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Cassandra Upskilled & Upgraded Her Career

By Yvette Scorse, Communications Director “Technology changed a lot and I knew I needed to catch up,” Cassandra Lewis-Garrett says. As Cassandra started entering the last phase of her working life, she was working part time and unable to afford many things, and she...

CEO Testifies to Increase Digital Equity Funding in DC

Committee on Labor and Workforce Development   Department of Employment Services and Workforce Investment Council  Chair: Councilmember Elissa Silverman and Committee  Budget Hearing Testimony from Elizabeth Lindsey, Chief Executive Officer, Byte Back May 28, 2020  ...

Reach for the STARs: Opportunity@Work’s New Report

America has a hidden talent pool of 71 million adult STARs (Skilled Through Alternative Routes). Opportunity@Work and Accenture’s new report brings light to this hidden population and their untapped skills in the workforce. Watch the virtual release and panel...