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October 19, 2017

NEWS. . . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Monica Rose Gwin, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 330-491-2629

In an effort to recognize veterans for their service and increase their chances of getting hired, OhioMeansJobs Stark Tuscarawas Counties will be offering a series of free job search workshops for veterans on Wednesdays in November during “Hire A Vet Month”.

“Red, Wednesdays and Blue” veteran workshops will be held 10am-noon at 822-30th Street in Canton and from 1:30-3:30pm at 1260 Monroe Street in New Philadelphia. Workshops will focus on providing additional veteran specific topics such as converting military resumes to civilian resumes, mock interviewing, job fair boot camp and employer review of veteran resumes. Any veteran who attends a workshop will receive a flash drive, and be included in a drawing for a $25 gift card.

Workshops are scheduled as follows:
NOVEMBER 1, 2017: Job Fair Boot Camp
Canton, 10am-Noon/ New Philadelphia 1:30-3:30pm
This workshop will help veterans learn how to prepare for a job fair. The workshops will include what should be done before, during and after a job fair.

NOVEMBER 8^THand 22^ND, 2017: Connecting the Dots: Military to Civilian Resumes
Canton, 10am-noon/ New Philadelphia, 1:30-3:30pm
This workshop will show veterans how to translate their military experience and skills onto a resume to be used for civilian job search.

NOVEMBER 15, 2017: Mock Interview Workshop
Canton, 10am-Noon/ New Philadelphia, 1:30-3:30pm
This workshop will focus on practicing interview questions by observing and critiquing mock interviews. Each workshop attendee will go through a mock interview.

NOVEMBER 29, 2017: Veteran Resume Reviews
Canton, 10am-Noon/New Philadelphia, 1:30-3:30pm
Veterans will have the opportunity to have their resumes reviewed one-on-one by local employers.

Veterans can register for the workshops by calling 330-433-9675 in Canton and 330-364-9777 in New Philadelphia.

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October 3, 2017

NEWS. . . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Monica Rose Gwin, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 330-491-2629

OhioMeansJobs Stark and Tuscarawas Counties will be offering a special workshop event “Does My Age Really Matter? Strengths and Challenges” on Friday, October 13^th. The workshop will be held from 10am to noon at the agency’s offices at 822-30^th Street NW in Canton, and at 1260 Monroe Street in New Philadelphia.

The workshop will cover generational differences and strengths of Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Gen Xers and Gen Ys/Millennials and the newest generation in the workforce, GenZs. It will focus on how each generation can find common ground and communicate more effectively, take advantage of the differences in values and expectations, and make a favorable impression with an employer. There also will be a two-employer panel, each representing a different generation that will discuss how they view generations in the workplace.

A seat can be reserved by contacting 330-433-9675 in Canton and 330-364-9777 in New Philadelphia.

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September 6, 2017

NEWS. . . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Monica Rose Gwin, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./330-491-2629

OhioMeansJobs Stark and Tuscarawas Counties has been selected as the recipient of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services 2017 Veterans Ohio Network for Employment (Vets O.N.E.) Incentive Award. This $50,000 award is given annually to an OhioMeansJobs Center or Workforce Area that provides extraordinary and commendable service, and improves service delivery to Ohio veterans.

Criteria for selection includes efforts at providing employment and training services to veterans and other eligible persons, and demonstrating that they directly affect a single veteran or category of veterans such as special disabled veterans. In addition, exceptional services provided to hard-to-serve veterans, such as homeless veterans, is taken into consideration.

These incentive funds are to be donated on behalf of an OhioMeansJobs Center or Workforce Area to 501c3 non-profit organizations that provide services to veterans and their families. As a result, OhioMeansJobs Stark and Tuscarawas Counties has donated $40,000 to SAM Center (Serving Area Military, Veterans and Widows) of Massillon, and $10,000 to Stable Support Services (Stable Solutions) of Alliance. Both organizations serve Stark and Tuscarawas county residents.

SAM Center is a volunteer community of veterans and military supporters helping each other. It was founded in 2015 with the mission to better the lives of service members, veterans and their widows. The center collaborates with other community agencies to ensure programs aren’t being duplicated, while the gap in assistance is being filled.

Stable Solutions is a military services program that provides individualized programming for veterans, active military and their families through equine therapy. Their mission is to improve mental health, promote personal development, utilizing experiential activities in a non-traditional setting, led by licensed mental health professionals.

In announcing the performance incentive award, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services said “the perseverance, dedication and innovative thinking of the OhioMeansJobs Stark and Tuscarawas Counties staff has positively impacted Ohio’s veterans and their families.”

“OhioMeansJobs Stark and Tuscarawas Counties staff and partner agencies assist our veteran customers each and every day with their employment, education and training, financial literacy and community resource needs. Our staff and partners are truly dedicated, going above and beyond, to serve our veteran customers and their families,” said JoAnn Breedlove, COO for OhioMeansJobs Stark and Tuscarawas Counties.

OhioMeans Jobs Stark and Tuscarawas Counties served 10,314 individual customers resulting in 35,184 visits during program year 2016. As a system, 37% of individual customers were new customers, with roughly 6% of those identified as veterans. In 2015, OhioMeansJobs Stark and Tuscarawas Counties served 785 veterans. In 2016 service to veterans increased approximately 9 percent with 852 being served.

The most notable improvement to veteran services regarding partner collaboration is the success of incorporating financial coaching within the center. Financial coaching is being provided both by the United Way Financial Prosperity Center and the Transitioning Veterans Financial Coach housed in the OhioMeansJobs Stark County center.

Provided through the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the OhioMeansJobs Stark County center has hosted a full-time Transitioning Veterans Financial Coach tasked with assisting veterans with financial coaching service needs since June 2015. In addition to Stark and Tuscarawas counties, the financial coach provides services to surrounding counties as needed.   Only 40 coaches nationwide are providing these services at American Job Centers.

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August 23, 2017

NEWS. . . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Monica Rose Gwin, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 330-491-2629

OhioMeansJobs Stark County will be teaming up with the city of Massillon, Massillon WestStark Chamber of Commerce, The Independent, Monster, Mix 94.1 and News-Talk 1480 WHBC for a fourth year to produce the Massillon Job Fair, Wednesday, September 27th, 9am-noon at the Massillon Recreation Center, 505 Erie Street North.

Job seekers and veterans will be given the opportunity to meet face to face with employers who are actively hiring.

Employers can reserve space by contacting Kelly Haer, OhioMeansJobs Business Manager, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 330-491-2649. The employer registration fee is $100. The deadline for employers to register is September 15th.

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