[Durham INC] Durham Hosts Ex-Offender Conference & Job Fair

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

News Media Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov <mailto:Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov>  

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For Immediate Release: May 9, 2013

 

 

Durham Hosts Conference and Job Fair for Ex-Offenders

Employment Opportunities Available for Durham Jobseekers 18 Years Old
and Up; 

Attendance at the Conference Is Required to Attend the Job Fair

 

What:              Re-entry Conference and Re-entry Job Fair for
Ex-Offenders

 

Who:               City of Durham Office of Economic and Workforce
Development and the Durham JobLink Career Center

 

When:             Conference - Monday, June 10, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. 

Job Fair - Thursday, June 13, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

 

Where:           Durham Armory 

220 Foster Street

Durham, N.C. 27701

 

Fast Facts

*         Jobseekers must register to attend the Re-entry Conference by
noon on Friday, June 7, 2013 at http://www.DurhamWorkForce.org or in
person at the Durham JobLink Career Center at Northgate Mall (near
Entrance #4).

 

*         Jobseekers must attend the Re-entry Conference in its entirety
in order to attend the Re-entry Job Fair.

 

*         The Re-entry Conference will include pre-employment
assistance, motivational opportunities, and inspirational examples of
success. Jobseekers will then have the opportunity to speak one-on-one
with hiring employers at the Re-entry Job Fair in a quiet and positive
environment.

 

*         Jobseekers must be at least 18 years old and residents of
Durham County.

 

*         For more information, contact Christopher Lunsford at (919)
354-2748, by email at Christopher.Lunsford at DurhamNC.gov, or go in person
to the Durham JobLink Career Center at Northgate Mall, located at 1058
W. Club Blvd., Suite 848 (near Entrance # 4).

 

About the Office of Economic & Workforce Development

Guided by the City's Strategic Plan, the Office of Economic & Workforce
Development helps ensure that Durham has a strong and diverse economy by
increasing the city's tax base through several revitalization
initiatives, including new development efforts in the central city area.
The department also plans and promotes cultural awareness and events,
identifies and recruits target industries as well as assesses and trains
Durham residents to fill new jobs. For more information, visit 
http://www.DurhamEconomicDevelopment.org, "like" on Facebook at 
http://www.Facebook.com/DurhamOEWD, or "follow" on Twitter at 
http://Twitter.com/DurhamOEWD.

 

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