Expo matches local job seekers with available jobs and resources, Oct. 11

MEDIA ADVISORY

Media Contacts:

Patricia A. Ellis, 313-226-9484; pager, 313-840-1948; cell 313-410-3417
Megan Bracket, 313-226-9409; pager, 313-840-4321; cell 517-449-3750

Interviews and Live Television Coverage are possible during Oct. 10 (setup) and Oct. 11 (Expo)

DETROIT – For a second year, a massive regional effort is underway to match job seekers in metro Detroit with available jobs and resources to help them succeed. Public and private stakeholders from across southeast Michigan are working together to host the Southeast Michigan Employment and Family Resource Expo, Oct. 11, at the Michigan State Fairgrounds.

More than 135 employers will be on site and an additional 100 will be participating in the Expo’s virtual job fair. The virtual job fair will be available Oct. 9 -13 by accessing http://www.uwsem.org/expo. The Oct. 11 Expo will include a Technology Center with 75 computers and Internet access, printers and copiers. Volunteers will be on hand to assist participants with creating a resume, searching for jobs and applying for jobs through the Internet. The Expo will also offer training and career development opportunities as well as resources to overcome barriers to employment. United Way’s 2-1-1 call center will also be on-site, providing referrals to individuals who have other needs.

Partnering to host the Expo are the Detroit Workforce Development Department, the Governor’s Office for Southeastern Michigan, the Michigan Department of Human Services in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, the Michigan Department of Information Technology, the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth (Michigan Talent Bank), Michigan Works! in Oakland and Macomb counties, the Southeast Michigan Community Alliance, and United Way for Southeastern Michigan.

WHAT
Working Together: The Southeast Michigan Employment, Training & Family Resource Expo

WHEN
Set-up: Tuesday, Oct. 10, 3:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. (Employers will be setting up for Expo)

Expo: Wednesday, Oct. 11, 7:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Expo is open to the public 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. with Technology Center open until 5 p.m. Media can report from site as early as 7 a.m.)

WHERE
Michigan State Fairgrounds & Exposition Center - Woodward Ave. (just south of Eight Mile Rd.) in Detroit

Please call Patricia Ellis at 313-226-9484 or Megan Bracket at 313-226-9409 to obtain a parking pass. On Oct. 11, enter the fairgrounds off of State Fair St. Media can sign-in for a media pass at the welcome tent beginning at 7:00 a.m.

WHO
More than 135 employers, 22 training and career development providers, and 12 governmental, health and human service agencies will be available to share tools and resources to help people secure and retain unemployment, and build better lives for themselves and their families.

In addition to the partners, the Expo is made possible by the Detroit Free Press; Comcast; Fifth Third Bank; Michigan Department of Human Services in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties; Lanier; Michigan Works!; Rock Financial, a Quicken Loans Company; and United Way for Southeastern Michigan.

Through the Southeast Michigan Employment, Training and Family Resource Expo, United Way and other members of the Southeast Michigan Partnership are working together to link job seekers to potential employers, while simultaneously providing access to training and tackling the many barriers to getting or keeping a job. The Southeast Michigan Partnership includes the Detroit Free Press, the Detroit Workforce Development Department; the Governor’s Office for Southeastern Michigan; the Michigan Department of Human Services in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties; the Michigan Department of Information Technology; the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth (Michigan Talent Bank), Michigan Works! in Oakland and Macomb counties; the Southeast Michigan Community Alliance; and United Way for Southeastern Michigan.

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