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Grocer awards 25 associates with educational funds and empowers 13 summer interns
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Applications for scholarships up to $25,000 are now being accepted for the 2024 Edison International Lineworker Scholarship Program. Funded by Edison International shareholders and IBEW Local 47, this scholarship is focused on growing Black, Asian Pacific Islander, Native American and female representation in Southern California Edison’s skilled workforce.“Lineworkers are among the front lines of our workforce that is safely delivering reliable power to the 15 million residents in Southern Calif
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Grocer celebrates its passionate, hardworking associates and encourages job seekers to join the fast-paced grocery industry as part of the SEG family
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Pay increases for front-line employees begin in October—average starting pay now more than $19 per hour—along with a new benefit that provides instant, free access to pay at any time during the monthThe company is also expanding its career advancement and development programs for front-line employees, building on its commitment to upskill 300,000 employees by 2025
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Grocer provides 28 scholarships to college-bound associates
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New: PG&E Announces Expansion of STEM Scholarship Program to Include Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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LinkedIn again recognizes Amazon as the most desirable workplace in the U.S. based on the company’s ability to attract and retain talent, including how it provides career advancement opportunities for employees of all backgroundsThis past year, the company expanded its Career Choice program to pay full college tuition for front-line employees as part of its commitment to invest more than $1.2 billion to upskill more than 300,000 employees by 2025Amazon currently employs over 1.1 million people in the U.S. and 1.6 million globally
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Amazon’s new “Welcome Door” program will offer resources and support for refugee and humanitarian-based immigrant employees, including a citizenship assistance portal, free legal support, and mentorshipAs part of the new company initiative, Amazon will reimburse employees for their Employment Authorization Document (EAD) renewal feesEmployees also have access to upskilling opportunities, including free college tuition and English as a Second Language (ESL) training
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Amazon employees in the U.S. will benefit from new Career Choice partnerships with more than 140 Universities and CollegesEmployees in Metro Atlanta will have access to fully-funded higher education with Atlanta Technical College and Lanier Technical College as well as national non-profit online providers Southern New Hampshire University, Colorado State University – Global, Western Governors University, and National UniversityAmazon also partners with GEDWorks and Smart Horizons to provide employees with free high school completion and GED preparation, Voxy EnGen and goFLUENT to provide English language proficiency training, and Outlier to provide college preparation coursesCareer Choice is part of Amazon’s Upskilling 2025 pledge – a $1.2 billion commitment to upskill more than 300,000 Amazon employees by 2025
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Amazon employees in the U.S. will benefit from new Career Choice partnerships with more than 140 Universities and Colleges including nine colleges and universities in FloridaEmployees in Florida will have access to local universities including University of Florida, Florida International University, University of Central Florida, Miami Dade College, Hillsborough Community College, Polk State College, Valencia College and Florida State College at Jacksonville, as well as national non-profit online providers Southern New Hampshire University, Colorado State University – Global, Western Governors University, and National UniversityAmazon also partners with GEDWorks and Smart Horizons to provide employees with free high school completion and GED preparation, Voxy EnGen and goFLUENT to provide English language proficiency training, and Outlier to provide college preparation coursesCareer Choice is part of Amazon’s Upskilling 2025 pledge – a $1.2 billion commitment to upskill more than 300,000 Amazon employees by 2025
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Rallies set for Orlando, FL (10:00 a.m. ET) and Burbank, CA (10:00 a.m. PT) –Thursday, March 3, to implore Disney to speak out publicly against hateful Florida legislation PLEASE NOTE: Orlando rally has NEW LOCATION: Corner of Hotel Plaza Drive & State Route 535 (@ Crossroads) Orange County FL 32836LGBTQ+ advocates also launch Florida TV ad campaign urging Disney to speak out against divisive bill
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Philanthropic partnership supporting Seattle communities though digital commerce.
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AHP to Help Fund The Liberty at St. Bernard for Working Older Adults
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Virtual Press Conference 2-3pm BST, Tuesday, 18 May 2021Register Here Advocates and government leaders to demand faster and greater global vaccine access, better international collaboration and also discuss problems with COVAX, vaccine nationalism, vaccine hesitancy as well as the inequalities of vaccine roll out in poorer nations across Europe and the globe
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San Benito’s Palmville Homes to get Major Rehab
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The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) ("GEO") published today the company’s second annual Human Rights and Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) report. The report builds on GEO’s first-ever Human Rights and ESG report, which provided disclosures on how GEO informs its employees of the company’s long-standing commitment to respecting human rights; the criteria GEO uses to assess human rights performance; and GEO’s contract compliance program and independent verification of the company’s performance
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues its deadly course and in response to the devastating impact it is having on employment and the economy, advocates will press CA Governor Gavin Newsom and the state legislature to suspend the law that limits rent control in nearly all of California.Suspension of Costa-Hawkins would allow cities and counties to expand and strengthen rent control statewide, helping millions in the nation’s shuttered economy now struggling with housing costs; Housing group is willing to withdraw November’s Rental Affordability Act if state suspends Costa-Hawkins.
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National Oral Health Leader Shines a Light on Heroic Efforts of Change-Makers in Seven States
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AHF Lauds WHO’s Belated Pre-Qualification of the Ebola Vaccine - read more at aidshealth.org
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The Cigna Foundation announced a $136,000 grant to Pace Center for Girls Broward.
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Mayors and nonprofits in Albuquerque, N.M.; Atlanta; New Haven, Conn.; Romeoville, Ill., receive top honors in CommunityWINS program
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.@HiltonNewsroom recognized as the #1 best workplace for Diversity just one week after also being ranked the #1 best workplace for Parents.
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Kasita’s innovative, modular micro home—the first anywhere in California—will be delivered by tractor-trailer and set up as a demonstration project in the parking lot of the Madison Hotel as another innovative housing solution by the ‘Healthy Housing Foundation’ on Sunday, July 8th between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. PRESS CONFERENCE/INSTALLATION of KASITA, Sunday, July 8th TIME: 10:00 A.M.
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US LEGO® Education Master Educators inducted into new program; program to soon expand globally
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AHF, Coalition to Preserve L.A., & Others Offer Comment, Criticism The 2018 homeless count for the City and County of Los Angeles will be released this afternoon 5/31/18 AHF, which launched the Healthy Housing Foundation in October 2017 to address and help house the homeless, and the Coalition to Preserve L.A., will offer comment & criticism on the new homeless count as well as measures the City & County could be taking to better address the crisis.
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Benefit includes free college credit for Walmart Academy training and options for associates to earn a college degree without incurring student loan debt
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OPEN HOUSE & PRESS BRIEFING, Wednesday, February 14th — 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. PUBLIC REMARKS at 11:30 a.m. Also: New ‘Homeless’ billboards echo iconic ‘Hollywood’ sign, cut to the heart of the crisis in L.A. and also expose bureaucrats’ lax response (See: ‘LAScandal.org’)
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Riverside at Work program leverages strategic partnerships to provide critical services to unemployed and homeless residents
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48 scholarships and 84 emergency grants awarded since 2016 to veterans and spouses of veterans with disabilities
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FHLB Dallas and Texas Capital Bank Provided Funds
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Dollar General and Kellogg’s Partner to Launch the Here’s My Story Campaign during National Literacy Month
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Chipotle to offer educational assistance to employees who pursue a Bachelor of Arts at DU Initial data shows 89 percent of student-employees stay with Chipotle after enrolling in tuition assistance programs; student-employees also see greater likelihood of promotion
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The First, A National Banking Association, BancorpSouth Bank and FHLB Dallas Partner on Grants