The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Day Labor Program gives Leech Lake Band members the opportunity to increase their job skills while helping to make a positive difference in our communities.

- Healthy Movement Programming includes: - Athletic programs: Individual/teams including basketball, flag football, soccer and baseball - Open gym and physical activities - Outdoor and environmental education - Conflict resolution - Counseling - Education/Computer Learning Center includes computer driving stimulation program to practice safe driving, basic instruction, and avoiding risky behaviors while driving - Nutrition program includes: - Healthy meal/snack served daily - Nutrition education and meal preparation - Gardening opportunities - K - 8 Reading and literacy enrichment program for youth who have been assessed as needing focused reading support, and numeracy enrichment to assist youth in transition from "learning to read" to "reading to learn" skills with a focus on building math proficiencies - K - 12 Academic enrichment program for youth to promote academic growth Offers 1:1 academic support including tutoring, skills to become self-directed learners, STEM focused activities and Mentoring program - Leadership/citizenship groups - Life skills education - Teen Pathways College Readiness Program: Individualized support and assistance preparing youth for ACT/SAT exams, college applications, college visits and other assistance as needed to ensure student's progress - Teen Pathways Employment Readiness Program: Individualized and mentoring support to enhance working and life skills including managing a checking account, creating a budget, saving and investing, career plans and mentoring, vocational exploration, interviewing techniques and additional services as needed to ensure a student's success beyond high school - "Smart Moves" drug and alcohol use prevention program and premature sexual activity prevention

- Job development, placement, coaching, and long-term follow-up services - Job site training for new employee with performing job tasks or with understanding the work culture and environment - Staff review the local labor market for jobs to match the skills and qualities of Goodwill workers - Staff works with employers to assure the employers production and quality standards are met

- Employment acquisition including job information, job banks, job fairs, job line and job search and placement - Employment preparation including career development, career awareness counseling, career exploration and vocational assessment - Job training in classroom, internship, on-the-job, and retraining - Prejob guidance including job interview training, job search resource center, job search techniques and resume preparation - Prevocational training - Job development - Public employment and training programs including WIA, summer youth employment and MFIP employment - Day care on sliding fee scale available; accepts children ages 16 months to 5 years

Program serves job seekers living in Duluth, Grand Rapids, International Falls, Hibbing, Virginia, Cloquet, and Aitkin, including dislocated workers, people wishing to enter or re-enter the workforce, youth, and adults interested in training and education. Services include career planning and exploration, personalized job search strategies, funding for postsecondary education, and financial resources to support job search activities. JET staff also provide services on-site at local community and technical colleges as well as in K12 school districts throughout the region and are available to travel to any site where career guidance is needed.

- Computer Classes: Business Resources, Computer Basics, Internet Basics, Word 2010, Your Library Online, and more - Copier and scanner - Home library service - iLab with makerspace technologies - Interlibrary loans - Online research tools - Print and non-print materials including regular and large print books, books on CD, paperbacks, music CDs, video games, audio tapes, DVDs, described videos, newspapers, pamphlets, and magazines - Public meeting rooms - Reference and information services including Internet and web access - Sponsors and hosts book clubs - Streaming and downloadable media (audiobooks, eBooks, movies, music, and television programs) - Storytimes and summer reading program for youth

Provides support to help individuals reach their employment goals. support can help discover interests and talents, assists in job searching, assists in developing skills needed to work, how to keep jobs, assists with career advancement, provides assistance in obtaining driver's licenses, and how to advocate for oneself.

Offers employment services at no cost, including job and career training, as well as employment and placement opportunities for youth. These programs are for youth who have nowhere else to turn for help to find employment, complete their education, and who need support to move forward. Services include paid internships, tuition to train for a new career, help finishing school or getting a GED, help with job hunting, and transportation assistance (such as bus fare cards). Participants in Avivo's youth and young adult employment programs can also access short-term credentialed training options for higher-wage jobs, such as: - Certified Nursing Assistance (CNA) - Forklift Operator, including Forklift Operators Certification - Culinary Arts and ServSafe certifications - Enrollment opportunities in credentialed training at Avivo Institute of Career and Technical Education

Employment counselors help SNAP clients in gaining skills and abilities to obtain employment to gain self-sufficiency including: - Adult education - Budgeting assistance - Career planning - Computer classes - Interviewing skills - Job search assistance - Post-secondary education - Resume development - Short-term training - Support services - Transportation assistance - Vocational interest

Offers services to out-of-school and at risk youth. Provides high school dropout recovery, and attainment of recognized postsecondary credentials. These services include: ?- Career counseling ????- English as a Second Language classes - GED - Goal setting - Help with resumes, applications, and interviews - High school diploma - Job and life skills - Job placement - Paid work experience - Post high school education assistance - Reading and math skills - Referrals to other agencies - Tests to find interests and skills

Helps women and men who have been the primary caretaker at home and lost their primary income, suddenly needed to provide for their family. Helps participants find worthwhile employment and livable wage jobs to support their families. Services include personal assessments, individual counseling, education and training, job search and placement support, networking and support, and other short-term assistance.

Public assistance work program including career planning, job search assistance, access to specialized career services, and support services.

Medtronic: Recruits for 2nd and 3rd shift jobs and offers an interactive course at Medtronic. The course helps participants build resumes, develop interview skills and offers personalized job coaching and training. EMERGE Career and Technology Center (ECTC), 1834 Emerson Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55411 Career Essentials Workshops: Learn how to professionally write a resume or conduct a successful job search through a 2-part MFIP/DWP workshop that provides the tools to develop career skills. Learn more about: - Basic resume writing, formatting tricks, basic resume etiquette - Insight to job searching tools and practices - How to write a targeted cover letter - Importance of professional emails - Workshop schedule and expectations - Computer lab for youth and adults EMERGE Career and Technology Center, 1834 Emerson Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55411 North @ Work: North @ Work is a collaborative meant to facilitate career training and employment services for African-American males, age 25 or older, living in north Minneapolis and looking for a career. This workshop is free and can connect participants to resources, training and a career with an employer. - Choose a career path - Attend training while working - Be guided by step-by-step partnerships to help reach goals - Launch a career with employers that are hiring now Twin Cities R!se, 1301 Bryant Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55411 Hire Ground: Helps participants learn the power of self-advocacy, soft and hard professional skills and habits. Participants also have the opportunity to discover their values, personality type, learning style, and learn how to talk about their skills and value they can bring to a professional audience and workplace. - Develop effective strategies for job searching - Learn the power of self-advocacy and habit - Practice interviewing skills - Resume and cover letter building - Modern day job market insight and know-how EMERGE Career and Technology Center (ECTC), 1834 Emerson Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55411 Cedar-Riverside Opportunity Center (CROC), 505 15th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55454 Global Career Development Facilitator Training An intense high impact course designed to equip career services employees with the needed industry tools to guide participants in their career planning and guidance. This GCDF® / CCSP Training course is intended for anyone providing career services in employment and workforce development, one stops, career centers, secondary and post-secondary education, veteran career development, career coaching, career advisors, human resources, government or other professionals that desire nationally recognized career training.

Assists individuals with disabilities with the following services: - Customized job shadowing - Job placement - Training and coaching including help with resumes, cover letters, and mock interviews - Volunteer employment

- Administers the Oneida Continuing Education scholarship program - Advocacy, information and referral, crisis/emergency services, care management for adults/families regarding issues including immigration, refugee, and new citizens issues - Bridge to Benefits assistance - Education and training program assistance and referrals - Employment, education, and training assistance and referrals - Fare for All Express discounted grocery food program (monthly by walk in) during designated hours - Free income and property tax assistance (offered once or twice a week, eight months each year) - Free monthly family movie nights and book fairs held three times annually - Health issues and medical insurance coverage assistance and referrals - Info Pass (immigration) appointments - On-site Alcoholics Anonymous-support groups (two options weekly) Other programming for families and individuals offered through collaborative partners: - Referrals and information for Bridging, clothing, emergency shelter, and food shelves

Program serves job seekers living in Duluth, Grand Rapids, International Falls, Hibbing, Virginia, Cloquet, and Aitkin, including dislocated workers, people wishing to enter or re-enter the workforce, youth, and adults interested in training and education. Services include career planning and exploration, personalized job search strategies, funding for postsecondary education, and financial resources to support job search activities. JET staff also provide services on-site at local community and technical colleges as well as in K12 school districts throughout the region and are available to travel to any site where career guidance is needed.

- Computer Classes: Business Resources, Computer Basics, Internet Basics, Word 2010, Your Library Online, and more - Copier and scanner - Home library service - iLab with makerspace technologies - Interlibrary loans - Online research tools - Print and non-print materials including regular and large print books, books on CD, paperbacks, music CDs, video games, audio tapes, DVDs, described videos, newspapers, pamphlets, and magazines - Public meeting rooms - Reference and information services including Internet and web access - Sponsors and hosts book clubs - Streaming and downloadable media (audiobooks, eBooks, movies, music, and television programs) - Storytimes and summer reading program for youth

Assists persons with disabilities to find job placement within the community. - Career planning - Job development and placement - Personalized support - Welfare-to-work services

Helps women and men who have been the primary caretaker at home and lost their primary income, suddenly needed to provide for their family. Helps participants find worthwhile employment and livable wage jobs to support their families. Services include personal assessments, individual counseling, education and training, job search and placement support, networking and support, and other short-term assistance.

Career Planning and Counseling: - Advice and assistance with career decision-making - Assessment tools to identify skills, abilities, and interests that can be used to discover or confirm a career path in today's job market Training: - Short- or long-term training to acquire skills in a new field - Workplace effectiveness workshops - Education and training scholarships including funding for tuition, books and fees for skill upgrading and retraining - On-the-job training Examples of occupations supported by scholarships include: - Registered Nurse - Licensed Practical Nurse - Certified Nursing Assistant - Health Unit Coordinator - Medical Assistant - Advanced Manufacturing- Welders, Machinists - Aviation Maintenance Technician Job Search and Placement Services: - Help with resume writing and interview preparation - Assistance in identifying and describing your skills - Job Club: A group that helps locate jobs, meet employers and form solidarity in job searching Supportive Services - May be able to assist with expenses for work clothing, transportation or other essential items, if needed to achieve employment or training goals.

Helps women and men who have been the primary caretaker at home and lost their primary income, suddenly needed to provide for their family. Helps participants find worthwhile employment and livable wage jobs to support their families. Services include personal assessments, individual counseling, education and training, job search and placement support, networking and support, and other short-term assistance.

Medtronic: Recruits for 2nd and 3rd shift jobs and offers an interactive course at Medtronic. The course helps participants build resumes, develop interview skills and offers personalized job coaching and training. EMERGE Career and Technology Center (ECTC), 1834 Emerson Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55411 Career Essentials Workshops: Learn how to professionally write a resume or conduct a successful job search through a 2-part MFIP/DWP workshop that provides the tools to develop career skills. Learn more about: - Basic resume writing, formatting tricks, basic resume etiquette - Insight to job searching tools and practices - How to write a targeted cover letter - Importance of professional emails - Workshop schedule and expectations - Computer lab for youth and adults EMERGE Career and Technology Center, 1834 Emerson Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55411 North @ Work: North @ Work is a collaborative meant to facilitate career training and employment services for African-American males, age 25 or older, living in north Minneapolis and looking for a career. This workshop is free and can connect participants to resources, training and a career with an employer. - Choose a career path - Attend training while working - Be guided by step-by-step partnerships to help reach goals - Launch a career with employers that are hiring now Twin Cities R!se, 1301 Bryant Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55411 Hire Ground: Helps participants learn the power of self-advocacy, soft and hard professional skills and habits. Participants also have the opportunity to discover their values, personality type, learning style, and learn how to talk about their skills and value they can bring to a professional audience and workplace. - Develop effective strategies for job searching - Learn the power of self-advocacy and habit - Practice interviewing skills - Resume and cover letter building - Modern day job market insight and know-how EMERGE Career and Technology Center (ECTC), 1834 Emerson Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55411 Cedar-Riverside Opportunity Center (CROC), 505 15th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55454 Global Career Development Facilitator Training An intense high impact course designed to equip career services employees with the needed industry tools to guide participants in their career planning and guidance. This GCDF® / CCSP Training course is intended for anyone providing career services in employment and workforce development, one stops, career centers, secondary and post-secondary education, veteran career development, career coaching, career advisors, human resources, government or other professionals that desire nationally recognized career training.

Drop-in center for homeless youth: - Provides computers for homework and job searches, a game room, kitchen, lockers, showers, storage areas, and a washer and dryer - Provides housing assessment for coordinated entry for youth who are at risk of being homeless, or are already homeless and seeking housing resources. Housing assessments can be provided over the phone. - Staff help youth get help with employment and housing searches, connect to resources, and receive basic need items (clean clothes, food, sleeping bags, and toiletries)

Provides employment services for individuals who are hard to place and economically disadvantaged. Services offered include: - Resume development - Career counseling - Job search/placement - Job retention - Job search techniques such as interview training - Counsels, tutors, and channels participants into business and various industry-based careers. - Clients have access to the computer lab (Gateway to Opportunity Resource Center) for soft-skills assessment, resume development, job application, and other training opportunities

- Healthy Movement Programming includes: - Athletic programs: Individual/teams including basketball, flag football, soccer and baseball - Open gym and physical activities - Outdoor and environmental education - Conflict resolution - Counseling - Education/Computer Learning Center includes computer driving stimulation program to practice safe driving, basic instruction, and avoiding risky behaviors while driving - Nutrition program includes: - Healthy meal/snack served daily - Nutrition education and meal preparation - Gardening opportunities - K - 8 Reading and literacy enrichment program for youth who have been assessed as needing focused reading support, and numeracy enrichment to assist youth in transition from "learning to read" to "reading to learn" skills with a focus on building math proficiencies - K - 12 Academic enrichment program for youth to promote academic growth Offers 1:1 academic support including tutoring, skills to become self-directed learners, STEM focused activities and Mentoring program - Leadership/citizenship groups - Life skills education - Teen Pathways College Readiness Program: Individualized support and assistance preparing youth for ACT/SAT exams, college applications, college visits and other assistance as needed to ensure student's progress - Teen Pathways Employment Readiness Program: Individualized and mentoring support to enhance working and life skills including managing a checking account, creating a budget, saving and investing, career plans and mentoring, vocational exploration, interviewing techniques and additional services as needed to ensure a student's success beyond high school - "Smart Moves" drug and alcohol use prevention program and premature sexual activity prevention