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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'"><FONT size=3>Here is some news from the
Mass Workforce Alliance on the edge of summer.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'">First Meeting of the
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Workforce Committee:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'">
The first meeting of the Boston Workforce Committee (formerly BWDC) of the Mass
Workforce Alliance will meet Monday June 23<SUP>rd</SUP> from 3-5 PM at ABCD’s
LearningWorks, at <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">19 Temple
Place</st1:address></st1:Street> in the 2<SUP>nd</SUP> floor conference room.
Please contact Clare Shepherd, Chair of this committee, to RSVP for the meeting
at <SPAN style="COLOR: teal"><A href="mailto:cshepherd@bostonabcd.org"><SPAN
style="COLOR: teal">cshepherd@bostonabcd.org</SPAN></A>.
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'"><FONT size=3>The first meeting is open
to everyone. Subsequent meetings of this committee will be for members only.
Anyone can join the MWA as a member. To join on-line go to:<SPAN
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: teal"><A
href="http://www.massworkforcealliance.org/membership"><SPAN
style="COLOR: teal">www.massworkforcealliance.org/membership</SPAN></A>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'">Know and
Go</SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'">: This year the
Mass Workforce Alliance has developed a half-day advocacy training called <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Know and Go</I>. The training will help
frontline workforce development professionals to understand the current system
and how their particular expertise is vital to the creation of good pubic
policy. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'"><FONT size=3>The first session will be
held in September in the Berkshire Taconic region. We will schedule a second
session in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Boston</st1:place></st1:City> in October. Space for the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Boston</st1:City></st1:place> session will be
limited to 15 and current (paid) MWA members will receive priority.
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'"><FONT size=3>If you
are interested in attending either session, please contact Alex Risley Schroeder
at: <SPAN style="COLOR: teal"><A
href="mailto:alex@massworkforcealliance.org"><SPAN
style="COLOR: teal">alex@massworkforcealliance.org</SPAN></A>.
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'">Publications:
</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'">We have been getting a
great response about our new publication, <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: teal">Working to
Succeed: Individuals, the Commonwealth and Community-Based
Organizations.</SPAN></I></B> Ordering is easy online. To order today, go to:
<SPAN style="COLOR: teal"><A
href="http://www.massworkforcealliance.org/research">http://www.massworkforcealliance.org/research</A>
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News<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'">SkillWorks: Partners for a Productive
Workforce</SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'"> has
launched Phase II of the initiative to raise funds to support workforce
partnerships, capacity building and public policy. They have released a Request
for Proposal for businesses and organizations interested in applying for
workforce partnership grants of up to $1.5 million over 5 years. The RFP is
available for download at <SPAN style="COLOR: teal"><A
href="http://www.skill-works.org/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: teal">www.skill-works.org</SPAN></A></SPAN> and the
pre-application is due July 3<SUP>rd</SUP>. For questions contact
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class=maintext1><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Loh-Sze
Leung, SkillWorks Director, at </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=maintext1><SPAN
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href="mailto:lohsze.leung@tbf.org"><SPAN
style="COLOR: teal">lohsze.leung@tbf.org</SPAN></A> <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=maintext1><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">(617)
338-4377<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'">The Workforce <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Alliance</st1:place></st1:City></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'"> (our national sister organization,
TWA) is sending an urgent call to action about another possible cut to federal
WIA funding. They are estimating that <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Massachusetts</st1:State></st1:place> may lose $1,781,140 in the 2009
federal budget cycle if there is another WIA rescission.
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'"><FONT size=3>The TWA web-site <SPAN
style="COLOR: teal"><A href="http://www.workforcealliance.org/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: teal">www.workforcealliance.org</SPAN></A></SPAN> is full of
useful information. You can find information about responding to potential WIA
cuts by going to “Join the <st1:City w:st="on">Alliance</st1:City>” and choosing
“<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Action</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.” Or, to get to
their automated message to Representatives you can click
on:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'"><A
href="http://www.workforcealliance.org/c.ciJNK1PJJtH/b.1489641/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?aid=10495"><SPAN
style="COLOR: teal"><FONT
size=3>http://www.workforcealliance.org/c.ciJNK1PJJtH/b.1489641/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?aid=10495</FONT></SPAN></A><FONT
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'">Deborah
Mutschler<BR>Massachusetts Workforce Alliance (MWA)<BR>6 Beacon Street, Suite
415<BR><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Boston</st1:City></st1:place>,
MA 02108<BR>617-780-1770<BR><A
href="mailto:deborah@massworkforcealliance.org"><SPAN
style="COLOR: teal">deborah@massworkforcealliance.org</SPAN></A><SPAN
style="COLOR: teal"> <BR></SPAN><A
href="http://www.massworkforcealliance.org/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: teal">www.massworkforcealliance.org</SPAN></A><SPAN
style="COLOR: teal"> </SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'">Please
register for our new web-site, </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'"><A
href="http://www.massworkforcealliance.org/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: teal">www.massworkforcealliance.org</SPAN></A><SPAN
style="COLOR: teal"> ! <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'">We look
forward to hearing from you!</SPAN></P>
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align=center><EM><SPAN
style="COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'"><FONT size=3>The mission
of the <st1:State w:st="on">Massachusetts</st1:State> Workforce <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Alliance</st1:City></st1:place> is to unite
individuals, organizations and coalitions to advance sensible workforce
development policy</FONT></SPAN></EM><EM><SPAN
style="COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'"><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>that creates true economic opportunity
for low-income people.</FONT></SPAN></EM></P>
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