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05 Jun Request for Qualification RFP# 22-5: LA County Youth Services

Posted at 22:44h in News

Request for Qualification Information RFP Number: RFP# 22-5 RFP Name: LA County Youth Services Date Issued: June 5, 2023 Contact Person: Chris Bernhardt Email Address: opportunities@grantassociatesinc.com Submittals Accepted Until: 5:00 pm PT on Friday, June 16th, 2023 Submittals delivered to: E-mail Address: opportunities@grantassociatesinc.com General Information NOTICE: Notice is hereby given that statement of qualifications will be...

18 Jul Grant Associates Earns Great Place to Work® Certification™

Posted at 20:57h in News

We’re thrilled to announce that Grant Associates has been certified as a Great Place to Work®! This prestigious award is based entirely on what employees have to say about their experience working at Grant Associates. Earning this certification isn’t something that comes easily, and this...

01 Mar Grant Associates Celebrates National Consumer Protection Week

Posted at 23:46h in News

Are your customers looking to protect themselves from fraud, identity theft, and scams? Maybe they are wondering about the best way to use credit, how to shop for a used car, or maximize their security online. Grant Associates is participating in the Federal Trade Commission’s National...

Posted at 12 Feb, 16:42h in White Papers

How Much Do Fringe Financial Services Cost Those On Public Assistance?

12 Sep GLDI Hosts Guest Speaker to Discuss Best Practices in Leadership

Posted at 18:19h in News

On Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Grace Bonilla, Administrator of the Human Resources Administration (HRA) for New York City, was a guest speaker for the Grant Leadership Development Initiative (GLDI). Mrs. Bonilla shared her best practices in leadership, as well as challenges, successes, and growth opportunities....

05 Jun Justice For All

Posted at 23:30h in News

Justice for All Grant Associates stands with the African American community and all people of color. We stand against oppression, institutional, and systemic racism. We stand firmly on the side of equity. Grant Associates stands for civil rights and justice for all. The murder of George Floyd...

24 Apr Workforce Services in the Time of Corona

Posted at 22:04h in News

[caption id="attachment_3255" align="alignright" width="300"] [/caption] One of the hallmarks of the workforce development industry is sitting down face to face with customers to help them identify education or training resources to help them advance in their career or connect them to employment opportunities. But with the...

06 Apr In Memory of Andy Kertesz

Posted at 23:45h in News

We are sad to announce that our Grant Associates colleague and friend, Andy Kertesz, Business Relationship Manager at the Industrial Transportation Center in New York, has passed away. Andy was an incredible person. He was a man of strong character - a true gentleman. He...

19 Mar Top Ten Tips for Working Remotely

Posted at 23:35h in News

The recent crisis surrounding coronavirus is sending many people home to telework for the first time in their careers. And while the concept is not that much different than working in an office, it does take a little while to get into the groove of...

02 Mar DC TANF Job Placement Program and Corporate Performance Analytics and Validation Unit Receive 2019 President’s Award for Commitment to Quality

Posted at 21:04h in News

President Doug Cotter presented the President’s Award for Commitment to Quality for 2019 to the DC TANF Job Placement team and the Corporate Performance Analytics and Validation Unit team last week. Now in its fourth year, the President’s Award evaluation includes metrics from the quarterly...

10 Feb NYC Department Of Education And Partnership For New York City Launch City’s First Career Discovery Week, February 10-14

Posted at 21:27h in News

Thousands of tenth graders will spend a day at company worksites, learning about career opportunities Today, the NYC Department of Education and the Partnership for New York City are launching the city’s first Career Discovery Week. More than 6,000 high school sophomores from approximately 140 schools will have the...

27 Jan Grant Associates President Doug Cotter Among City & State’s 50 Over 50 Honorees

Posted at 21:34h in News

Grant Associates president Doug Cotter will be among those honored as New York’s most distinguished public servants over the age of 50 at tonight’s City & State “50 Over Fifty Awards: The Age Disruptors” event. This is the fifth year City & State has partnered...

19 Dec Congratulations to Grant Associates’ Newest GLDI Graduates!

Posted at 23:16h in News

Grant Associates would like to congratulate the newest graduates of the Grant Leadership Development Initiative (GLDI)! Now in its third year, twenty-four staff members were part of this year’s cohort and received their certificates. GLDI is a program designed to equip future leaders with the...

21 Mar President’s Award Recipients

Posted at 22:15h in News

Industrial and Transportation Career Center and Corporate IT Division Receive President’s Award for Commitment to Quality President Doug Cotter and Executive Vice President Paula Bailey presented the President’s Award for Commitment to Quality for 2018 to the Workforce1 Industrial and Transportation Career Center (ITC) team and...

15 Mar Grant Associates Selected For TANF Job Placement, Education And Training For Washington, DC

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GRANT ASSOCIATES SELECTED FOR TANF JOB PLACEMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR WASHINGTON, DC Company Extends Partnership with DC DHS, Providing High-Touch Support to Those in Need Washington, DC, March 15, 2019 – Grant Associates, a nationally acclaimed workforce development company, was selected to provide job placement and education...

04 Dec Another Exciting Year For The Industry Scholars Program Is Underway

Posted at 03:35h in White Papers

The Career and Technical Education (CTE) Industry Scholars program—a project spearheaded by Grant Associates, the New York City Department of Education, the Center for Youth Employment and the Partnership for New York City—is geared up for its third program year! The program first launched in...

19 Sep “Why are Soft Skills so Hard?”

Posted at 17:41h in White Papers

For years (maybe even decades?) at all levels in the field of workforce development, from practitioner to system leader, from vendor to funder, from direct client facing to policy wonk, we have discussed the need for better soft skills among the job seeking customers we...

10 Sep NRF Foundation joins with workforce development company Grant Associates to provide RISE Up training

Posted at 16:55h in News

WASHINGTON, September 10, 2018 – The NRF Foundation today announced that it has formed a partnership with workforce development company Grant Associates, Inc. to provide the Foundation’s RISE Up training and credentials to approximately 150 job seekers in New York City and the Washington metropolitan...

10 Jul Peaking around the corner: future trends across industry

Posted at 09:44h in White Papers

What are some future trends you are seeing in your field that may seem unrelated to your search for talent, but could certainly have an impact on talent acquisition?...

12 Jun Talent Isn’t a Given: Industry Leaders’ Insights on Workforce Challenges

Posted at 11:03h in White Papers

In a recent discussion with industry leaders in the Seattle region, several experts in the fields of manufacturing, IT, healthcare and trade and logistics were asked a few deceptively simple questions, one of which was: What are your biggest workforce challenges and how are you...

23 Apr Does workforce development have a role in financial capacity building?

Posted at 11:56h in White Papers

Call it what you will - Financial Capability, Financial Empowerment, Financial Literacy…In the field of workforce development, it has long been viewed as an “add on” or a “nice to have,” tangential to the real work we do. As workforce development professionals, should we do...

20 Apr Seattle Industry Leaders Discuss Challenges, Opportunities in Attracting Talent

Posted at 09:03h in News

Grant Associates convened a group of industry thought leaders on April 17, 2018 in downtown Seattle to discuss workforce challenges and opportunities. ...

16 Mar Industrial and Transportation Career Center Receives President’s Award for Commitment to Quality

Posted at 17:30h in News

President Doug Cotter and Executive Vice President Paula Bailey presented the President’s Award for Commitment to Quality for 2017 to the Workforce1 Industrial and Transportation Career Center (ITC) team on Friday, March 16. ...

24 Jan Grant Associates honored to underwrite the 2018 Dwight Brydie Scholarships

Posted at 15:28h in News

Grant Associates was honored to underwrite the 2018 Dwight Brydie Scholarships at the California Workforce Association’s Youth@Work 2018 conference held January 9-11, 2018 in Sacramento, CA....

16 Oct Grant Associates Launches Business Services Program in Houston, Texas

Posted at 15:36h in News

Houston, TX – Grant Associates, a nationally acclaimed workforce development company, announced today that it will begin a new partnership with the Gulf Coast Workforce Board and its operating affiliate, Workforce Solutions, to begin offering employer services, matching job candidates with employer needs in the...