November 13, 2024 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Clover's Gayle & Tom Benson Community Center
1600 Constance St. ~ New Orleans, LA 70130
Join us in an action-oriented convening to develop workforce solutions for Orleans and Jefferson parishes. The discussion and planning will be informed by the voices of local workforce talent in the recently conducted study, Where Are The Workers-Greater New Orleans?, a collaborative effort of several local workforce development organizations. Leading sponsor of the report is The Greater New Orleans Foundation. Click here to read the Executive Summary.
Keynote speaker, Bishara Addison, is Director of Workforce Innovation for The Fund for Our Economic Future. She served in a leading capacity on a similar analysis of Northeast Ohio’s talent landscape and is intricately involved in the progress made in that area using their research outcomes. In her current role, Bishara leads talent development initiatives in support of the Fund’s agenda to achieve equitable economic growth. Her work focuses on convening and aligning regional and national partners to support innovative solutions related to labor market participation and job quality.
Bishara Addison
The Fund for Our Economic Future
Director of Workforce Innovation
Guest speaker, Dr. Stephanie Hoopes, National Director of United for ALICE, developed the ALICE (Asset, Limited, Income, Constrained, Employed) measures for a pilot study of the low-income community in Morris County while at Rutgers University-Newark, and has since overseen the expansion to a national effort with ALICE data for all 3,000 U.S. counties. Her research has garnered the attention of local, state, and national media.
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Stephanie Hoopes, Ph.D.
United for ALICE
National Director
Don't miss your opportunity to hear these two national experts and to collaborate with other stakeholders as we determine how our local findings can move the workforce development agenda forward and improve outcomes for the community.
* Click here for the agenda *
Who should attend:
Economic Developers * Education/Training Providers * Employers * Nonprofit/Service Providers * Policymakers * Workforce Participants
Partner Organizations:
City of New Orleans/Mayor's Office of Workforce Development * Clover * Crescent City Family Services * Louisiana Workforce Commission* New Orleans Career Center* Total Community Action* United Way of Southeast Louisiana* Urban League of Louisiana
Facilitated by: Teamer Strategy Group, LLC
Research conducted by: Trepwise
Funded by: