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January 23, 2019

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CONTACT: Monica Rose Gwin, Public Relations Specialist, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./330-491-2629

Historically low unemployment rates have put pressure on traditional talent recruitment strategies. Steady job growth has resulted in an increasingly smaller pool of potential workers to consider hiring.

OhioMeansJobs Stark & Tuscarawas Counties recognizes these challenges and is offering “How to Increase Your Labor Pool”, a series of free seminars designed specifically for employers and their human resource staff. A panel of experts will address the current labor shortage, and over advice and tips to ease the talent crunch.

“Restored Citizens – Ohio’s Remedies to Help You Hire People with Criminal Convictions, will be the first session of this series. It will be held Friday, February 22nd and offered 9am-11am and also from 1-3pm at the OhioMeansJobs Stark County office at 822-30th Street NW in Canton.

Professor Joann Sahl, assistant director of the University of Akron Legal Clinic who supervises the Reentry Clinic and the Civil Practice Clinic at the University of Akron Law School; and William A (Will) Eleby administrator for the Office of Reentry and Enterprise Development for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, will be the featured speakers.

Reservations can be made by contacting Kelly Haer, Business Services Manager, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Space is limited.

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January 15, 2019

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CONTACT: Monica Rose Gwin, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ 330-491-2629

OhioMeansJobs Tuscarawas County, United Way of Tuscarawas County, Inc., and DoverPhila Federal Credit Union are partnering once again to offer a free financial literacy workshop for area residents. “Make Your Tax Refund Work for YOU” will be held Thursday, January 31st, 10-11am at the OhioMeansJobs Tuscarawas County office, 1260 Monroe Street in New Philadelphia.

The workshop will offer advice on maximizing the use of your tax refund to reduce debt, avoid more debt and plan for future finances.

For further details contact OhioMeansJobs Tuscarawas County at 330-364-9777. Pre-registration is suggested but not required.

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November 8, 2018

NEWS. . . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Monica Rose Gwin, Public Relations Specialist, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./330-491-2629

OhioMeansJobs Stark & Tuscarawas Counties will be offering a special day of workshops for veterans to help them enhance their job search skills. The “Thankful for Our Vets Workshop” event will be held Monday, November 19th at both the Stark and Tuscarawas county offices.

Advice on what goes into a resume and what stays out; selecting a resume format based on skills and ability, and how to translate military service into a civilian resume will be offered at the “Writing an Effective Resume for Veterans” workshop. It will be held from 9:30am-10:30am at the agency’s Stark County office at 822-30^th Street NW in Canton, and from 1:30pm-2:30pm at the Tuscarawas County office at 1260 Monroe Street in New Philadelphia.

The “Navigating Veteran’s Online Resources” workshop will help veterans identify the many online resources that are available to assist with job search, determining benefits and more. This workshop will be held from 10am-11am at the Tuscarawas County office and 1:30pm-2:30pm at the Stark County office.

In addition to the workshops, veterans utilizing services at OhioMeansJobs Stark & Tuscarawas Counties throughout the month of November will be eligible to sign up for the veteran gift card giveaway. A drawing to win $25 Walmart gift cards will be held November 30^th at both the Canton and New Philadelphia offices.

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November 5, 2018

NEWS. . . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Monica Rose Gwin, Public Relations Specialist, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 330-491-2629

OhioMeansJobs Stark and Tuscarawas Counties has been selected to receive performance incentive funds from the Jobs for Veterans State Grant Program through the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. These incentive funds are to be donated on behalf of an OhioMeansJobs Center or Workforce Area to 501c3 non-profit organizations that provide services to veterans and their families.

As a result, OhioMeansJobs Stark and Tuscarawas Counties will be donating $5,000 to Community Mental Healthcare of Dover at the Stark Tuscarawas Workforce Development Board Meeting on Wednesday, November 7^th at the OhioMeansJobs Tuscarawas County office. CMH provides supportive services to veterans in the Tuscarawas County area which include mental health assistance for veterans.

Performance incentive funds are given annually to an OhioMeansJobs Center or Workforce Area that provides extraordinary service delivery to Ohio veterans. Criteria for selection includes efforts at providing employment and training services to veterans and other eligible persons, and demonstrating that they directly affect a single veteran or category of veterans such as special disabled veterans. In addition, exceptional services provided to hard-to-serve veterans, such as homeless veterans, is taken into consideration.

“On average, CMH provides behavioral health services to 150 veterans each year,” said E. Miles Riley, Marketing & Compliance Coordinator for CMH.

“OhioMeansJobs Stark and Tuscarawas Counties is pleased to present Community Mental Healthcare of Dover with this donation to enhance their work serving veterans in the Tuscarawas County community,” said Tuscarawas County Commissioner Kerry Metzger and Chair of the Local Elected Officials Board.

“Providing services to veterans at OhioMeansJobs Stark and Tuscarawas Counties is a priority. The staff and partner agencies assist our veteran customers each and every day with their employment, education and training, financial literacy and community resource needs. They are dedicated, going above and beyond, to serve veteran customers and their families,” he added.

This is the second year that OhioMeansJobs Stark and Tuscarawas Counties was the recipient of these incentive funds. Last year the organization donated funds to SAM Center (Serving Area Military, Veterans and Widows) of Massillon, and Stable Support Services (Stable Solutions) of Alliance.

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