Neighborhood Resource Guide

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11. Economy/Jobs
Healthy communities have an integrated economic relationship with the surrounding region providing both producers and consumers and generating economic opportunity. Healthy neighborhoods provide a setting where individuals can become able to participate in the economy, either in the work force or through entrepreneurial activity.
 
QUESTION – Who can help our neighborhood residents find jobs and job training and help our neighborhood businesses find workers?
ANSWER - Indiana Department of Workforce Development (IDWD)
IDWD has employment programs. Contact 1-888-967-5663 or http://www.in.gov/dwd/.
ANSWER - Indianapolis Private Industry Council (IPIC)
IPIC helps people find jobs, provides job training, and helps businesses find workers. Contact 639-4441or http://www.ipic.org/forseekers.htm.
ANSWER - The HELPLINE
Call the HELPLINE at 2-1-1 or www.imcpl.org/cgi-bin/irntop.pl.
ANSWER - The Rainbow Book
"The Rainbow Book", produced by the Information and Referral Network, Inc., has a section devoted to community employment solutions. Visit www.irni.org