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OEWD touts sector academies and city pipeline; advocates urge restoration of homeless employment funds
Summary
OEWD described a citywide workforce system with sector academies and a $15M contracting portfolio; workforce advocates and the Homeless Employment Collaborative told the committee $1.4M in McKinney funds was repurposed and urged restoration and expansion (coalition asked ~$3M) to resume employment services for homeless jobseekers.
Todd Ruffo, director of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD), and staff presented the city’s workforce strategy, which centers sector academies, barrier removal services and a pipeline into city jobs as retirements create new entry‑level openings.
OEWD reported contracting roughly $15 million for workforce programs, including about $8.1 million for…
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