Employment Services
Seedco Champions Good Food Jobs at CUNY Urban Food Policy Forum
December 18, 2018On December 18, 2018, Seedco’s Senior Associate Alexander Breen was a panelist at the CUNY Urban Food Policy Forum, which focused on ‘Growing Good Food Jobs in NYC.’ Alexander and his fellow panelists — Lynn Loflin from Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, Alix Fellman from WHEDCo/Bronx CookSpace, and Olivia Blanchflower from GrowNYC — spoke from their…Learn More
Seedco Executive Director Meets with NYC Deputy Mayor Phil Thompson and Workforce Leaders
November 19, 2018On November 19, 2018, Seedco’s Executive Director Tara Colton joined a group of workforce leaders to meet with New York City Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives Phil Thompson, his Chief Strategy Officer Mike Nolan, and Amy Peterson, the new Director of the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development. Tara and her colleagues emphasized the impact of investing…Learn More
Memphis Hire 100 Career Fair
October 28, 2018News Channel 3 highlighted Seedco’s Hire 100 Career Fair on November 1, 2018: MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Seedco will be hosting a career fair this week and the company said they are hoping to have 100 people find jobs at the event. The Hire 100 Career Fair will be this Thursday, November 1, 2018, from 10…Learn More
Memphis Commercial Appeal Profiles Seedco Programs
October 13, 2018Check out this article from the Memphis Commercial–Appeal that profiles Seedco’s work on behalf of jobseekers in Memphis, especially individuals who have been involved in the criminal justice system. The article is below and also available at https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/2018/10/13/memphis-job-market-employment-ted-evanoff/1534161002/ ‘Why can’t I get a good job?’ Memphians ask Ted Evanoff, Memphis Commercial AppealPublished 9:00 a.m. CT Oct. 13, 2018…Learn More
Youth Advancing in the Workplace Participant Speaks at Mayoral Event
September 25, 2018Faith Woney joined Seedco’s Youth Advancing in the Workplace program in 2016, and is one of our many alumni success stories! Seedco helped place Faith in a job at Ovenly, a Brooklyn-based bakery, where she has since been promoted and continues to be an invaluable team member. Faith was invited to speak at the New…Learn More
In June 2018, Seedco was awarded $6 million in new funding from the U.S. Department of Labor’s (USDOL) Re-Entry Employment Opportunity Program to serve a total of 760 justice-involved individuals in four states: New York, Arkansas, Tennessee and Maryland. The programs will launch in July 2018 and operate through 2021. Seedco was awarded $4,358,210 to serve 570 justice-involved young adults ages 18 to 24 in West Baltimore, MD; South Bronx, NY; Memphis, TN; and West Memphis, AR and $1,496,779 to serve 190 justice-involved adults in Memphis, TN and West Memphis, AR. This funding builds on Seedco’s three current re-entry programs in Memphis and Baltimore funded by the U.S. Department of Labor.Learn More
Seedco Highlighted in ‘Best for NYC’ Campaign
June 15, 2018Seedco is proud to be part of New York City’s ‘Best for NYC’ campaign, which helps employers connect with programs to train their employees and source diverse talent. Seedco was recently highlighted for its work helping food industry employers recruit, retain and advance high-performing employees through strategic hiring, training and performance evaluation procedures. The campaign shared the story of Josh, one of Seedco’s successful program participants: “In 2017, Seedco helped Josh find his first job at Ivan Ramen’s fast-casual Slurp Shop. With the mentorship of Seedco and a dedicated management team, Josh developed competitive culinary and leadership skills. Now a line cook at Ivan Ramen’s sit-down restaurant, Josh has developed a promising career path, become debt-free, established credit, and increased his salary by 40% in less than 18 months.”Learn More
Celebrate March Madness with Seedco! Our Mid-South Regional Office in Memphis, TN is holding four job fairs with a dozen employers over the next two weeks. WREG-Memphis News Channel 3 highlighted the job fairs in an on-air segment on March 19.Learn More
Memphis Commercial Appeal Article Highlights Seedco Job Fairs
February 8, 2018A February 7 article in the Memphis Commercial Appeal profiled Seedco’s upcoming job fairs, which feature jobs in a range of fields, including construction, warehouse, forklift, machine shop, call centers and restaurants. Over the next 28 days, Seedco will hold 16 job fairs for the Memphis community! The series of job fairs, titled “I LOVE TO WORK,” are designed to serve participants in Seedco’s programs, including out-of-school youth and individuals with a history of criminal justice involvement, as well as the larger community.Learn More
In 2016, Seedco and our partner Bon Secours Community Works launched the West Baltimore Career Pathways Collaborative (WBCPC). Funded by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the program is designed to improve long-term employment and reduce recidivism among West Baltimore’s returning citizens who are nearing release from prison or home confinement. The state of Maryland just released their draft State Workforce Plan, which highlights the WBCPC as a key “example of Maryland’s efforts to integrate Career Pathways programming.” Pages 21 and 69-71 of the plan provide more details. The state is accepting comments on the plan through January 24.Learn More