SER Metro – Detroit and SERCO Attended the 2017 Annual Texas Workforce Conference at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel in Dallas, Texas.
Together We Make Texas Stronger — Texas Workforce Solutions! Local Workforce Development Boards (Boards), workforce and vocational rehabilitation partners, and educational partners stand ready to fulfill the needs of both employers and job seekers. Texas Workforce Solutions supports Texas communities in the development and facilitation of state-of-the-art programming that enhances the potential for success of businesses and job seekers.
SER National Is Registered On AmazonSmile
Great news! SER National is a registered charitable organization on AmazonSmile. The AmazonSmile Foundation is a private 501(c)(3) foundation created by Amazon to administer the AmazonSmile program. All donation amounts generated by the AmazonSmile Program are remitted to the AmazonSmile Foundation. In turn, the AmazonSmile Foundation donates those amounts to the charitable…
SER-Jobs for Progress National, Inc. Receives $250,000 Funding for SER MUJER Program from The Coca-Cola Foundation
The Coca Cola Foundation has awarded SER-Jobs for Progress National, Inc. (SER National) a $250,000 grant to support the SER MUJER women’s entrepreneurship program in Los Angeles, CA and Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX. SER National, founded in 1964 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, is a national non-profit that offers…
The 2018 SER National Annual Conference registration form is now available! Click here to download the form. The conference will be held May 15-16, and Community Day will be the following day, May 17. It will be held at the Crowne Plaza Dallas in Addison, TX. The keynote speaker will be José M. Hernández, an American engineer and former NASA astronaut. Forms and payment can…
Latinas Will Wait 216 Years for Equal Pay at Current Rate
In advance of Latinas Equal Pay Day, a new estimate shows slow progress on closing the wage gap, especially for women of color. If trends over the last 30 years continue, Hispanic women will not see equal pay with White men until 2233—216 years from now—according to a new projection released by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) in advance of Latinas’ Equal Pay Day on November 2—the day symbolizing how…
Stories of Success from La Alianza Hispana
“We came to Boston to study. My mother was an elementary school teacher in Puerto Rico and my father was a construction worker. When we arrived in 1968, the only jobs available for my parents were in the factories producing war supplies. My parents worked incredibly hard and struggled with learning English and teaching us English as well. They knew that in order to get ahead and realize their dreams, we all needed better educational…”
La Cocina VA: Combating Unemployment and Hunger with Careers in the Food Service Industry
La Cocina VA, one of our affiliates, is doing incredible things!
Located in Arlington, Virginia, La
Cocina equips unemployed and underemployed Hispanic adults with the skills and certification necessary to work in the culinary and hospitality industry. Participants also improve their English skills as they prepare to enter the workforce…
Washington Update
Fed’s Harker Says Job Training Needed to Boost U.S. Economy (Reuters) October 5, 2017 Business, governments and other organizations should stop looking at job skills training as social welfare and see it instead as a path to better jobs, higher paying wages, and faster growth, a Federal Reserve Policymaker said on Thursday. The remarks were made at a conference on workforce development in Philadelphia. “The U.S. economy succeeds when we back programs that move…
By the Numbers: Hispanic Women in the Workforce
From the U.S. Department of Labor Blog:
“Each year, the United States recognizes Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 as Hispanic Heritage Month. In recognition of Hispanic women’s significant contributions to the labor force, here are six statistics demonstrating their growing influence as drivers of economic productivity and entrepreneurs.”…
Contribute to Dollar per Child for #HeadStartAwareness month!
This Head Start Advantage documentary is a great way to convey the importance of Head Start to members of your community. Millions of American children are in need of opportunity for success in life that Head Start provides. Through Dollar per Child, the National Head Start Society (NHSA) ensures that the voices of these children and their families are heard. For more information on…