04/28 • Different Career Paths in Real Estate
When: Wednesday, April 28th, 12-1:30pm How to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/146626777639 Description: Lorenzo and Anthony will cover the following career paths and steps needed to enter the following occupations: Real Estate Agent Wholesaler Property Manager Leasing Agent Electrician Plumber HVAC Specialist Appraiser Mortgage Broker Inspector Tile Agent Lorenzo Jackson: Instagram • Website Anthony Lee: Instagram • Website
04/15 • How to Obtain Business Credit with Lorenzo Jackson and Anthony Lee
When: Thursday, April 15th, 12-1:30pm How to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/146622532943 Description: Philly Real Estate moguls Lorenzo Jackson and Anthony Lee are partnering with WPSI to provide a series of virtual seminars for our alumni! In addition to fixing your personal credit, we will be learning how to build and manage credit for any of our start-ups and ventures […]
04/20 • 1st Time Home Buyer Seminar
When: Tuesday, April 20th, 12-1:30pm How to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/146623251091 Description: Lorenzo and Anthony will conduct a 1st time home buyer seminar that will walk you through the home buying process from start to finish. They will cover the following topics: How to select the right real estate agent How to select a mortgage broker Steps […]
4 Southwest Residents Graduate from Navy Yard Training program
SOUTHWEST CDC GLOBE TIMES By Steven Kuzmicki Kenroy Grayson of Southwest Philadelphia says, “the program was excellent and the staff very knowledgeable. I encourage everyone take the program. It’s a real opportunity to move forward with your life”. Four people from Southwest, part of a cadre of 9, were recently the first graduates of […]
Looking Back at the Labor Market One Year into the COVID Lockdown
This week marks a full year since the COVID-19 lockdown began. Early on in the quarantine period, UCD began a long-term examination of how the lockdown would impact the labor market in the Philadelphia region. Using Burning Glass Technologies’ real-time job posting data, we looked at new job postings, broken down by industry, and […]
A partnership brings more jobs to West Philly, more lab assistants to Penn Medicine
WHYY By Ali McPherson With an eye toward expanding coronavirus testing in their part of the city, the University of Pennsylvania Health System partnered back in the fall with the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, a University City District workforce development program. The idea was to offer new opportunities to program graduates looking for jobs as […]
COVID-19 testing — and Philly employment — get boost with 50 new lab jobs at Penn Medicine
The Philadelphia Inquirer by Zoe Rosenberg Volunteer youth pastor Vanessa Dicks of Mantua’s Pleasant Grove Baptist Church has been connecting young people with employment opportunities for years. But when she saw Penn Medicine’s push to recruit new laboratory assistants from the West Philadelphia community in December, Dicks knew it was her turn to apply. […]
The Lenfest Foundation Makes Significant New Investment in WPSI
University City District is pleased to share that earlier this month, the Lenfest Foundation awarded us $500,000 to help fuel the continued growth of our West Philadelphia Skills Initiative (WPSI) job training subsidiary. This new gift of $500,000 pushes the total support from Lenfest to UCD and UCD’s partners to $5.9 million over five years. […]
Helping the Lab and Helping the Community
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WPSI Program Overview
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WPSI Grad Vanessa Dicks Reflects on Her Experience Getting Hired by Penn Medicine
West Philadelphia resident Vanessa Dicks was one of 50 participants to train with the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative for positions with Penn Medicine. Hear about Vanessa’s time in the training and how the Skills Initiative prepared her to work with Penn Medicine.
Labor Market Report for December 18th, 2020
Every other week, we will be publishing labor market industry (LMI) data and important trends to consider in the development of an equitable economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. We are always looking for opportunities to learn, grow, and collaborate. Email wpsi@universitycity.org to learn more. It is hard to find words to describe 2020 without […]
