Detroit Regional Workforce Fund Director Karen Tyler-Ruiz speaks to Craig Fahle on WDET 101.9 FM about the Fund’s Basic Skills Report.

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News Releases

  • DRWF Basic Skills Crisis Release
  • Click here to view the DRWF Basic Skills Report
  • DRWF “Straight Talk” Event – May 4, 2011
  • Detroit Regional Workforce Fund Press Announcement
  • Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice (DWEJ) Announcement Release

DRWF In The News

  • Dec. 1, 2011:
    “New Mich. website to aid workers,” Bloomberg News
  • Dec. 1, 2011:
    “New Mich. website to aid workers,” MLive.com
  • Dec. 1, 2011:
    “New Mich. website to aid workers,” Chicago Tribune
  • Dec. 1, 2011:
    “New Michigan website aims to help workers find jobs,” Macomb Daily
  • Dec. 1, 2011:
    “Snyder speech to push workforce development,” The Detroit News
  • Dec. 1, 2011:
    “Gov. Snyder to discuss new state website that aids workers,” WWJ 950 AM
  • Nov. 30, 2011:
    “Snyder aims to better match jobs, skills,” Detroit Free Press
  • Nov. 30, 2011:
    “Snyder to Announce New State Job Match Web Site,” WILX10
  • Sept. 20, 2011:
    “Downtown’s Colors Restaurant goes local with food, worker training,” Model D
  • May 8, 2011:
    “Detroit lacking services for job skills, study finds,” Detroit Free Press
  • May 4, 2011:
    “Many metro Detroiters lacking skills for employment,” WXYZ-TV Channel 7
  • May 4, 2011:
    “Study reveals many metro Detroiters lack basic skills needed for entry-level jobs,” MLive.com
  • May 4, 2011:
    “Study reveals many metro Detroiters lack basic skills for employment,” Detroiter.com
  • March 23, 2011:
    “Help! Green Jobs for Detroit,” Michigan Chronicle
  • March 21, 2011:
    “Workforce Fund Helps Train Detroiters for Green Jobs,” Detroiter.com
  • March 21, 2011:
    “Workforce Fund will help train 105 Detroiters for green jobs,” MLive.com
  • January 25, 2011:
    “Detroit Workforce Fund to upgrade low-skill workers,” ModelD
  • January 21, 2011:
    “New regional initiative launched to close the skills gap and get people to work,” MLive.com
  • January 19, 2011:
    “New program launched to help retrain metro Detroit midcareer workers,” Crain’s Detroit Business