Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Work Lexington reports new Davis Park workforce center activity, grant awards and upcoming expungement clinic
Summary
Work Lexington reported opening Davis Park Workforce Center in January, serving hundreds of jobseekers, awarding a $400,000 workforce grant to eight partners in a two-year cycle, and scheduling an Oct. 30 expungement clinic and a Nov. 13 job fair.
Amy Glasscock and Work Lexington staff presented an annual workforce update to the committee Sept. 16, detailing grant-funded training, the new Davis Park Workforce Center and outreach activities.
Glasscock said the city offered a two-year workforce economic-development grant totaling $400,000 for the July 1, 2024–June 30, 2026 cycle and awarded grants to eight partners; four of the awardees were new to the program (Stable Recovery, the Cable Academy, IEC of the Bluegrass, and Child Care Council of Kentucky). In the first year, the grant partners served 1,618 participants with an average reported starting salary of…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
