By Michelle Jamrisko, Oct 15, 2014 Leticia Vives thought her rise from teller to senior teller to manager during 23 years at Bank of America had earned her staying power, or at least the experience to find work elsewhere. Still jobless 18 months after being let go...
By Lee Howard. September 26, 2014 New London – Elaine Stephens relocated last summer from Stamford to live with her daughter in Groton, thinking she had an administrative job all lined up. But the job, which she had expected to fill in July, never panned out,...
By Paul Bass, September 23, 2014 Twenty-three forgotten workers got a pep talk from someone who’s been there—and was offering them a new chance. The pep talk took place Monday inside the old New Haven Brewery building by the Mill River at 458 Grand Ave. Joe Carbone...
By Luther Turmelle, New Haven Register, September 22, 2014 NEW HAVEN >> Connecticut officials are hoping that $3.6 million in state money will replicate across the entire state the success that a Bridgeport-based job training group has achieved in Fairfield...
The Platform to Employment (P2E) program helps the long-term unemployed return to work. P2E was created in 2011 as a strategy in Southwest Connecticut to respond to the social, emotional and skill deficiencies of the long-term unemployed. The WorkPlace is preparing to...
