Service Center Partners on Site:

Partners On-Site:

Capital Area Michigan Works! partners with all of the following organizations at 2110 S. Cedar St. in Lansing:

• Advent House Ministries
• Capital Area Michigan Works! Administrative Office
• Capital Community Credit Union
• Career Quest Learning Center and Staffing Services
• Concentra Integrated Services
• Cristo Rey Community Center
• EagleVision
• Eaton Intermediate School District
• Ferris Development
• Ingham Intermediate School District
• Lansing Community College
• Michigan AFL-CIO Human Resource Development Inc.
• Michigan Commission for the Blind
• Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives
• Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Veterans' Services
• New Horizons Computer Learning Center
• New Way In Inc.
• Peckham Inc.
• Potterville School District/NEC

To contact one of Capital Area Michigan Works! partners, call 517-492-5500 and ask to be directed to the appropriate agency.

The following organizations and services are available at the Service Center at 101 W. Cass St. in St. Johns:

• Michigan Talent Bank
• Michigan Rehabilitation Services
• Veterans' Services
• Lansing Community College
• Career Quest
• Family Resources Agency
• St. Johns Public School District

The following organizations and services are available at the Service Center at 311 W. First St. in Charlotte:

• Michigan Talent Bank
• Michigan Rehabilitation Services
• Veterans' Services
• Career Quest

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Lansing Community College:

www.lcc.edu

An integral partner in employment services, LCC has been a stalwart supporter of the Michigan Works! system. Their Work First program is located on campus, as well as the English-as-a-Second Language program. Through the Michigan Department of Career Development, Capital Area Michigan Works! was granted a $4 million dollar award to contract with Lansing Community College to build a Michigan Technical Educational Center (M-TEC) which will be built in Delta Township this winter.

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Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce:

www.lansingchamber.org

The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce is partners with Capital Area Michigan Works! in career development. Through their web site, one can view the Career Connections web page, which highlights events and information regarding the Career Pathways initiative in the tri-county area's schools. There are 20 school districts now participating in the Career Pathways curriculum.

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Michigan Works! Association:

www.michiganworks.org

The Michigan Works! Association provides technical support for the 25 Michigan Works! agencies throughout the state. They also host an annual 3-day conference each September with nationally known speakers. The Michigan Works! Association website offers information on all of the Michigan Works! agencies.

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Career Connections:

The Career Connections website may be accessed at www.mycareerconnections.org.  The Career Connections site provides information on the Career Development initiative and will list all of the Career Pathway school districts.  In addition, minutes of the meetings are posted, as well as the bylaws for the Career Connections group, a board appointed by the Capital Area Michigan Works! Workforce Development Board. 

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Lansing State Journal:

www.lsj.com

Through the Lansing State Journal, job seekers and employers may link to the Capital Area Michigan Works! web site, or link to the Lansing State Journal through CAMW's web site. This offers a wider range of employees and job openings.  The Lansing State Journal also co-sponsors the Spring and Fall Job Expos.

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WILX TV 10:

www.wilx.com

Capital Area Michigan Works! has partnered with TV 10 for their Education Works segments, highlighting employer services and career development. Access to TV 10 may be achieved through the CAMW web page.

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WSYM FOX 47:

WSYM FOX 47 is one of the co-sponsors of Capital Area Michigan Works! Job Expos. www.fox47news.com

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Keep Learning... Our Future Depends On It:

What is Keep Learning?
Keep Learning is a group of private businesses, government, media and educators who recognize we need to change our perceptions of education in mid-Michigan if we want our community to grow and thrive in the 21st century.

The most important thing we have to say:
We (parents, students and the community) have the power to control the future with education!  The more education people have... the more opportunities they have.  As a community, we must teach and expect our children to understand the importance of the relationship between education and financial stability and success.

What's Keep Learning doing?
In coming months and years, Keep Learning will become a symbol of our community's commitment to education.  Be on the lookout for the bright yellow ads and, soon, decals in businesses that show they care about education.  Keep Learning is challenging everyone in this community, from high schoolers to retirees, to take one step up educationally.  And employers can keep their eyes open for a toolkit coming this fall to give them easy (and free) tools to help their employees Keep Learning... Our Future Depends On It.

ON THE WEB AT WWW.LEARNFOROURFUTURE.ORG

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