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Towards Employment has extensive provider partnerships across the community, often aligning services with organizations doing similar work. We also bring our services to other partner locations. In each partnerships, we leverage each other’s expertise to ensure participants and graduates benefit from as many resources as possible.
Our Career Pathway Model
Worker-Focused
Right job at the right time at the right place with seamless and comprehensive supports in place.
Employer-Focused
Deep understanding of employer needs that is responsive to hiring needs.
Advancement-Focused
From the beginning of engagement, an employment plan focused on growing a career, not just a job.
Connect job seekers to high demand sectors that offer quality jobs with strong career pathways.
The program's model takes a dual customer approach to meet the needs of both job seekers and employers.
Real People,
TE's Policy & Advocacy
Social Determinants of Work
The Social Determinants of Work (SDoW) Initiative will bring the Greater Cleveland community together to strategically advance mitigation of barriers workers face, employer practices that lead to good jobs, and policy changes that fix systemic barriers.
Our Supporters
Saint Luke's Foundation
KKR Covid Response Fund, a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
TCF Bank
The George Gund Foundation
Cuyahoga County Veterans Service Fund
Bank of America
The Nord Family Foundation
The Fund for Our Economic Future
The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation
The Abington Foundation
Buckeye Health Plan
Callahan Foundation
Cleveland Votes
Huntington Bank
Thatcher Family Fund, a supporting organization of the Cleveland Foundation
The Frank Hadley Ginn & Cornelia Root Ginn Foundation, a supporting organization of the Cleveland Foundation
The Reinberger Foundation
Westfield Insurance Foundation
Fifth Third Foundation
Higley Fund, a supporting organization of the Cleveland Foundation
Nordson Corporation Foundation
The Thomas White Foundation
Third Federal Foundation
Bruening Foundation
Eaton Charitable Fund
The Murphy Family Foundation
Union Home Mortgage Foundation
US Bank Foundation
This list of foundation and corporate donors is current as of September 22, 2022.
If you do not see your name, please contact Adaora Schmiedl at aschmiedl@towardsemployment.org
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Complete the contact form below or reach out to one of our staff directly.
Adaora Schmiedl
Chief Advancement & Community Engagement Officer
(216) 696-5750 x223
aschmiedl@towardsemployment.org
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