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Hamilton County proclaims May 2025 In Demand Jobs Week, highlights workforce council and OMJ center services
Summary
The board proclaimed May 2025 In Demand Jobs Week and recognized the OMJ Cincinnati Hamilton County Center, the Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio and partners for job placements, youth employment and training coordination.
Hamilton County commissioners proclaimed May 2025 as In Demand Jobs Week on May 1, 2025, honoring the work of Hamilton County Jobs and Family Services, the OMJ Cincinnati Hamilton County Center and the Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio.
Presenters summarized recent program activity: county staff cited that the OMJ Cincinnati Hamilton County Center served 17,839 community members in the last program year (a 174% increase over the prior year according to the proclamation text) and assisted hundreds of employers through hiring events. The Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio was identified in the proclamation as the local recipient and administrator of federal workforce dollars under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Presenters said the workforce council has a memorandum of understanding with Hamilton County Jobs and Family Services to deliver jobs services and wraparound supports locally.
Beth Yoke, executive director of the Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio, and other staff joined commissioners at the podium to receive the proclamation. Commissioners praised youth employment work, crediting programs that provided summer jobs and reduced barriers such as free birth certificates and physicals to help youth obtain jobs.
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