Fostering Opioid Recovery through Workforce Development (FORWD)
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Fostering Opioid Recovery through Workforce Development (FORWD) supports individuals in Wisconsin who may have been impacted by opioid misuse or are interested in pursuing training or employment to provide relief to those impacted by the opioid crisis.
Who is eligible? (If you identify with any of the below, you will qualify for the FORWD program):
-You have recently been terminated or laid off or have received a notice of termination or layoff
-You were temporarily or permanently laid off as a consequence of the opioid crisis
-You are long-term unemployed (4 weeks or longer)
-You were self-employed and became unemployed or significantly underemployed as a result of the opioid crisis
What can we offer assistance on:
-Financial assistance for eligible skill training and education programs
-Job preparation coaching (resume writing and interviewing prep)
-Job connections with our industry and business partners
-Financial assistance with childcare, transportation, and recovery services
Counties:
Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas, Forest and Washburn Counties
CLICK will implement comprehensive digital navigation services and digital device distribution. Our target population includes underserved, under-connected, and low-income households.
The project aims to build confidence and autonomy in device usage for work, education, social health, and physical health monitoring. The Digital Navigators will act as a resource, providing individualized or small group assistance regarding connectivity services information, devices, and foundational digital literacy skills.
Disclaimers: This project is being supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number CPFFN0201 awarded to Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board through $723,545.10 of funds from the U.S. Department of the Treasury through the American Rescue Plan Act and the State of Wisconsin, acting by and through the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.
This project is being supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number CPFFN0201 awarded to Bayfield County through $1,220,226 of funds from the U.S. Department of the Treasury through the American Rescue Plan Act and the State of Wisconsin, acting by and through the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.