ENDORSERS

Skills2Compete endorsers come from business, labor, community colleges, community based training and service providers, and the public sector. All are united in the belief that the United States needs to renew its previous status as the most skilled workforce in the world.

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Employers and Business Associations 
 
National  
American Boiler Manufacturers Association, VA
Center for Workforce Success, Manufacturing Institute 
Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW)
Manufacturing Skill Standards Council
National Association of Manufacturers
National Council for Advanced Manufacturing 
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI) 
Power Transmission Distributors Association Foundation
 
State and Local
agileTCP, TX
Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, AK
AWB Institute, WA
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, NY
Business Resource Development Corp., WA
California Manufacturers and Technology Association, CA
Canam Steel Corporation, WA
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, IL
Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center, PA 
Employer Solutions, Inc., MN
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, WA
Jackson Area Manufacturers Association, MI
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, CA
MAGNET, the Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network, OH
MPC Products, IL
Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association, PA
Partnership for New York City
Regional Manufacturing Institute, MD 
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, CA
Seidelhuber Iron Works, WA
SF Works, CA
The Adeo Group, LLC, IN

Unions and Labor Affiliates 
 
National
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers 
 
State and Local
1199SEIU Training and Employment Funds Consortium for Worker Education/ Central Labor Council Training Center, NY
1199NE Training and Upgrading Fund, CT
Clinton Labor Congress AFL/CIO, IA
District 1199C Training and Upgrading Fund, PA
King County Labor Council, AFL-CIO, WA
Labor Institute for Training (LIFT), WA
Maine AFL-CIO
Massachusetts AFL-CIO
Nevada Partners
Ohio Civil Service Employees Association, OH
United Labor Agency, OH
SEIU Healthcare 775NW, WA
SEIU Healthcare 1199 NW, WA
SEIU Healthcare NW Training Trust, WA
Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, NW Council, WA
Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, WA
Worker Center, AFL-CIO, WA

Public Sector and Public Sector Associations 
 
National
National Association of Workforce Boards 
 
State and Local
Association of Iowa Workforce Partners, IA
Benton-Franklin WDC, WA
Central/Western Maine WIB, ME
East Central Intergovernmental Association, IA
Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board, Inc., NC
Education & Workforce Solutions, WA
Enterprise for Employment and Education, OR
Governor's Workforce Investment Board, MD
Housing Authority, City of Milwaukee, WI
Illinois Workforce Partnership, IL
Iowa@ Work Great River Region, IA
Iowa@ Work Region 9, IA
Marin Employment Connection, CA
Metro South West Regional Employment Board, MA
New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals, Inc., NY
Oregon Workforce Partnership, OR
Seattle-King County Workforce Development Council, WA
South Central Michigan Works!, MI
South Central Workforce Council, WA
Southwest Washington Workforce Development Council, WA
Tacoma-Pierce County Employment and Training Consortium and WIB
The Lane Workforce Partnership, OR
Upper Explorerland Council of Government, IA
Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County, WA
Worksystems, Inc, OR

Postsecondary Education Providers and Associations 
 
National
American Association of Community Colleges
American Association of University Women
National Council for Workforce Education
National Latino Education Institute 
 
State and Local
Borough of Manhattan Community College, NY
Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center - State University of New York (SUNY)
Business Training Center at El Camino College, CA
Columbia Gorge Community College, OR
Community College of Denver, CO
Connecticut Community Colleges
Des Moines Area Community College, IA
Eastern Iowa Community College District, IA
Eastfield College, TX
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education, CA
Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Center for Labor Studies Empire State College SUNY
Hawkeye Community College, IA
Illinois Community College Trustees Association, IL
Indian Hills Community College, IA
Iowa Central Community College, IA
Iowa Lakes Community College, IA
Iowa Valley Community College District, IA
Iowa Western Community College IA
Kankakee Community College, IL
Kentucky Community and Technical College System
Kingsborough Community College, NY
Kirkwood Community College, IA
LaGuardia Community College, NY
Michigan Community College Association
Mt. Hood Community College, OR
New York City College of Technology, NY
North Iowa Area Community College, IA
Northeast Iowa Community College, IA
Northern Virginia Community College, VA
Northwest Iowa Community College, IA
Ohio Board of Regents/University System of Ohio
Portland Community College, OR
Southeastern Community College, IA
Southwestern Community College, IA
Southwestern Community College - Creston, IA
Spoon River College, IL
SUNY Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center, NY
Western Iowa Tech Community College, IA

Community-Based Training and Service Providers/ Associations
 
National   
Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs
Center for Employment Training - National
Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
International Association of Jewish Vocational Services
MulticulturalCareers.com
National Transitional Jobs Network
STRIVE, National
Training, Inc. National Association 

State and Local
58th Street Community Services, OH
Access Careers Queens, NY
The Actors Fund
American Hispanic School, CA
Brooklyn Workforce Innovations
California Human Development
Career Resources, Inc., CT
Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services, Inc., NY
Center for Employment Opportunities, NY
Center for Employment Training - Sacramento, CA
Central States SER, Jobs for Progress, IL
Central Valley Opportunity Center, CA
Central Vermont Community Action Council, VT
Chinatown Manpower Project, NY
Church Avenue Merchants Block Association (CAMBA), NY
Citizens Advice Bureau, NY
Connecticut Puerto Rican Forum, CT
Council of Jewish Organizations - Flatbush, NY
Denver Employment Alliance, CO
The Doe Fund, Inc., NY
Emerging Technologies Institute, Inc., NY
Family Shelter Service, IL
F.E.G.S. Health and Human Services System
Focus HOPE, MI
Fox Valley Project with Industry, IL
Goodwill Industries of Greater New York & Northern New Jersey, Inc.
Gulf Area Training Enterprises, LA
Grace Outreach, NY
Grant Associates, NY
Hard Hatted Women, OH
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights, IL
Holyoke Works, MA
The Hope Program, NY
Illinois Coalition for Community Services, IL
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, IL
Instituto del Progreso Latino, IL
Iowa Comprehensive Human Services, IA
Jane Addams Resource Corporation, IL
Jewish Employment & Vocational Services, PA
Jewish Vocational Service, CA
Jewish Vocational Service, MA
Jewish Vocational Service of MetroWest New Jersey, NJ
Jobs For Youth-Chicago, Inc., IL
Literacy Volunteers of Southeastern Fairfield County, CT
Managed Work Services of New York, NY
Metropolitan Career Center/CTI, PA
Metropolitan Family Services - Wheaton, IL
Motivation Education & Training, Inc., TX
NADAP, NY
Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation, NY
Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow, NY
ORO Development Corporation, OK
The Osborne Association, Inc., NY
PathWaysPA, PA
Phipps Community Development Corporation, NY
Port Jobs, WA
Portable Practical Education Preparation, Inc. (PPEP), AZ
Proteus, Inc., CA
Proteus, Inc., IA
ReCycle North, VT
RITAS Ministry, IL
Rural Opportunities, Inc., OH
Sabathani Life Skills Center, MN
Seattle Jobs Initiative, WA
Second Chance, CA
SERCO, IL
Solid Ground, WA
South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (SoBRO), NY
Southeast Chicago Development Commission, IL
Southern Good Faith Fund, AR
Taller San Jose (St. Joseph's Workshop), CA
Telamon Corporation, NC
Telamon Corporation, VA
The Genesis Center, RI
The New Hope Project ,WI
The SKILL Center, NY
The SOURCE, MI
STRIVE/ East Harlem Employment Service, Inc., NY
Tolles Career&Technical Center OH
Training, Inc., IN
VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired, NY
WELCOME NJ, NJ
Women At Work, CA
Women, Work and Community, ME

Advocacy Organizations 
 
National
Association for Career and Technical Education
Center for Community Change
Delta Institute
Easter Seals
Green For All
National Employment Law Project
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
USAction
Women Work! The National Network for Women's Employment
The Workforce Alliance
 
State and Local
Affirmative Options Coalition, MN
Career Counselors Advocating for Workforce Change, MA
Center for Independent Living Options, OH
Chicago Jobs Council, IL
Child and Family Policy Center, IA
Columbus Workforce Alliance, OH
Community Service Society, NY
Connecticut Association for Human Services, CT
Dignity Housing, PA
Easter Seals NY 
Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, NY
Indiana Coalition on Housing and Homeless Issues
JOBS NOW Coalition, MN
Legal Momentum, NY
LISC Indianapolis, IN
Massachusetts Workforce Alliance, MA
Neighborhood Family Services Coalition, NY
New York City Employment & Training Coalition, NY
NorTech, OH
North Carolina Alliance for Workforce Competitiveness
Opportunity Maine
Rockford Jobs Council, IL
Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy, NY
The Center for Community Solutions, OH
United Neighborhood Houses, NY
Voices for Illinois Children, IL
Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, WI
Women Employed, IL

Research and Technical Assistance Groups 
 
National
Bendick and Egan Economic Consultants, Inc., DC
Center for Labor and Community Research, IL
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
Good Jobs First, National
J.E. Raffel & Assoicates, IL
Jobs for the Future, MA
Public/Private Ventures
Social Venture Solutions, Inc., TX
The Aspen Institute, DC
Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW)
Workforce Strategy Center, NY
Working Poor Families Project 
 
State and Local
A. T. Roseborough & Associates, IL
Amory Street Associates, MA
Center for an Urban Future, NY
Center for Public Policy Priorities, TX
Community Research Partners, OH
Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund, CT
Corporation for a Skilled Workforce, MI
E&W Solutions, WA
Good Jobs First, IL
JobsFirst NYC
Keystone Research Center, PA
LukeWorks, LLC, MN
Michigan League for Human Services, MI
North Carolina Budget & Tax Center, NC
PAROS Group, DC
Pretty Good Consulting , Inc., CO
Principle, IL
Roosevelt University Dept. of Human & Community Renewal, IL
United Way of Greater Cincinnati, OH
West Michigan TEAM, MI
Workforce Professionals Training Institute, NY

Other

Madera County Democratic Party, CA