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SF Works builds the careers & self-sufficiency of entry-tier & low-income workers, aligning business, civic & community motives to create new workforce policies & practices.

In the News

After Push for Obama, Unions Seek New Rules
(NY Times)

Oakland training people for green-tech jobs
(SF Chronicle)

Pantries struggle with more needy, less food
(SF Chronicle)

Reports

The ROI of Employee Training & Development
(APQC, IBM, Workforce Management)

Still Working Hard, Still Falling Short
(Working Poor Families Project)

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The Works: Issue 7, Nov. 2008

 
 

Kick Off Tax Season in January with SF Works
Your employees making under $42,000/year are eligible for savings, benefits, and resources. Our screening tool assesses what individuals and their families are eligible to receive in extra take home pay and services. one worker's story

Ways Your Business Can Save in a Lean Economy
If your business is located in the SF Enterprise Zone (Van Ness corridor, all the way to the north and east to the bay), you likely qualify for hiring tax credits. SF Works can help your business access substantial annual savings. learn more

Robert Reich's Bottom Up Theory
Former US Secretary of Labor and current UC Berkeley professor Robert Reich recently wrote in the SF Chronicle that the way to keep the economy moving is to invest in the productivity and increase the earnings of the middle and lower classes. read

A $50 Donation Helps Low-wage Workers Save $1,500 a Year
Help San Franciscans bridge the gap between what they earn and what they need to make ends meet. A donation to SF Works means providing employee and employer supports to develop our workforce and drive our economy. donate

Howard Schultz' Call for Businesses to Invest in People & Training
Starbucks' Chair & CEO acknowledges that it is a challenging economic environment for businesses to focus on the long-term, but that corporate social responsibility is necessary in the short-term to provide benefits to shareholders, employees and consumers. more

Popular Business Innovation Conversation Series to Resume Winter 2009
Stay tuned for date, topic and speakers and thank you for your ongoing support!

Upcoming Partner Programs
Strategies for Using New Media - Nov. 13, 8:30-10:30 am more
Building Forward: New Land Use Legislation - Nov. 13, 9:30 am-4:30 pm more

 

 
   
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