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The Workforce Boards of Metropolitan Chicago in cooperation with CJC have released a report that presents a summary of public funds available for workforce development activities in the metropolitan Chicago region during FY 2010. To view the full report, click here.

We are excited to announce that Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will be the Keynote Speaker at our 31st Annual Meeting: Re-Connect, Re-Build, Re-Invigorate! The meeting will be held on Friday, June 1, 2012. There is no cost to attend, but advanced registration is required. Click here for more information and to register.  

Help us improve the WIRE  by taking a survey to help us better understand the usage scenarios and data needs of service providers, advocates, policy makers, and other workforce development stakeholders in Chicago and Illinois.  The survey will close on June 1. Click here to view and take the survey.

Meeting materials from our Spring 2012 Member Meeting are now available. Click here to view a list of meeting materials available to download.

Please plan to join us to celebrate our 31st year on Friday, June 1, 2012 from 8:30 - 11:00am at the Hotel Palomar Chicago (505 N. State Street, Chicago). More information will follow.

Meeting materials from our most recent FWA meeting, "Don’t Ask, Do Sell: Connecting with Employers Through Social Media " have been posted.  Click here to download the materials.

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CJC is pleased to announce the release of its 2011 Annual Report, Unifying Voices for 30 Years. To view the report as a PDF document, click here.  

Registration is open for the Fifth Annual Chicagoland Green Collar Jobs Summit, taking place Thursday, April 12 from 8am - 5pm at the Arturo Velasquez Institute. For more information and to register, click here.  

Opportunity Chicago was highlighted in the latest Stanford Social Innovation Review blog entry on collective impact initiatives. To view the entry, click here.