WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS INC
2615 EAST AVENUE SOUTH NO 300, LA CROSSE, WI 54601 www.workforceconnections.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS, INC. WAS FORMED TO PREPARE YOUTH AND UNSKILLED ADULTS FOR ENTRY INTO THE WORKFORCE AND TO PROVIDE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS AND OTHERS FACING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT WITH EDUCATION AND JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WESTERN WISCONSIN COUNTIES OF BUFFALO, CRAWFORD, JACKSON, JUNEAU, LA CROSSE, MONROE, PEPIN, TREMPEALEAU AND VERNON. WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS, INC.'S MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE, WORK, AND TRAINING WHILE ADVANCING SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THEY ACCOMPLISH THEIR MISSION THROUGH:1. BEING FINANCIALLY SOUND;2. BEING PERFORMANCE DRIVEN;3. BEING VALUE-BASED WITH CLEAR UNAMBIGUOUS INTEGRITY;4. HAVING WELL-TRAINED AND DEDICATED STAFF STRATEGICALLY LOCATED WITH WELL DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGY; AND5. FOCUSING ON CONTINUAL ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSIFICATION WITH STRONG STAKEHOLDER RELATIONSHIPS.

TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR PROVIDING SOLUTIONS TO PEOPLE, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITIES. WITH INTELLIGENCE, INTEGRITY, AND INNOVATION WE WILL BE VALUED LEADERS IN DEVELOPING AND CONNECTING TALENT TO THE WORKFORCE.

WIOA PROGRAMS:ADULT PROGRAMS-WCI PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES UNDER TITLE 1 OF THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) INCLUDING ADULT AND DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS. THROUGH THESE GRANT JOB SEEKERS ARE UNDERGO TRAINING AND CAREER PLANNING TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY. FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS MET OR EXCEEDED ALL STATE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR THE PROGRAM, AND RECENTLY LOCAL STANDARDS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED, AND ARE BEING MET. DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAMS-WCI PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES UNDER TITLE 1 OF THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT INCLUDING ADULT AND DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS. DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM -DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS FOCUS ON CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS AT NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN TO TRAINING AND CAREER PLANNING TO REACH THEIR NEXT CAREER GOAL. FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS MET OR EXCEEDED ALL STATE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR THE PROGRAM, AND RECENTLY LOCAL STANDARDS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED, AND ARE BEING MET.

WISCONSIN WORKS (W-2) ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS IN MEETING HIS/HER EMPLOYMENT & CAREER GOALS. INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO EACH PARTICIPANT THROUGH WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS STAFF, PARTNER AGENCIES, AND WISCONSIN JOB CENTERS. EACH PARTICIPANT RECEIVES THE HELP THEY NEED TO DEVELOP CLEAR EMPLOYMENT GOALS AND THE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO EXPERIENCE EMPLOYMENT SUCCESS.

OTHER PROGRAMS:THE FOODSHARE EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING (FSET) PROGRAM IS A NO-COST PROGRAM THAT HELPS FOOD SHARE RECIPIENTS BUILD THEIR JOB SKILLS AND FIND EMPLOYMENT. ADULTS NEEDING TO MEET THE WORK REQUIREMENT CAN PARTICIPATE IN FSET TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE FOOD SHARE BENEFITS. FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM- THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM PLACES ADULT VOLUNTEERS 55 AND OLDER IN SCHOOLS TO SERVE AS ROLE MODELS, TUTORS, AND FRIENDS TO CHILDREN WITH EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE ONE-ON-ONE ATTENTION A FOSTER GRANDPARENT CAN OFFER. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A WAY FOR VOLUNTEERS TO STAY ACTIVE BY TUTORING CHILDREN IN READING AND MATH.THE WISCONSIN SENIOR EMPLOYMENT (WISE/ TITLE- V) PROGRAM PROVIDES OLDER ADULTS, AGE 55 AND OLDER, WITH TRAINING AND PART-TIME, PAID WORK EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. THE ON-THE-JOB EXPERIENCE HELPS TO DEVELOP AND IMPROVE SKILLS NECESSARY FOR PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT.

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