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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I wanted to elevate this this reminder of a program offered by WorkSource Oregon … I have attended meetings where WorkSource staff have mentioned this program is often underutilized
by those eligible for assistance. There is a good overview of these programs at:
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/highered/about/workforce/pages/layoff-resources.aspx">
https://www.oregon.gov/highered/about/workforce/pages/layoff-resources.aspx</a>, which includes a
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/highered/about/workforce/Documents/Layoffs/Guide_for_Laid_Off_Workers_in_Oregon_English.pdf">
Guide to Laid Off Workers</a> in multiple languages. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:26.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Rapid Response: Layoff Assistance & Job Preservation</span></b><b><span style="font-size:23.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">When businesses and workers face unexpected challenges,
<a href="https://oregonworkforcepartnership.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82ecf0671a8ec63b48a1b0f77&id=065dc9c6fc&e=005ddd7c19" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#253877">Rapid Response</span></a> steps in as a critical support system, helping to turn uncertainty into opportunity. Delivered through
<a href="https://oregonworkforcepartnership.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82ecf0671a8ec63b48a1b0f77&id=d331531092&e=005ddd7c19" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#253877">WorkSource Oregon</span></a>, this free program provides immediate assistance to employers and employees, offering solutions to manage layoffs, prevent job loss, and support career transitions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Whether it’s layoff aversion strategies, reemployment assistance, or connections to vital community resources, Rapid Response helps keep Oregon’s workforce
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<p class="mcepastedcontent1" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:137%"><strong><span style="font-size:15.0pt;line-height:137%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white">How It Works:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:137%"><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white">For Employers:
</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white">Access layoff prevention strategies like the
</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://oregonworkforcepartnership.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82ecf0671a8ec63b48a1b0f77&id=66194fb58a&e=005ddd7c19" target="_blank"><span style="color:white">Work Share
</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white">program, which allows businesses to reduce employee hours while maintaining jobs.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white">For Workers:
</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white">Connect with career counseling, training opportunities, unemployment benefits, and other essential resources to help you land your next job.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Arlene Weible, MLS (she/her/hers)<span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Library Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Oregon Federal Regional Depository Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">State Library of Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>|</b> 503-378-5020 <b>|</b><span style="color:#2E74B5"> <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries">
<span style="color:#0563C1">http://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries</span></a></span><u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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