PROWD – Partners for Reentry Opportunities in Workforce Development

Program Description:

Safe, prosperous communities are important to all of us, and strengthening the labor force is a key strategy to realizing that goal. Employers are struggling to find qualified workers to fill their open jobs, and the people who leave federal incarceration each year are an untapped talent pool that can help meet that need. PROWD grantees ensure program participants have the skills in demand by local employers, along with access to the supportive services necessary for success.

Mr. Preston and Mr. Deere will introduce US Department of Labor Partners for Reentry Opportunities in Workforce Development (PROWD) grant program, discuss the key elements embedded in each program and how it will benefit Kansas employers to utilize the program.

PROWD programs offer skills-building and job training services including apprenticeships in growing industries like chip making, along with opportunities for financial and digital literacy learning, and peer mentoring. Importantly, consistent case management follows and supports participants through all program stages.

Learning Objectives:

Program participants will learn

1.       About the US Department of Labor Partners for Reentry Opportunities in Workforce Development (PROWD) grant program

2.       Key elements around which each state’s program is tailored

3.       Various cross-agency, cross-systems partnerships

4.       The benefits to employers who participate in a PROWD program

YOU MUST REGISTER AND PAY THE FEE TO BE ADMITED TO THE MEETING BY ZOOM

Zoom link will be emailed prior to event