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Student Profile: Mario Howell
Mario Howell was riding the bus home from work one night when an advertisement for a career development program from CrossPurpose caught his eye. A nonprofit partner of Activate, CrossPurpose provides free career development services, helping people from all walks of...
Student Profile: Bolanle Oladimeji
Bolanle Oladimeji had many long nights and many moments of doubt while participating in ActivateIT’s 15-week network support training program. But she refused to give up. “If I start a plan, I need to finish it,” explained Bolanle, who goes by Bola. “I would talk to...
ActivateIT Training Program Graduates First Cohort of Students
Denver, Colorado – September 8, 2020 – Activate, a Denver-based professional placement and coaching firm, will graduate the first cohort of students from its new ActivateIT training program September 11. Thirteen students from diverse Denver communities completed the...
Activate Partners with the Blind Institute of Technology to Expand Employment Opportunities
NEWS RELEASE For more information contact: Erika Gonzalez, Scoop PR 303-570-3984/[email protected] Denver, CO – The Blind Institute of Technology (BIT) and Activate Workforce Solutions have formed a partnership to advance their shared goal of achieving...
As Record Unemployment Grips Colorado, This Job Recruiter Focuses On Finding Work For The Disenfranchised
This article was reposted from a story on CPR's website by Carol McKinley here. In the months before Colorado was seized by the coronavirus pandemic — a time when there was 3 percent unemployment — employers often complained that committed workers were in short...
Activate Workforce Solutions Featured on CPR’s Colorado Matters
Activate Workforce Solutions was recently featured on the Colorado Public Radio (CPR) show Colorado Matters. Click here to go to CPR's website to listen.
A case for looking beyond criminal records
This article originally appeared as a feature in Colorado BIZ Magazine here. Peter is a sharp young man with bright green eyes, military-upright posture, and an Ivy League vocabulary. Now in his late 20s, he grew up in an average middle-class family and started...
Helen Young Hayes of Activate Workforce Solutions Named to the 2020 Titan 100
The following is a press release from Titan100 CEO. Helen was also featured in this Titan100 of the day post from their website. Announcing the recipients of the 2020 Titan 100 Titan CEO and headline sponsor Wipfli LLP are pleased to announce Helen Young Hayes,...
Combating Poverty Through the Dignity of Work
Activate Workforce Solutions was recently featured on the podcast In the Arena with Colorado Concern. From the show notes: We are joined by Helen Young Hayes, founder and CEO of Activate Workforce Solutions a Denver-based professional placement and coaching non profit...
Colorado Concern partners with job recruiter Activate Workforce Solutions
Reposted from this article on Colorado Politics website: Colorado Concern announced a partnership Wednesday with the Denver-based professional placement and coaching firm Activate Workforce Solutions. “We are beyond impressed by the social return on investment...