Workforce Development Board News and Updates
Happy New Year!
In this edition, we cover information that impacts your business in the new year and offer suggestions on how you can get involved. Learn more about:
- Becoming a 2024 host site for the City's summer youth internship program
- How CareerForce centers help local job seekers
- A new Green Jobs Convening
- Metro area labor market data
- A Minnesota Skills Based Hiring Accelerator
The snow has arrived along with the turn of the calendar, and we are off to a busy 2024. I hope that this year you will stay engaged, or commit to getting more engaged, with workforce development in our community. Don't forget to join us for the first Minneapolis Workforce Development Board meeting of 2024 on Tuesday, January 16th at the Minneapolis CareerForce North location starting at 8:00 a.m. See you there!
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Step Up
Now is the time to start thinking about becoming a Step Up employer for 2024! Step Up is the City of Minneapolis' summer youth internship program. Through Step Up, you can hire Minneapolis youth between 14-21 years old to be summer interns at your organization. And if you know a youth looking for an opportunity this summer, now is time for them to apply as well! Visit the Step Up website at StepUpMpls.org.
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Harmony (pictured) and Von are high school students who live in the Heritage Park neighborhood and interned with Step Up employer Green Garden Bakery this summer. While both joined to earn money and learn about working in the real world, they have important connections to the Step Up program. Von’s sister was a former Step Up intern, and Harmony’s counselor recommended she consider the program.
Their daily work included helping to grow, prepare, and bake the vegetables from the youth maintained garden into delicious vegetable-based desserts. The desserts are then sold to local community members and at farmers’ markets.
In fact, all of the staff of Green Garden Bakery live in the Heritage Park community, and the CEO himself is only 17! With the support of a parent organization and employer partner, Urban Strategies, he has masterfully cultivated a thriving, influential business. Both Harmony and Von mentioned that their work is a lot of fun. Though they did not expect they would be gardening, they have embraced that part of the job, as well as learning about nutrition, managing a business, and food preparation. They recommend that any future interns who want to get involved should take advantage of the opportunity to gain professional experience and give back to the community.
Step Up proudly served Green Garden Bakery items at their End of Summer Showcase!
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New Year, New Career!
Is a new career part of your New Year’s resolutions? Whether you are new to the workforce or looking to take the next step in your journey, we can help!
Minneapolis Employment and Training supports the CareerForce Centers in North and South Minneapolis along with our community-based partners. We can connect you with free job coaching to help you find the right career pathway and help you prepare a resume, search for jobs and prepare for that interview. Maybe you need to update your skills. We can help you find free career training that will strengthen your skills and help prepare you for in-demand roles. Could you also use a little extra support while preparing for a job? We can help with that too! Let us help you get the support you need while you are training or searching for your next job, whether you need help with child care, housing, transportation, or health and wellness.
So free career coaching, free training and other supports… What are you waiting for? Contact us today to get started by filling out this online form or call us at 612-876-2366.
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Green Jobs
Upcoming: The Minneapolis Employment and Training team, in collaboration with the Minneapolis Health Department, will host a Career Pathways in Green Careers discussion in late January at 800 West Broadway. Employment and Training partners will be invited to share updates on emerging projects, hear about the City's Climate Legacy Plan, and discuss where green career opportunities will grow in the next number of years. If you have questions about this initiative, contact Mark Brinda at Mark.Brinda@minneapolismn.gov.
 Winter Wonderland
Local Look blogs from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development provide regional employment information. Below is a excerpt from the most recent blog. Visit DEED's website to learn more and subscribe to the regional newsletter.
This past month the U.S. Census Bureau released updated estimates through the American Community Survey (ACS). These new 5-year estimates covering 2018 to 2022 are available for all geographies down to the census tract and block group levels. Additionally, the ACS data covers a wide array of vital information, including employment, educational attainment, income and poverty, housing, disability status, veteran status, and more. This month let's take a closer look at the Metro Area's labor force characteristics by age, and how the region's labor force has changed in recent years.
January 2024 Meeting
Minneapolis Workforce Development Board
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
North Minneapolis CareerForce
2nd Floor Conference Room
Minneapolis, MN 55441
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