Town Hall - Climate and Equitable Jobs Act

Join Kimberly A. Lightford on Wednesday, Dec. 15, from 5 – 6 p.m. for a town hall with Illinois Sierra Club and Faith in Place  to learn about the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act workforce and contractor development programs.

The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act will create the Illinois Climate Works Preapprenticeship Program and Clean Energy Prime Contractor Accelerator Programs to train and mentor workers for clean energy construction and building trades careers. This act is historic for Illinois and will jumpstart more sustainable, diverse energy jobs. It also helps tackle our world’s number one issue, climate change, and leads us to a cleaner and safer future.

To join the town hall and learn more about this legislation and how it will increase job opportunities in the state of Illinois, click here: https://bit.ly/3DrVIZ7

Early Intervention Services

Access to early intervention services is an initiative under the Education and Workforce Development Pillar, now known as the Education and Workforce Equity Act. Early intervention services help children with disabilities overcome their difficulties and enter school better prepared to succeed.

American Dream Reconsidered Conference

Join me for the American Dream Reconsidered Conference, Nov. 2. We’ll refocus our attention on the future and how the American Dream can sustain us with a new vision of hope and opportunity. Register for free at http://roosevelt.edu/americandream.

Lightford congratulates recipients of Back to Business grants

MAYWOOD – Kimberly A. Lightford, Illinois Senate Majority Leader (D-Maywood) congratulated local businesses struggling from the pandemic that were awarded grants from the latest round of the Back to Business program.

The B2B program allocated $250 million in American Rescue Plan dollars for small businesses negatively affected by the pandemic. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $150,000 per business and can be used to cover a wide range of operations such as staff and overhead costs.

“Small Businesses struggled the most throughout the pandemic, and I’m glad these businesses received relief so that they can continue to operate in in our communities,” Lightford said. “Local businesses are the backbone of our economy and supporting them helps keep jobs in the community.”

Read more …