Career Resources Inc. (CRI)  served up its annual Thanksgiving Dinner Tuesday, offering a full holiday meal and all the trimmings to nearly 150 jobseekers and residents at the CTWorks Center. Congressman Jim Himes and Mayor Bill Finch joined staff from CRI and partners The WorkPlace Inc. and the Connecticut Department of Labor to set up […]

LaQuita Harris of Career Resources’ ReEntry Works Program got a great mention in yesterday’s New Haven Register. Harris and other CRI programs brought 20 clients to an “Open Interview” at a new Little Ceasar’s. The event drew 600 applicants for 45 jobs. In the Register:      Career Resources Inc., a Bridgeport-based nonprofit, teamed up […]

BRIDGEPORT: Career Resources, Inc. is pleased to announce a new branch office offering WIA Portfolio Building Workshops. CTWorks @ the Gary Crooks Memorial Center will open September 12 at 301 Bostwick Avenue, Bridgeport. Regular hours will be Thursdays, 9 am – noon. CTWorks@Gary Crooks will offer Computer lab time for KeyTrain Lessons. Please register in advance at […]

Congratulations to Sandy Vining of Career Resources” Community Network Center on becoming an Assister with the state’s new Health Insurance Exchange. From her spot at the Center in the southwestern Connecticut One Stop, Sandy helps people connect with needed services every day. Her new role as a Health Care Navigator will give her detailed knowledge […]

With one of just two NCRC Job Profilers in the region, Career Resources has pioneered the use of the National Career Readiness Certificate in Connecticut. The NCRC is a nationally recognized credential created by the national testing firm ACT, which worked closely with employers to define, teach and measure what skills a worker needs and […]

Youth Case Manager Erin Harwood had plenty to say about each and every one of the 17 young people who graduated from Hartford STRIVE’s first youth program. All of the graduates got a certificate, a hug and a personalized speech by Erin,  calling out what is special about them and their five weeks at STRIVE: […]

Congratulations to Nancy Wilber, who teaches Adult Education for CRI to students in The WorkPlace’s Health Care CareerRx Academy, on receiving a 2013 Advocacy Award from The WorkPlace. Nancy has worked to customize her lessons and tailor classes to each students’ interests and abilities. “It’s great to teach students who are so  eager to work […]

NORWALK, CT– Students at Briggs Academy had more than one graduation to celebrate this spring. One sunny day in June, 40 teenagers joined thousands of others nationwide in receiving a STRIVE diploma, certifying they have been through a rigorous attitudinal job-readiness class and are ready to work. Career Resources Inc. is the non-profit operating STRIVE […]

Stephanie Boles of the United Way of Greater New Haven offers this great story on the United Way web site about CRI’s most recent STRIVE graduation. CRI operates STRIVE in Hew Haven, Bridgeport and Hartford. The program uses a unique and highly engaging curriculum to show students what’s important in the workplace, while challenging them […]

Career Resources wishes to thank  Bank of America Charitable Foundation for a generous $10,000 contribution to the New Haven STRIVE program.