Free Workforce Training and Placement Program for Job Seekers
Enrolling in ResCare’s FoodShare Employment and Training program opens the door to family-supporting career opportunities
MILWAUKEE – January 15, 2018 – With the New Year comes new opportunities, and 2018 may just be the best time for FoodShare enrollees to secure a family-sustaining career. Currently, there are over 18,000 employment opportunities in southeastern Wisconsin, with business indicators pointing to thousands more throughout 2018.
Using online job search engines can be frustrating, but with free, one-on-one guidance and support from the talent development specialists at ResCare Workforce Services, no job seeker needs to tackle the process alone. Since 2015, ResCare Workforce Services helped over 13,000 people in southeastern Wisconsin find jobs. This year, ResCare is focused on connecting thousands more job seekers with employers that are ready to hire.
“Being unemployed gets you frustrated. It plays on your emotions and pride,” said Phil Bridges, of Milwaukee. “I had no resources whatsoever, and I knew something needed to be done. So I trekked down to ResCare and they immediately signed me up for an orientation. I went to a job fair the next day, and on the third day I was hired. ResCare helped me get my foot in the door and get started. All I had to do was make it happen.”
Watch his story: http://gamechangemke.org/game_changers/
Job seekers who live in any of seven southeastern Wisconsin counties and are currently FoodShare members can easily enroll in a local FoodShare Employment and Training (FSET) program through three “Change the Game” websites: GameChangeMKE.org (Milwaukee), GameChangeWOW.org (Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington) and GameChangeWRK.org (Walworth, Racine and Kenosha). Those who enroll in FSET through ResCare receive personalized assistance, from start to finish, to prepare for a career—not just a job.
ResCare helps enrollees attain the abilities required to find and retain a successful career with a host of services that include career mapping, skills training, resume creation, interview preparation, child care assistance and transportation support. ResCare also assists with employment barriers, such as low education levels, a criminal background, or lack of a valid driver’s license.
“If someone is on FoodShare and looking for better employment opportunities, we’ll provide them the training and skills they need to change their game,” said Steven Reinhold, FSET Project Director for ResCare Workforce Services.
About ResCare Workforce Services in Wisconsin
ResCare Workforce Services is the largest workforce contractor in the U.S., with more than 350 locations and a team of more than 2,000 professionals who use industry best practices to provide job training, career advice and job placement services to approximately 1 million job seekers and thousands of employers annually.
In Wisconsin, ResCare Workforce Services is the administrator of the FSET program for Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha counties.
Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, ResCare has 45,000 dedicated employees who serve nearly 60,000 people daily in more than 40 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico. For more information about Wisconsin’s FSET program, please visit http://GameChangeMKE.org. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.
Mentioned in This Press Release
Recent Press Releases by ResCare Workforce Services
