For More Information: Carmen Delgado, WIA Career Advisor/Stamford Site Supervisor, (203) 504-6182 American Job Center Moves to New Offices STAMFORD , CT– The American Job Center, formerly known as the CTWorks Center, will move in to new offices effective tomorrow, May 7. The new location is at Inspirica at 141 Franklin Street in Stamford. The […]
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ReEntry Collaborative Awards Dinner Tomorrow
For more information: Dan Braccio, CO-OP Center Council of Churches, (203) 367-8441, ext. 231 Third Annual Ceremony Honors Bridgeport Activists, Partners BRIDGEPORT – With Connecticut’s cities continuing to struggle with high unemployment, the mark of a former offender is often used as a reason for employers to avoid qualified workers. Advocates in Bridgeport, having worked […]
Continue readingVoter Registration and Other Services at CRI Career Fair
Common Cause Senior Organizer Kim Hines was very pleased with her outcomes at today’s Community Career Fair. “We registered a lot of people to vote today. One woman had a criminal record and didn’t realize that she had not lost her right to vote,” Hynes said. “She also found some great job leads – so […]
Continue readingCRI Welcomes Althea Marshall Brooks
CRI is pleased to welcome Althea Marshall Brooks as Director of STRIVE Connecticut. Althea will be starting March 10, and will be based in the STRIVE New Haven office. She will also oversee the STRIVE programs in Bridgeport and Hartford. Althea served in the cabinet of Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. from 2012-2013 as the Community […]
Continue readingCareer Resources, Inc. Celebrates the Season
More than 200 clients and neighbors gathered in the CTWorks Career Center Lobby on Thursday to enjoy a special holiday meal prepared by Bullard-Havens culinary students. The hungry guests enjoyed a dinner featuring traditional favorites served by Recruits from the Bridgeport Police Department Training Academy, Career Resources, Inc. (CRI) Board Members and State Representative Tony […]
Continue readingCareer Resources, Inc. Celebrates the Season with a Community Dinner
All are invited to join Career Resources for a hearty Holiday meal in the spirit of the season, co-sponsored by the WorkPlace and the CT Department of Labor. Prepared by Bullard-Havens Technical High School students, the holiday meal will feature all the traditional favorites. The festivities will take place Thursday December 20 at the CTWorks […]
Continue readingBank of America Donates to Career Resources, Inc. to help the Long Term Unemployed
Bank of America’s Charitable Foundation provided Career Resources, Inc. (CRI) with a $7,500 grant to support their programs helping the long term unemployed learn new skills and rejoin the workforce in high-demand fields. The generous grant will support a collaborative project with CRI and the Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology (ConnCAT), to assist the […]
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Bridgeport Guardians Donate to Career Resources, Inc.’s Annual Toy Drive
On November 29, Lieutenant Lonnie Blackwell, President of the Bridgeport Guardians delivered a $1000 check to Scott Wilderman, Executive Director of Career Resources, Inc. (CRI). The donation will be used for CRI’s 13th Annual Toy Drive to benefit their clients throughout Fairfield County. The generous donation will be combined with contributions and collections from CRI […]
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CTWorks serves Thanksgiving Lunch to the region’s unemployed
Thanksgiving came early this year as CTWorks launched the holiday season with a free holiday meal for their clients. On Tuesday November 20, the lobby of the CTWorks Career Center at 2 Lafayette Square in Bridgeport was filled with hungry Jobseekers and CTWorks Clients from around the region eager to enjoy the food prepared by […]
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STRIVE-New Haven Graduates Witness Merger of Employment Service Organizations
Against the backdrop of an employability skills workshop graduation, the leaders of STRIVE-New Haven (STRIVE) and Career Resources, Inc. (CRI) signed a merger contract. This merger allows STRIVE to provide its clients access to more employment services through CRI while focusing their resources on programming. CRI is a leading nonprofit providing youth and adults throughout […]
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