Summer of Bloom – Find us at Cleveland's Markets and Festivals

FIND BLOOM BAKERY AT CLEVELAND’S MARKETS & EVENTS THIS SUMMER Bloom is participating in the Cleveland Flea, Night Market Cleveland, Tri-C Cleveland Eats and Inaugural Cleveland Metroparks Taste on the Lake  May 22, 2018 – CLEVELAND- Bloom Bakery, a social venture of Towards Employment, is setting up shop at the Cleveland Flea, Night Market Cleveland, Cleveland…

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Bloom Bakery Turns 2 and Celebrates a Successful CrowdRise Campaign

BLOOM BAKERY CELEBRATES EMPLOYMENT OF OVER 50 PEOPLE SINCE OPENING ITS DOORS TWO YEARS AGO Plans to build catering and wholesale business will create more opportunities for employment MONDAY APRIL 2 – CLEVELAND – Bloom Bakery, a social venture of Towards Employment, is celebrating two years in business this month. Since 2016, the Bakery has provided…

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Sweet Treats & Second Chances for Bloom Bakery

BLOOM BAKERY LAUNCHES CROWDRISE FUNDRAISER TO EXPAND JOBS AND CAREERS $25,000 goal will allow for expanded wholesale and catering opportunities for the social venture FEBRUARY 20, 2018- CLEVELAND – Bloom Bakery, a social venture of Towards Employment, announced today the launch of their Crowdrise Fundraiser “Sweet Treats and Second Chances” to expand their catering and wholesale…

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Youth-Serving Organizations Commit to a New Focus on Racial Equity

  Funding from the Annie E. Casey Foundation to support trainings for nonprofits throughout Cleveland CLEVELAND – July 28 – The Annie E. Casey Foundation brought several local and national partners to Cleveland this week to reflect on early lessons and results from its Generation Work initiative, an effort  launched in 2015 to increase job…

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TE on WKYC

On Friday, July 21, Ronnie Cannon and Betty Holnapy were featured on WKYC’s “We the People.” Watch here.

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TE is a host site for The Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship Program

The Cleveland Foundation’s summer internship program offers full-time, paid internship opportunities to Fall 2017 college seniors and juniors or Spring 2017 college graduates. The program exposes students to a broad range of public sector endeavors helps students gain knowledge of the Greater Cleveland nonprofit community. TE is one of nineteen Cleveland nonprofit agencies chosen to…

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WorkAdvance featured in the Plain Dealer

WorkAdvance is featured in today’s article from reporter Olivera Perkins. WA participant, Marvin Ambers is quoted, as is our executive director, Jill Rizika: “When we look at the different components of the WorkAdvance model, there is a sense that these services are available in our community.But what the model showed us is that people ether…

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National Workforce Development Pilot Makes Significant Local Impact, Provides Lessons for System Improvements

New report shares how WorkAdvance is redefining workforce development in Northeast Ohio  CLEVELAND–November 29, 2016–The Fund for Our Economic Future, Deaconess Foundation and The Raymond John Wean Foundation, along with grantee partner Towards Employment, are pleased to release a local impact report on WorkAdvance, a national pilot tested in Northeast Ohio over the last five years…

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