Topic: COVID-19
Although the Governor has removed the statewide mask mandate and removed business capacity restrictions, it is the intent of Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area (WSRCA) to adhere to the recommendations provided by the CDC related to COVID-19 precautions.
Our amazing Rural Capital Area Child Care Services (CCS) team hosted another round of events to distribute critical health and safety supplies to dozens of local early childhood development centers, which are providing care and education to the children of our community's workers.
In case you have not heard, the Texas Workforce Commission is reinstating work search requirements for unemployment insurance claimants. What this means is that effective November 1, 2020, when you request a benefits payment, you will need to certify that you are meeting your required number of work searches each week. Our team at Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area is ready to help you every step of the way!
We are looking for participants to join the National Dislocated Worker Grant Program (NDWG). Through this program you will have access to job opportunities with employers that are working to minimize the impact of COVID-19 in your community.
Join Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area and SCORE for a webinar on August 27, at 1:30 p.m., to review their new Coronavirus Small Business Reopening Checklist, a complete toolkit to ensure that small business owners can reopen successfully while keeping employees and customers safe.
These times call upon us to be adaptable, innovative, understanding of the everyday trials our fellow humans face and above all, courageous. At Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area, we stand ready to help each and every one of you move back into the workforce and build a solid career foundation for you and your family.