Bridging the gap between households and employers by providing resources and overcoming obstacles
The Denton County Workforce Success Leadership Team works to increase financial capabilities and earning potential for working families in Denton County to move them from survival to security.
DENTON COUNTY WORKFORCE SUCCESS LEADERSHIP TEAM INITIATIVES
DIGITAL LITERACY INITIATIVE
Digital literacy is essential in today's world where technology plays a critical role in education, employment, and health. But, many in our community are not comfortable in this digital age. To help close the digital divide, we are partnering with Connected Nation to host free bilingual Digital Literacy classes.
DENTON COUNTY WORKS
Denton County Works is designed to bridge the gap between job seekers and employers and serves as a resource for job seekers, or workers wanting to improve their employment, with local job listings within Denton County and the metroplex, plus useful tips for resume writing and interviewing.
DENTON COUNTY WORKFORCE SUCCESS LEADERSHIP TEAM ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
DCWSLT MISSION
The Workforce Success Leadership Team promotes a holistic community approach to the workforce that ensures an equitable playing field and provides every individual and family with opportunities to increase their earning potential, succeed, and thrive by:
- Coordinating community cross-sector integrated service delivery
- Making data-driven, evidence-based, fiscally responsible recommendations
- Eliminating systemic barriers and gaps resulting from a history of discrimination to promote equitable access to workforce opportunities
- Identifying and advocating for innovative, effective practices
- Aligning community support systems to meet the needs of local employers
DCWSLT VISION
Every individual in Denton County achieves financial independence, self-sufficiency, and stability.
DCWSLT METHOD
Collective Impact
noun
A community coming together around a backbone organization as a team of equals to collaborate on solutions that no one organization can implement on their own.
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Bob Troyer, Chair
Dr. Roxanne Del Rio, Co-Chair
Dr. Ling Hwey Jeng, Secretary
DCWSLT Workgroups
Volunteers are welcome to serve on one of these workgroups:
Economic Mobility
Data
Seniors in the Workforce
Child Care
Agendas, minutes and meeting materials are maintained for each meeting of the Denton County Workforce Success Leadership Team, encouraging the utmost transparency, openness and participation. United Way of Denton County staff will update this webpage with new documents on a regular basis in our role of backbone support to this collective impact initiative.
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