Are you unemployed, underemployed, or simply looking to level up your career? Now’s the time to take action! Capital Workforce Partners and the Connecticut Department of Labor, in partnership with the American Job Center Network and Office of Workforce Strategies, are...

by Emilia Otte, CT Mirror A report released Friday highlighted the high needs of many individuals returning from incarceration in Connecticut, from mental health support to education, housing and other needs.The annual "State of Reentry" report, published by three...

Hartford, CT – Capital Workforce Partners (CWP) has received an unprecedented number of applications for the 2025 Summer Youth Employment & Learning Program (SYELP), already exceeding the total number of students enrolled in the program in 2024. This increase...

Figuring Out Your Next Step? The Opportunity Youth Program Can Help! Are you between 16 and 24 years old and unsure about what’s next? If you’re not currently in school or working, the Opportunity Youth program is here to help you gain real job experience, career...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2025 Hartford, CT – Capital Workforce Partners (CWP) is excited to announce that registration for the Summer Youth Employment & Learning Program (SYELP) is officially open as of Wednesday, March 19, 2025. This highly anticipated...

HARTFORD, CT - On Wednesday February 26th, leaders & advocates urged state leaders to restore & increase investment for the CT Youth Employment Program (CYEP) to ensure every young person has access to meaningful youth employment opportunities.   Let’s invest...

Hartford, CT – Capital Workforce Partners (CWP) hosted a WIOA Youth Graduation Celebration on February 19, 2025, honoring the achievements of young adults who have successfully reengaged in education and workforce training through the Workforce Innovation and...

BEST CHANCE In 2024, Capital Workforce Partners' BEST Chance Program continued its mission of helping justice-involved individuals gain employment through industry-specific training in manufacturing, construction, culinary arts, and most recently infrastructure...

BEST CHANCE In 2024, Capital Workforce Partners' BEST Chance Program continued its mission of helping justice-involved individuals gain employment through industry-specific training in manufacturing, construction, culinary arts, and most recently infrastructure...

FOX61's Keith McGilvery heads to Fresh Start Academy in Hartford where handmade crafts are made as part of our Making an ImpaCT Holiday Gift Guide. Here at Fresh Start in Hartford, the goal is to help individuals who have either experienced homelessness or have been...

HARTFORD, CT – Youth advocates, nonprofit leaders, and elected officials made an argument Thursday for greater investment from the state in line with recommendations detailed in the 119K Commission’s recent report to help disconnected youth.   The call to action...

From 2013 to 2023, Connecticut has seen a significant rise in its immigrant labor force, up by 18% to over 590,000 in the past decade, and now constituting 19.6% of the state’s workforce, while the native-born population is declining and aging1. This demographic shift...

(Wethersfield, CT) – Today, Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo released the October 2024 jobs report showing the state’s unemployment rate dropped another 0.2% to 3.0%, the lowest rate Connecticut has had since August 2001. The...

Around the country, many states are increasing efforts to address the growing demands of the infrastructure sector, among which are New Mexico and Michigan, both issuing executive orders focused on expanding their respective infrastructure workforces. In New Mexico,...

(Wethersfield, CT) – Today, Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo released the September 2024 jobs report showing the state’s unemployment rate fell for the sixth consecutive month and is now at 3.2%, 0.2% lower than August. Private...

HARTFORD, Conn. — Gov. Ned Lamont joined Labor Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo on Tuesday at the YWCA Hartford Region to shine a light on the growth of the Connecticut Youth Employment program. Lamont’s office said that the initiative was created to help young people...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — State leaders announced $876,000 in federal funding to train more than 100 young adults for infrastructure industries. Capital Workforce Partners’ On-ramps to Infrastructure (O2I) for Young Adults program will train 105 young adults in...