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Memphis Hiring Event Coming Up for Holiday Season Workers
October 3, 2019On Tuesday, October 8, Seedco’s Mid-South Regional Office is holding a job fair to recruit seasonal workers for Williams-Sonoma’s Memphis and Olive Branch distribution facilities. The Seedco job fair will be 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Clark Tower, 5100 Poplar, Suite 502. Williams-Sonoma previously announced plans to hire 2,200 workers locally for the peak season….Learn More
Seedco’s Mid-South Regional Office (MSRO) took part in the Tennessee Department of Correction’s Career and Resource Fair in August. The event was held at the Memphis Day Reporting Center, where recently released individuals engage in daily productive activities, including education and job seeking. Employers and service providers were onsite to help those currently enrolled in…Learn More
Congratulations to Marlene Clarke, Assistant Director of Seedco’s Baltimore office, as she received the Leadership award at the Maryland Workforce Association’s Raising the Bar conference, held from September 17-19. Marlene was one of five award recipients from across the state of Maryland and was recognized for her leadership of Seedco’s workforce development programs in Baltimore….Learn More
Father’s Day Event held in Riverbank State Park
June 20, 2019Seedco, in conjunction with Strong Fathers, Stronger Families partners BronxWorks and STRIVE, held a Father’s Day fun and wellness day in Riverbank State Park on June 1. In addition to recognizing the most recent class of graduates from the SFSF program, Seedco and its partners also held yoga instruction, dance activities, and other games for…Learn More
Seedco’s Strong Fathers, Stronger Families partner, STRIVE, is highlighted in “The Father Factor: A Critical Link in Building Family Prosperity.” This briefing summarizes a convening held in the fall of 2018 by Ascend at the Aspen Institute and the Good+ Foundation to better understand the need to invest in fathers. STRIVE’s program is recognized for…Learn More
Seedco Program Staff Come Together for Training to Work with Justice-Involved Individuals
May 30, 2019During the week of May 20, Seedco’s program staff from three regions—New York, Baltimore, and Mid-South—came together in Memphis, TN for an intensive training led by the University of Cincinnati Corrections Institute. To aid the implementation of Seedco’s programs serving adults and young adults with criminal justice involvement, staff learned about criminogenic risks, needs assessment,…Learn More
Seedco Announces Release of Report on Turnover Costs
April 26, 2019Seedco is pleased to announce the release of the report “Making Entry-Level Talent Stick” from Social Finance, which sought to answer a simple question: what’s the real cost of turnover to employers? Through detailed quantitative interviews with businesses — Seedco’s employer partners in New York, NY and Memphis, TN — the report’s findings estimate a…Learn More
Memphis March 14 Hiring Event
March 13, 2019News Channel 3 highlighted Seedco’s March 14 hiring event in Memphis for Regions Bank: MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Seedco will be hosting a hiring event to help Regions recruit for multiple open positions. Company managers will be at the event to conduct on the spot interviews for those interested in becoming a financial relationship consultant team…Learn More
The Memphis Business Journal highlighted Seedco as the 3rd largest Workforce Development Initiative in the Memphis region, up from 4th largest the prior year. The analysis highlighted Seedco’s focus on the following industry sectors: Health care, IT, logistics/manufacturing, construction, hospitality, foodservice & retail. Memphis-Area Workforce Development Initiatives Ranked by Local workforce development employees Locally Researched by:…Learn More
Seedco Champions Good Food Jobs at CUNY Urban Food Policy Forum
December 18, 2018On December 18, 2018, Seedco’s Senior Associate Alexander Breen was a panelist at the CUNY Urban Food Policy Forum, which focused on ‘Growing Good Food Jobs in NYC.’ Alexander and his fellow panelists — Lynn Loflin from Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, Alix Fellman from WHEDCo/Bronx CookSpace, and Olivia Blanchflower from GrowNYC — spoke from their…Learn More