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This fall, Arielle Cook became one of the first CONNECT2Careers (C2C) participants to begin a Bank of America Military-Connected Youth Internship. Bank of America partnered with C2C to create this exciting internship program, providing subsidized wages for 25 military-connected young

On October 26, 500 educators, community-based organizations, career counselors and community leaders gathered at the Jacobs Center for the sold-out Workforce Conference: Creating Opportunity.  The San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP) research team released four reports covering San Diego workforce data: Priority Sector

The Life Sciences Summer Institute (LSSI) is a training and internship program that prepares talented high school and college students for careers in San Diego’s Life Sciences and Health Care fields. Over the course of the summer, students complete a one-week

The San Diego Monthly Employment Report (August 2017 to September 2017) shows increases in the civilian labor force and employment and a decrease in the unemployment rate.1 Unemployment The California Employment Development Department (EDD) reported a decrease in San Diego’s

Data is everywhere. And when used correctly, data can be “hacked” to reveal important trends, patterns and conclusions that have the potential to better shape the health and future of our community. Data analytics play an increasingly large role in

Did you know? The California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR), established in 1963, administers the largest vocational rehabilitation program in the country. Its three-pronged mission is to provide services and advocacy that assist people with mental or physical disabilities to live

Angel Stancer is a Business Programs Specialist at the San Diego Workforce Partnership. Here she tells a little bit about herself, both personally and professionally. What is a typical day like for you? As a Business Programs Specialist, I like to

A binational delegation of 163 business, government and community leaders from the San Diego/Cali-Baja region traveled to Washington, DC September 24–27 to elevate the region’s priorities on the national agenda. Workforce development was a strong theme in meetings with Congress

It was a cold email sent at just the right time that introduced Alex Pierson to the San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP). Through Reimagine Retail, a grant funded by the Walmart Foundation and Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, SDWP was looking

Iliana Pulido, 22, lives in the City Heights area of San Diego and received her high school diploma in 2013 from Arroyo Paseo Charter School. She started community college right after high school but left partway through her first semester