Consider applying below…
If you represent an employer that hires or would like to hire youth ages 14-17, please click on the Youth Wage Grant application link.
If you represent a community-based organization that works with youth and would like to facilitate a connection to the workforce, through employment education and work experience, please click on the link for the Y-CAN Request for Application.
WWP offers youth wage subsidy grant!
Willamette Workforce Partnership in conjunction with Linn, Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties and the State of Oregon are reimbursing employers with 35 or fewer employees up to $5 per hour for wages paid to first-time youth employees. Please click here or use the QR code in the graphic above to apply for funding.
WWP is seeking qualified organizations for RFA!
Willamette Workforce Partnership (WWP) will work with qualified organizations and entities to recruit and refer hard-to-reach youth between the ages of 14-24 to WWP’s Y-CAN workforce program. Successful applicants for this grant will be paid $2,000 for each enrolled participant plus an additional $500 per participant to offer participant support.
Please visit this link to apply. If you have questions or need assistance, please email info@willwp.org or call 503-581-1002.
**If you would like to see an example of the application, please click here. (**Please note that the example application is a general template and will not show how individual answers might prompt further questions)
The purpose of this Request for Application is to build a strong pool of community-based organizations in the Mid-Willamette Valley.
Ideal respondents will demonstrate previous success with serving youth populations that meet one or more of the following:
- Communities of color,
- Rural communities,
- Communities that have faced generational poverty,
- English language learners,
- Communities that have been historically underrepresented in youth employment.
Emergency Loans
Emergency loans are available for small businesses. SBA to Provide Disaster Assistance Loans for Small Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Unemployment Insurance
For the most recent information on unemployment insurance eligibility and other program resources and requirements, visit this website:
Layoff Aversion Program
The layoff aversion program can help a business avoid layoffs – for more information, please contact us. Work Share can also be helpful in avoiding layoffs.
Layoff Services
If layoffs are inevitable, we can help by providing services to affected workers. Another resource for small businesses and employers planning and responding to the impacts of COVID-19 is the National Business Emergency Operations Center.
Key Strategies
Invest in proven and innovative programs and partnerships that lead to a skilled workforce.
Enhance the workforce system’s provision of essential skills training and connection to Career and Technical Education
Design workforce service delivery programs and partnerships to maintain and enhance access to services in all areas of the Mid-Valley
Expand the impact of training dollars through partnerships
Offer workforce services that lead to a successful employer community.
Engage with employers to identify necessary employment skills and invest in job seekers to meet those needs
Develop solutions to employers’ current workforce challenges such as essential skills, retention, advancement, certification and training
Provide opportunities for employer-to-employer conversations and problem-solving discussions
Serve workforce system needs that go beyond employment and training services and lead to thriving communities.
Participate as a workforce advocate in community discussions that address housing, child care and transportation issues
Serve specialized populations, including youth enrolled in high school, and connect them to workforce services
News and Media
WWP’s Newsletter
Read the latest news from WWP!
A Pipeline Between Employers and Job-seekers
WWP is trying to help businesses stay afloat and lending a hand to laid-off workers. After years of economic growth, the partnership expects to pivot. Read Article
Welcome to Worksource
Oregon Video
Click here to watch a video and learn more about the services and resources Worksource Oregon provides with employment.
Willamette Wake Up Radio Interview
Kim Parker-Llenas, executive director of the Willamette Workforce Partnership, talks about how the Partnership connects job seekers to employers and why the Partnership got accolades from SEDCOR. Listen
State of the Workforce
Jobs Report
Click here read the full report
Salem Reporter Articles – Pam Ferrara
JANUARY 2022
Hospitality industry lags as Salem employment recovers to pre-pandemic levels
COVID-19 Resources
As we receive more information, we will share it with you. Feel free to distribute this material with your colleagues. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email any of the Willamette Workforce Partnership Staff; our contact information is available here.
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