Provided placement services for individuals who
face employment barriers such as learning disabilities, deafness, blindness, and other barriers that prevent them from obtaining employment to meet their employment goals.
Individuals who
face employment barriers due to criminal history can learn the requirements to seal or expunge their criminal records during an informational presentation by Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida attorneys.
Not exact matches
A pioneering social enterprise, Greyston has been providing jobs and resources to individuals who
face barriers to
employment, no questions asked, since 1982.
After learning about the
barriers to
employment that people
face upon release from prison, she wondered what would happen if these people were equipped with the education, training, and community to go legit.
They also examine how the rights and privileges of farm workers, including seasonal and temporary foreign workers, conflict with those of their employers, and reveal the
barriers many
face by being excluded from most statutory
employment laws, sometimes in violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
A pioneering social enterprise, Greyston practices Open Hiring ™ — providing jobs to individuals who
face barriers to
employment — in its world - class bakery and supports its employees and community members with a range of Community Programs.
And with the legal and language
barriers, social isolation and
employment challenges that immigrants often
face, many are also at risk of exploitation and human trafficking.
The goal of DC Central Kitchen's Culinary Job Training program is to prepare adults
facing high
barriers to
employment for careers in the food service industry.
These include: personal budgets for
employment support services that would enable disabled people to have much more control over the type of support they receive, breaking down the
barriers disabled people
face when gaining
employment, and staying in work which is vital to the country's sustainable economic growth.
«Instead of punishing homeless people, which only reinforces these behaviours, policymakers need to give greater attention to the structural and systemic
barriers - in the areas of housing, welfare and
employment -
facing the homeless,» she concludes.
The government's plan is simple: those who need extra support to find work can use something called the work programme and people
facing higher
barriers to
employment can volunteer for the more specialised work choice programme.
The report also considers the key characteristics of young people who are out - of - school and out - of - work, including their demographics, where they live, their skills, and
barriers they
face connecting to
employment opportunities.
Low - income fathers often
face substantial
barriers to maintaining stable
employment and relationships with their children.
Similarly, IEL has significant capacity as a workforce development intermediary working with populations that
face significant
barriers to
employment and advancement.
Standard Life partners with charities that focus on building skills, confidence and experience which help break down
barriers that people may
face when gaining
employment or understanding finances.
The Regulation gave force of law to three new standards to address
barriers facing persons with disabilities in the areas of transportation,
employment and information and communications.
Recent studies by the Washington and New York state bar associations, the National Association of Women Lawyer, US Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission, Catalyst, Minority Corporate Counsel Association, and others, confirm that women lawyers continue to
face obstacles to success in the legal profession — and that employers who are committed to women's professional success can remove those
barriers.
A number of survey respondents told LSUC researchers they were forced to enter solo practice because of
barriers faced in obtaining
employment or because they were unable to advance in other practice environments.
Veterans are a group that warrant attention as they
face very specific repercussions following a conviction, including the potential loss of VA treatment and benefits, as well as
barriers to
employment, education, and housing.
Under the AODA, the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation (the «IASR») establishes standards to address
barriers that people with disabilities
face in the areas of information and communications,
employment, transportation and the design of public spaces.
Our speakers will reflect on the experience of these 30 years in Federal
Employment Equity and discuss what challenges we continue to face in reducing employment barriers for marginalized groups
Employment Equity and discuss what challenges we continue to
face in reducing
employment barriers for marginalized groups
employment barriers for marginalized groups in Canada.
Are you
facing barriers to
employment or housing as a result of a criminal record?
The
barriers female lawyers on Bay Street
face aren't necessarily issues that may be negotiated in
employment contracts — instead, the
barriers may be social in nature, socially embedded and difficult to eliminate, expose and prove.
Directed the
employment service operations within a refugee resettlement agency; working one on one with clients
facing substantial
barriers to
employment, performing thorough assessments and developing strategies to overcome identified
barriers.
States could also still exempt up to 15 percent of their caseload for people who
face barriers to
employment, such as criminal records.
This multidimensional, broad - based framework helps promote father engagement across all levels of society and strategically tackle the diverse
barriers that fathers
face as they try to become better parents, partners, and providers by providing supports ranging from
employment skills to low - income, noncustodial fathers, to reentry services for fathers recently released from incarceration.24 The OCF helps coordinate a variety of programs and events to promote father engagement.
Young, unmarried, and lacking in education, these men
face a multitude of
barriers to being the fathers they want to be, from poor
employment prospects and high incarceration rates, to juggling multiple parenting roles among the children they live with and the ones with whom they do not.
The report examines how low - income families with young children
face extra
barriers, like single parenting, difficulty speaking English, low education levels, lack of full - time
employment,......
This demonstration is evaluating four diverse strategies designed to improve
employment and other outcomes for low - income parents and others who
face serious
barriers to
employment.
Specifically for people with a history of problematic drug and / or alcohol use who
face barriers to
employment.
Veterans, single mothers living in poverty, and individuals dealing with substance abuse, particularly those who are also living in poverty, are all disproportionately likely to become homeless, while at the same time
facing multiple
barriers to
employment.
Formerly incarcerated individuals
face many significant obstacles to economic security — such as
barriers to
employment, housing, public assistance, and education and training.
Many of these
face significant
employment barriers, substance abuse and mental health challenges that reduce their ability to smoothly transition back into society.
Fathers participating in fatherhood programs are often
faced by a number of personal issues that act as
barriers to achieving parenting, relationship, and
employment goals.
OTTAWA — Immigrant women in Canada
face greater
employment barriers and earn less money than both male immigrants and Canadian - born women, data compiled by the immigration department suggests.