a one-week pre-internship

San Diego Grantmakers (SDG) announced the appointment of SDWP CEO Peter Callstrom to its Board of Directors.Peter is joining a board of 13 who are responsible for governance and ensuring operations reflect SDG’s mission and vision.  SDG is a nonprofit

SDWP staff members recently returned from the California Workforce Association’s (CWA) 14th Annual Youth Conference. SDWP Manager of Special Projects Cindy Perry joined Karen Belcher, senior apprenticeship consultant/San Diego, Division of Apprenticeship Standards, in leading a workshop on the opportunities

In January 2013, the unemployment rate in San Diego County hit 8.6 percent, and has since dropped to 6.4 percent as of December 2013. While it is easy to assume that a lower unemployment rate indicates an improving job market,

The San Diego Workforce Partnership funds more than 20 organizations that provide work readiness training throughout San Diego County, including New Haven Youth and Family Services (New Haven). A new pilot program run by New Haven, called Community Connections, serves

To solve a problem, we must first really understand the scope of that problem. That is the thinking behind WeALLCount, the annual point-in-time homeless count that takes place throughout San Diego County. Coordinated by the Regional Task Force on the

A new report by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is shedding light on the number of individuals and families living in poverty in the San Diego region. SANDAG compiled poverty data from the U.S. Census survey from 2007

2013 Federal Extended Unemployment Benefits were set to expire on December 28, 2013, affecting 18,000 San Diegans, 222,000 Californians and 1.3 million people nationwide. Unemployed individuals are eligible for up to 26 weeks of unemployment benefits; however, the Emergency Unemployment