~~ Guess who made the Guest List For The First Lady's Box At The 2010 State Of The Union?
Tina Dixon (Allentown, PA)
It was at CareerLink that Tina met President Obama on the first White House to Main Street Tour in December 2009. more...
~~ The Pennsylvania Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps low income people pay their heating bills through home heating energy assistance grants and crisis grants. You need not have an unpaid bill to receive home heating energy assistance. You can receive this money without being in the Cash Assistance program. No lien is placed on your property if you receive this help. more...
~~ COBRA Premium Reduction: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides for premium reductions and additonal election opportunities for health benefits under COBRA. Eligible individuals pay only 35 percent of their COBRA premiums and the remaining 65 percent is reimbursed to the coverage provider through a tax credit. Website
~~ Stimulus Money to Help the Jobless! more...
~~ The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry is pleased to announce the availability of a new job training and placement grant for the Commonwealth’s veterans. more...
~~ The ACCESS program at DeSales University is proud to present Tuesdays with ACCESS, a series of complimentary sessions that are open to the public. Come to one session or to an entire series and invite your friends. The sessions are free, but registration is required. The second series is entitled Show us the Money. more...
~~ McCall: eFolioPA sends paper resumes to the trash can
Thursday, January 15, 2009
SCHNECKSVILLE, Jan. 15 – Pennsylvania House Speaker Keith McCall, D-Carbon, today unveiled eFolio PA at a news conference at Lehigh Carbon Community College. eFolio PA is the state's latest program to help students and job-seekers of all ages statewide by providing free state-of-the-art electronic portfolios that go far beyond simple paper resumes.
more...~~ Important information about Unemployment Compensation (UC) Benefit Payments using a debit card (in Engish and Espanol.) more...
COMMONWEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM (CWDS)
On September 4, 2007, the PA Careerlink® state website became the Commonwealth Workforce Development System (CWDS) website www.cwds.state.pa.us.
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LEHIGH VALLEY PEER PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING GROUP
There is a new name for the Lehigh Valley Peer Professional Networking Group!! They are now known as Lehigh Valley Professionals (LVP); its meetings are held from 10 am - 12 noon at the Allentown CareerLink office, 1601 Union Boulevard, Allentown, PA. No appointment is necessary to attend.
~~ New Benefit Program for Veterans of the Persian Gulf Conflict. more...
~~ For location and contact information for the PA CAREERLINK LEHIGH VALLEY OUTREACH CENTER open at Lehigh Career & Technical Institute (LCTI) in Schnecksville, click more...
~~ Master's Degree Scholarships in Analytical Finance. more...
~~ Free Workshops! Sign up for workshops at the Greeter's Desk in the Career Resource Center: Internet Job Search, Credit & Budgeting, and Career Decision Making. more...
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