Parents Working

General Resources

Jobs

Community and Economic Development

See also Data for excellent links to data essential for developing a community plan for Parents Working.

See also Core Result Young for links to childcare.

Families and Work Institute

This is a national non-profit organization that conducts research, consults with companies, and informs public policy development. They identify work-life solutions to problems across all sectors of society -- business, education, community, and government. They have helped companies develop childcare funds, flexible schedules, and family leave policies. Public-private partnerships they have assisted with include development of comprehensive local systems for early childcare and education. 

Work-Family Links   Links to web resources and family and work

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Missouri Department of Economic Development

• Division of Job Development and Training
• Division of Employment Security

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

• Division of Vocational and Adult Education

Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

• Missouri WORKS!
  This on-line computer resource is available at all Job Service offices and anywhere with access to the World Wide Web. Employers may submit their job orders and search for qualified job seekers. Job Seekers may register and search for jobs and other employment and training resources. Registration places an "electronic resume" online. It also gives job seekers enhanced service provided by the Missouri Job Service staff. This include job search assistance, employment counseling and job referral service. There is no cost for these additional services.http://www.ajb.dni.us/
• America's Job Bank
  Links state Employment Service offices to provide job seekers with the largest pool of active job opportunities available anywhere. For employers it provides rapid, national exposure for job openings.

Missouri Department of Mental Health

Missouri Department of Social Services

Division of Family Services Many work-related resources, especially related to welfare recipients and non-custodial parents.

Employment and Training Programs

U. S. Small Business Administration Answer Desk The SBA is the place to start for small business and for those interested in supporting the small business climate in their community.  Includes shareware libraries and links to local resources throughout Missouri. Families and Work Institute A national non-profit research, strategic planning, and consulting organization that conducts policy and work site research on the changing workforce and changing family/personal lives. Work-Family Links   Links to web resources and family and work

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Missouri Department of Economic Development 

Missouri state and regional resources

University Extension of the University of Missouri

Offices throughout the state staffed with community development experts

Missouri Department of Health

CHART community development staff work with Community Partnerships throughout the state

Rural Development, USDA

Information and access to USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)'s many economic and community services and programs

Public WebMarket

The WebMarket helps rural micro-enterprises promote themselves to wider audiences, and supports sustainable community economic development.

Council on Urban Economic Development

CUED supports people in the field of economic development, from the public sector economic developer to chamber of commerce executive, to site selection consultants. Note their comprehensive training schedule.

CUED Hot Links page

Links to web sites with  useful information about industrial parks, available buildings and properties, economic development contact names, tax rates, economic development assistance, local leadership, climate and other  information about the local economy and other amenities.

Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Community

Provides information about the purposes and organization the Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities, as well as a toolbox of information to help communities develop and implement effective strategic plans for community and economic development.

Neighborhood Works Newsletter

A bi-monthly magazine of the Center for Neighborhood Technology, promotes the idea that the present and future of urban communities involve practical approaches to energy use, job creation, housing, development, food production and material use.

National Community Building Network

Creating economic opportunity through comprehensive community building strategies; an alliance of  member organizations in 25 cities--locally driven urban initiatives working to reduce poverty and create economic opportunity through comprehensive community building strategies.

The Center for Civic Networking

Dedicated to putting information infrastructure to work within local communities to improve delivery of local government services, improve access to information that people need in order to function as informed citizens, broaden citizen participation in governance, and stimulate economic and community development.

Neighborhoods Online

An online resource center for people working to build strong communities throughout the United States; lots of excellent links.

Sustainable Communities

Community groups devoted to economic development that sustains and contribute to environmental quality and quality of life. It uses the consensus process and has a governance structure similar to Caring Communities.

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