Fed’s Yellen Talks About Labor Market, Job Training
Bloomberg By Staff Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen participates in a roundtable discussion about the labor market and job training at the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative. (Source: Bloomberg) Watch Full Video
WPSI is Now Recruiting Carpentry Technicians
Participants of this program will: Learn the carpentry trade from master craftsmen Earn a generous performance-based wage stipend Build cutting-edge job connection strategies that will help you connect to a career you will love Successful applicants should: Have experience and/or education in the carpentry/construction field. Have a high school diploma or GED by June 27th. […]
UCD Selected as Win-Win Challenge Grant Recipient by Job Opportunity Investment Network
The Job Opportunity Investment Network (JOIN) has selected University City District (UCD) to receive a $300,000 two-year implementation grant through its Win-Win Challenge. JOIN, a funders collaborative led by United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ), works to increase the number of Greater Philadelphians earning a family-sustaining wage. The Win-Win Challenge was […]
Significant Gift from the Lenfest Foundation Will Contribute to Skills Initiative Expansion
University City District recently received a generous $400,000 gift from the Lenfest Foundation to support the expansion of the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative (WPSI). The funds will allow us to add capacity as we engage young adults in our program, and develop new approaches to training workers who can participate in the ongoing construction boom […]
Strong Partnerships Are Key to Linking Growth and Opportunity
The Intersector Project By Staff A Business Improvement District (BID) is “a public-private partnership in which property and business owners elect to make a collective contribution to the maintenance, development, and promotion of their commercial district,” according to the NYC Neighborhood Development Division. While these responsibilities typically fall to local government, BIDs bring together private-sector stakeholders […]
West Philadelphia Skills Initiative: Changing Places and Changing Lives
University City District’s West Philadelphia Skills Initiative program provides opportunities for West Philadelphians to earn employment in career-ladder positions. Meet three graduates of the program and see how their lives have changed.
West Philadelphia Skills Initiative Partners With Children’s Hospital
The West Philadelphia Skills Initiative works to offer opportunities to unemployed West Philadelphians seeking work in the community. In this video, hear about our work with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and why CHOP has chosen to work with the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative on multiple occasions.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3hyytKTgPc&feature=youtu.be
WPSI Recruiting Landscape Technicians
Recruitment is now open for our next cohort with the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative. We are seeking candidates interested in training and job opportunities as landscape technicians with Green City Works. Participants of this program will enjoy: A guaranteed interview with Green City Works. Cutting-edge job connection strategies resulting in 95% of WPSI graduates finding […]
Why Your Commercial District Needs an Anti-Poverty Strategy
Next City By Matt Bergheiser Could a platform established decades ago to shape the physical well-being of urban centers offer an answer to the challenge of economic disconnection in city neighborhoods? When business improvement districts (BIDs) first emerged in the U.S., property owners in one commercial area, or along a certain corridor, came together to […]
WPSI Impact Report 2016
WPSI Impact Report 2016
WPSI Participants Tell Their Story
We asked three graduates of the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative program to speak about their experiences and how their lives have changed since completing the program. Meet Mark Gay, Joyce Bacon, and Myna Whitney, three West Philadelphians who struggled to find employment success before enrolling in the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative.
WPSI Recruiting Customer Service Professionals for Allied Barton
Now Recruiting Customer Service Professionals for Allied Barton! Ready to start or advance your career in security services? This fall, the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative (WPSI) will launch the next session of its nationally-recognized Connect to Success program. Building on WPSI’s successful partnership with Allied Barton, this training program is tailored to West Philadelphians interested […]
