If your funding went away, would your community care? A tough, but fair question, especially in this era of tight spending. We know WIA Works for Illinois, but does your community fully understand the impact?
WIA Works for Illinois is part of the National Workforce Investment Works Campaign, a storytelling website that helps policy makers and America understand the value of our workforce system. WIA programs in Illinois are adminstered by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. View DCEO WIA Policy here.
Take these steps and follow these organizations in the campaign to keep WIA programs. Join the National Message: Tell Congress to Reject FY 2012 Job Training Cuts. Sign the Restore WIA Funding Virtual Petition. Join the Workforce Cause Facebook page. Familarize yourself with About WIA Works and WIA Research pages.Use the WIA Talking Points and Outreach FlyerTalk to your businesses and individual customers. Submit their WIA success stories automatically to this site and the National Workforce Investment Works Campaign.Contact your Representatives to let them know WIA Works. Send them a Letter (MS Word) and the Reauthorization Checklist (PDF).
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