Join
who's who in Snohomish County at Celebrate
Success 2006
The
Snohomish County Workforce Development Council invites
you to join us for the fourth annual Celebrate Success recognition
event and celebration on July 27, 2006 at 5:30 pm at the Future
of Flight Museum.
Don't
miss this exciting event attended annually by influential national,
state, and local elected officials; business professionals; education
and employment and training service providers; and WorkSource
clientele. Come to network with Snohomish County leaders;
stay to celebrate the success of WorkSource business and education
partners and clientele.
The
Snohomish County WDC was notified on Monday, June 26, 2006 that
it was selected by the Corporation for National Service to receive
a three-year AmeriCorps Program grant. With this grant, the
Snohomish County WDC is joining 3,000 other organizations and 70,000
other AmeriCorps members around the country in a movement of national
service!
On May
25, 2006, the WorkSource Everett Veterans Employment and
Training Services (VETS) unit hosted its third annual Veterans Stand
Down event. Held at the Washington Army National Guard Armory in
Everett, Stand Down is an annual fair that offers information to
veterans and their spouses about employment, readjustment trauma
intervention, disability claims, retraining options, homeless reintegration,
accessing benefits, and community resources.
Snohomish
County WDC awarded $300,000 for homeless veterans
U.S.
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced on June 21, 2006 that
the Snohomish County Workforce Development Council will receive
$300,000 to help expedite the reintegration of homeless veterans
into the workforce.
AmeriCorps
members close out year of service at arts festival
by
Samantha Spitzer
AmeriCorps
Program Director
The
Snohomish County WDC's AmeriCorps Program members are days away
from graduation. For their final service project of
the 2005-2006 year, AmeriCorps members manned the children's booths
at the Edmonds Art Festival. On Friday, June 16, AmeriCorps members
helped children make top hats, wind chimes, bead people, picture
frames, magnets, and paper bag puppets.
The
Snohomish County Workforce Development Council (WDC), in partnership
with the Economic Development Council (EDC) of Snohomish County
and the Puget Sound Regional Council's Prosperity Partnership Aerospace
Cluster Working Group, has launched a Puget Sound Regional Aerospace
Skills Panel.
you to join us for the fourth annual Celebrate Success recognition
event and celebration on July 27, 2006 at 5:30 pm at the Future
of Flight Museum. 
receive
a three-year AmeriCorps Program grant. With this grant, the
Snohomish County WDC is joining 3,000 other organizations and 70,000
other AmeriCorps members around the country in a movement of national
service! 
and
Training Services (VETS) unit hosted its third annual Veterans Stand
Down event. Held at the Washington Army National Guard Armory in
Everett, Stand Down is an annual fair that offers information to
veterans and their spouses about employment, readjustment trauma
intervention, disability claims, retraining options, homeless reintegration,
accessing benefits, and community resources. 
the 2005-2006 year, AmeriCorps members manned the children's booths
at the Edmonds Art Festival. On Friday, June 16, AmeriCorps members
helped children make top hats, wind chimes, bead people, picture
frames, magnets, and paper bag puppets. 