Community Employment Assistance Network – CEAN

Truck Driving Career In Much Needed Demand

On November 12 and 13th we will be hosting an employment workshop for
veterans and their spouses. The workshop is 2 days long and will assist
the participants with identifying career fields, how to job search,
creating an effective resume, and interview preparation. The workshop
will be conducted at our location, 1111 East broad St. A flyer is
attached.
Please help us get the word out.

Thanks

Robert O’Keefe,
Veterans Intensive Services Coordinator
Job Leaders
1111 East Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43205
Desk: 614-559-6058
fax: 614-559-6083
robert.okeefe@jfs.ohio.gov

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery and today is a gift.

Ohio’s Workforce Applications

We have recently re-designed our Workforce Applications and screens.  The URL’s (the specific address to an internet site) have been changed from SCOTI.OHIO.GOV to OhioMeansJobs.com.  Please bookmark, or save these as a favorite site in order to update your links to the new URL’s.  Listed below are the new URL’s for applications that you may have previously bookmarked.

Application                                                             New URL

What’s New                                                            http://ohiomeansjobs.com/whatsnew/

Staff Assisted                                                           Link through What’s New

Mini (Web) Registration                           https://ohiomeansjobs.com/minireg/

Eligible Training Provider (ETPO)                                    https://ohiomeansjobs.com/etpo/

Youth Employment Participant Program           https://ohiomeansjobs.com/omj/secure/welcome.do?logon=yeppr

Discoverer—via link in Staff Assisted or             http://www.discoverer.ohiomeansjobs.com/discoverer/plus

Reports                                                                     Using the link/screen from Staff assisted

OMJ                                                                           http://ohiomeansjobs.com/omj/ 

Thank you,

OhioMeansJobs.com

        News Release

PRESS OFFICE                  

Tightened credit, Reduced Demand Push SBA Loan Volume

Down in FY 2008; Agency Works with Banks

To Jumpstart Small Business Lending    

WASHINGTON – A “perfect storm” of tightened credit by commercial lenders, declining creditworthiness, and reduced demand for loans from small business borrowers uncertain about the future has led to a substantial decline in the number of small business loans guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration during FY 2008, SBA Acting Administrator Sandy K. Baruah said today.

Although SBA posted a record year in 2007 with nearly 100,000 loans approved, that number dropped by nearly 30 percent in 2008.  The dollar value of those loans declined by 13 percent, from a combined $20.6 billion in 2007, to $17.96 billion in 2008.  Average loan size increased from $142,000 in FY 2007 to $183,000 in FY 2008, demonstrating that by increasing the average amount, these loans may in fact contribute to expanding more sustainable and successful small businesses.

These program declines began not long after the fiscal year started in October 2007, and accelerated throughout the fiscal year.

The volume numbers represent loans made under SBA’s two primary loan programs, the 7(a) guaranteed loan program and the Certified Development Company, or 504, loan program. Loans approved under 7(a) declined by 30 percent, from 99,606 in 2007 to 69,434 in 2008, with loan dollars falling 11 percent, from $14.3 billion in 2007 to $12.7 billion in 2008. In the 504 program, loan approvals fell by 17 percent, from 10,669 in 2007 to 8,883 in 2008, and loan dollars declined by 16 percent, from $6.3 billion in 2007 to $5.3 billion 2008.

Loan volume in both programs had set records in each of the previous five years.

Baruah said he feels strongly that the steps taken by the Administration and Congress will have a positive effect on the credit situation and the economy. The SBA is holding meetings across the country to better understand how the agency can work with both lenders and small businesses to help them during these difficult economic times.

“I am very hopeful,” said Baruah.  “I am hopeful because I have seen this great nation tackle and overcome all sorts of challenges in just the last few years.  From the Y2K scare, to the bursting of the dot-com bubble, to the 9-11 terror attacks, to corporate scandals, and large natural disasters, we’ve proven that we can take a hit and keep on growing – it’s one of our unique strengths as Americans.

“President Bush and his economic team have been doing everything possible to resolve the financial crisis and restore stability to the markets, aggressively using every tool available on every front to unclog the pipes of our credit system, increase liquidity, and restore confidence in all facets of our economy,” he said.

“The recently signed Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 does this by giving the government new tools to unclog the arteries of our financial system, allowing credit and capital to flow once again,” Baruah said.  “And that objective should be important to all of us because capital is the lifeblood not only of our economic system but also small business.”

The rescue plan also authorizes FDIC to expand insurance to cover all non-interest bearing accounts, which are commonly used by small businesses to cover day-to-day operations including payroll and inventory purchases.

Also, the Federal Reserve will soon become the buyer of last resort for commercial paper.  By unfreezing the market for commercial paper, which provides short-term financing for banks and businesses, this action will help businesses of all sizes meet payroll, purchase inventory, and invest to create new jobs.

“All these efforts will need time to fully work their way through the economic system,” Baruah said.  “But when they do, we will see results.  We will see money and credit and capital flowing once again, making a big difference for small business, whose lifeblood depends upon access to capital.”

Baruah also said SBA is taking steps to encourage the flow of credit to small businesses.

Among the steps taken by the agency are:

·        Working to improve the liquidity of SBA loans on the secondary market and exploring strategies to increase access to capital by small businesses.

·        The accelerated launch of Small Rural Lender Advantage ahead of schedule, which targets smaller financial institutions – like community banks – and institutions with low SBA volume. 

·        Encouraging SBA’s lending partners to use their authority to work with qualified borrowers on a case-by-case basis and defer SBA guaranteed loan payments by up to three months.

·        Reminding lenders and borrowers that interest rates have fallen with the prime rate, and are now about 40 percent less than a year ago.

For more information on how to get an SBA loan, visit www.sba.gov. 

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The Salvation Army

Christmas Cheer                              www.SalvationArmyColumbus.org

registration information                                                           

Applications for CHRISTMAS ASSISTANCE for FOOD and TOYS will be taken AS FOLLOWS:

DATES & TIMES:                November 17-20 and December 1-December 4

                                                10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

                                                            November 21 and December 5

                                                            10:00 a.M. to 11:30 A.M.

November 18 & 20 and December 2 & December 4

5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

NO APPOINTMENT IS NECESSARY

PLACE:          McKendree United Methodist Church                                  262-8450 ext. 2 3330 Cleveland Ave.                                                                             43224

                                    (corner of Cleveland Ave. and Huy Rd.)

West Mound Worship and Service Center        274-7600 ext. 103

2300 West Mound Street                                43204

East Main Worship and Service Center                221-6561 ext. 600

966 East Main Street                                     43205

The Chapel at Worthington Woods              846-1884 ext. 10

760 Worthington Woods Blvd.          43085 

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR REGISTRATION:

·        PICTURE IDENTIFICATION FOR HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD

·        PROOF OF DEPENDENTS, WITH BIRTHDATES FOR ALL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS

·        Toys are only available to children age 12 and under

Examples of proper identification include:

 PICTURE ID: Driver license; State ID card; Employee identification card; Human Services ID card

DEPENDENTS: Birth certificates; Current health card; Shot record;

Job and Family Services printout

        FIREFIGHTERS4KIDS TOY DRIVE    

SIGN UP FOR ZIP CODES

43227, 43232, 43068, 43209, 43213, 43110

          WHEN:               TUESDAY AND THURSDAY

                                       NOVEMBER 17 TO DECEMBER 18, 2008

           TIMES:              11:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.

           WHERE:            Neighborhood Pride Center East, 3585 E. Livingston Ave.

          Children served are birth to 12 years old.

         TO SIGN UP YOU WILL NEED:

·                    PICTURE  ID OF PARENT/GUARDIAN

·                    GUARDIAN MUST BRING GUARDIAN PAPERS

·                    BIRTH CERTIFICATE OR HEALTH CARD FOR EACH CHILD WHICH MUST CONTAIN THE CHILD’S

                        DATE OF BIRTH.

        TO PICK UP TOYS, YOU MUST HAVE THE ABOVE ITEMS AND THE SHEET WITH THE CLIENT ID   

           NUMBER ON IT on the date assigned for pick up.         

          Call 614-724-0100 if you have questions.

The Neighborhood House, Inc. is currently looking for a part-time Nest Coordinator and a part-time Group Worker (preferably male). All potential candidates should send his or her resume with a cover letter to the attention of Ms. O. The Neighborhood House, Inc. is located at 1000 Atcheson, Street, Columbus, Ohio 43203. The Neighborhood House, Inc. fax number is (614) 252-7919.

America Still Needs Truck Drivers

America’s needs still go by truck. To emphasize this point, look around you and point out something that did not have a truck involved in its delivery to you other than the Internet itself, perhaps. Yet, the Internet is blasted all over the world via fiber optic cable or copper lines and chances are all that hardware got shipped by truck somewhere along the way.

True of all the other materials around you including your clothes, your food, your electronics, your building materials, add in your school and office supplies. Even your lattes and leaders need trucks to continue to operate their corner of the world.

For the many people that have been laid off or need to make a “career adjustment” immediately, consider Truck Driving. This is an honorable career choice that provides steady opportunities to drive coast-to-coast, regionally, or on a dedicated route. Choose to work in teams, perhaps with your significant other, and get even more miles.

Compare the idea of paying for four years of college to obtain your Bachelor’s Degree and, if you are in the top of your graduating class, typically enter the workforce earning $30,000 to $35,000 per year depending upon the position. But also realize that the amount of student loan debt many take with them at graduation is significant and could easily be $60,000 to $90,000 with housing, books, and all the extra related school expenses.

Truck Driving is typically $3,000 to $5,000 for a three week training to earn your CDL-Class A license including housing, food, and extra’s. Earnings of $30,000 to $38,000 first year is also quite typical for the first year Truck Driver. Earnings can continue to escalate each year as other opportunities multiply to become a mentor-trainer, make additional money unloading, and more.

If you or someone you know would like to investigate the career field of Truck Driving, visit: www.USATruckPro.com. USATruckPro.com is unique in the marketplace in that they work with the Driver to locate the best training for their needs then help them get placed with the best company for their career objective, much like a Buyer Agent in Real Estate works with the Buyer to find the best fit for their needs.

USATruckPro.com works with the Truck Driver to present opportunities, discuss openings, and achieve the best fit for the Driver and the Company. From driving company-owned equipment to being an owner-operator, from hauling cargo, flatbeds, refrigerated, haz-mat, driving straight trucks, dedicated routes, regional, or coast-to-coast, single or as teams, and other considerations. USATruckPro.com gets personally engaged with the Truck Driver to help them achieve their goals across their entire career, even if they have had some blemish on their background or have other considerations.

Is a Truck Driving Career in your future? Contact: www.USATruckPro.com “With You For Your Entire Career”©  or email: Info@USATruckPro.com.