Important Links

Sub Bullet Lake County Workforce Investment Board

The Lake County Workforce Investment Board partnered with United Way of Lake County, the Lake County Board, the Lake County Health Department, along with other local corporations to release the Find Help in Lake County on-line guide to health and human services. This resource replaces the Directory of Lake County Human Services ("Redbook") that had been published by the Workforce Investment Board for many years. Individuals, families and service providers will be able to access and search the database of health and human service agencies 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Unlike printed directories that can become outdated quickly, the on-line directory allows agencies to directly update their information real-time.

Sub Bullet Workforce Boards of Metropolitan Chicago

The Workforce Boards of Metropolitan Chicago have just released an update to the Healthcare Workforce - Turning Crisis into Opportunity report. The original report presented the results of research conducted as part of the Critical Skill Shortages Initiative and described demonstration projects that were being implemented by the workforce system to address the healthcare industry's workforce challenges. The update report presents outcomes of demonstration projects and identifies successful strategies for impacting the workforce shortage.
The Workforce Boards of Metropolitan Chicago/WBMC are committed to building a demand-driven workforce system. They link regional workforce investment activities with economic development organizations in order to support a workforce system that provides quality employees for employers and develops real career opportunities for job seekers. The Workforce Boards of Metropolitan Chicago are a consortium of nine Workforce Boards covering the City of Chicago, Northern Cook County, South and West Suburban Cook County, DuPage County, Grundy/Livingston/Kankakee Counties, Kane/Kendall/DeKalb Counties, Lake County, McHenry County and Will County.

The WBMC have an online Young Adult Resource Directory. Use this interactive research tool to compile information on youth-focused career and employment preparation programs, as well as social and educational services.