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Saturday, February 11, 2012
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E3 In The News
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| RACINE COUNTY’S E3 PROGRAM RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION
 Now, the whole country knows about the success of Racine County’s “E3” (Employ, Enrich, Engage) Program.
The County’s employment and training program, which engaged 240 young people in “green jobs” last summer, received broad exposure on March 6 in Washington DC at the National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB) Conference. Four youth involved in E3 were the featured speakers ... read more |
| Summer Youth 2010
The Racine County Workforce development Center will have an employment and training program for the summer of 2010. Applications for the program willl be avaliable April 1, 2010. For additional information please call 262-638-6424. Summer youth employment opportunities include:
- Main Gallery-Racine Parks and Cultral Service Department located at the City Annex bulding located at 800 Center Street, room 127, Racine,WI. Application deadline is April 16, 2010, at 4:25 p.m. Please call 262-636-09131 for additional information.
- Racine Remodel and Summer Youth employment applications are avaliable after April 1, 2010 at the YMCA located at 725 Lake Street, Racine, WI. Please call 262-634-1994 for additional information.
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| E3 Summer Youth Employment Program Recognized
The 2009 E3 Summer Youth Employment program was nationally recognized...read more
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| Southeast WI WDA #1 Supplemental Plan
 Southeast WDA #1 Supplemental Plan for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan ... read more. |
|  Listen to our first ever radio broadcast!
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| Stimulus money to fund county green jobs program
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 8:57 PM CDT
The Racine County Workforce Development Center will use $450,000 in stimulus money to help train young people for green jobs.
The workforce development center is looking for businesses, organizations and individuals to provide green job opportunities as part of its summer youth employment and training program. (read more...)
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| Stimulus to fund two county jobs programs
Saturday, April 25, 2009 11:39 PM CDT
RACINE COUNTY — The county’s Workforce Development Center is ready to start the first of two programs funded by federal stimulus money. (read more...) |
| Going green while making green
Program provides summer jobs for more than 200 local youths
Monday, June 22, 2009 10:09 PM CDT
SOMERS — More than 200 area youths started their first day of work Monday.
The Racine County Workforce Development Center’s eight-week Youth Employment and Training program, which on Monday was renamed Employing Youth, Engaging Racine, Enriching Earth, or E3, kicked off at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, 900 Wood Road.
“The program will prepare the youth to be the work force we need in this 21st century economy,” said Racine County Executive William McReynolds. (read more...) |
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| Youth Celebrate End of Summer Employment Program
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| Youths to conduct tours of green Downtown businesses
By Journal Times staff
Saturday, August 8, 20095:29 PM CDT
RACINE — As a result of one E3 group’s summer work, the youths will be leading green Downtown tours Thursday.
The purpose of the free tours is to raise awareness about Downtown businesses with green practices and/or products. Everyone who attends will receive a map and “Green Guide” to Downtown businesses. (read more...) |
| Training program stresses 'soft' skills
Saturday, August 8, 2009 5:28 PM CDT
RACINE COUNTY — “Soft skills” and job experience were paramount for those who constructed the E3 job training program.
The first two weeks consisted of training the youths, with a hard focus on “soft” skills such as workplace etiquette and teamwork.
“Every entry-level employer tells us the most important thing is soft skills,” said Mark Gesner, Racine County Workforce Development Center youth team leader. (read more...) |
| E3: Stimulus money used to ‘employ, enrich, engage’ local youths
Saturday, August 8, 2009 5:41 PM CDT
RACINE COUNTY — Not all federal stimulus money is building highways, bridges and the like.
Here, a good chunk of it is building job skills in young people.
Here, about 220 teens and young adults proudly wear their T-shirts bearing the words: Employ. Enrich. Engage. These are the E3 program members who this week will finish an eight-week work/training program largely funded by stimulus money. (read more...) |
| Wisconsin's First Lady to Visit Worksite
First Lady to visit the Shakespeare Urban Garden Planting summer youth employment program worksite sponsored by the Racine County Workforce Development Center on Thursday, July 30th. The worksite is the Racine Literacy Council ... read more. |
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Related News
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| Good fish fry may begin in man’s garage nursery
MOUNT PLEASANT — Throw a line or a net into Lake Michigan and you’re not guaranteed to come up with a lake perch. Their numbers have been mostly down for years, but there is no shortage of this favorite Friday fish fry subject in Steve Wayo’s garage — or there won’t be once his young fish grow up in about a year.
“I’ve been looking into raising perch for years,” Wayo said. He took a class on it in the 1990s, but the system in use then relied on aquarium technology to keep the water clean, and it was too expensive and involved to maintain. Now he has found his answer, or what he hopes will be his answer.
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