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July 2010 |
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Volunteering...the Greatest Investment You Can Make |
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Our thanks to two groups of dedicated individuals who donated their time to help make a beautiful difference at Life’sWork last month. [FULL STORY: CLICK HERE] |
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Above left: Volunteers from Highmark’s Internal Audit Department — Bob, Stacey, Donna, Brett and Eric. Above right: CMU’s Barbara Smith (who is also a member of Life’sWork’s Board of Directors) leads a team of co-workers on the production floor. |
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On June 25, five students of Connections’ Customer Service Representative Training Program graduated, ready to re-enter the workforce with their newly-acquired customer service and computer skills. The next class begins on July 26. For registration information, please contact Instructor Lara Novelly at (412) 471-2600, x227. |
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New Skills Prepare Graduates to Re-Enter the Workforce |
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Ben & Jerry’s Springs Into Summer! |
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Our Ben & Jerry’s Traveling Scoop Shop has already made a chilling hit at several community events. Find out when we’ll be in your area!
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A Life’sWork PartnerShop |
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We need your |
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Life’sWork’s idea to purchase a propane-powered Cowmobile to expand youth training at our Ben & Jerry’s PartnerShop is in the running for $50K in grant funding through the Pepsi Refresh Challenge. Only the 10 ideas with the most votes gets the funding, so please, vote every day and ask your friends to do the same! |
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We are pleased to report that Life’sWork’s Choices, a program for youth with employment barriers, will continue for the next three years, thanks to funding provided by the United Way of Allegheny County. Choices is an employment-focused program that takes a holistic view of each student’s life situation to address barriers that affect their educational, employment and training needs. As one of the region’s only agencies that provide workforce development |
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Funding Promotes Workplace Success for Youth with Hiring Barriers |
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services to youth who have disabilities and are involved in the criminal justice system, Life’sWork utilizes a system of employment activities such as vocational evaluation, job club and job placement assistance to help Choices participants transition into the working world. To learn more about Choices, click here or contact Angela Oaks at (412) 471-2600, x265. |
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The logo designates Life’sWork as a high-performing organization that is focused on meeting one of United Way's long-term outcomes. |
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Electrical Supplies: Aisle 6 |
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If you’ve ever shopped at a home improvement store for electrical supplies, you’ve probably seen Cooper Crouse-Hinds’ products. Chances are the products on those shelves were packaged at Life’sWork. |
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With the help of an adaptive device, Kim works on another Cooper Crouse-Hinds job—a spring clip assembly. |
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Voting ends July 31. One vote per idea per person per day. |
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Life’sWork contracts with Cooper Crouse-Hinds Outlet Boxes, Inc. located in Canonsburg to perform a variety of packaging services. Currently, Life’sWork is completing an order for nearly 23,000 metal switch plate covers; it’s a job that calls for a metal plate, two screws and two nuts to be inserted into a plastic pouch, which is then heat sealed, packed into boxes and shipped back to the customer for distribution. And, it’s a job that will employ nearly 30 workers with disabilities this month alone.
Cooper Crouse-Hinds has partnered with Life’sWork to fulfill its packaging needs for more than a decade. |