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Focus: Hope eyes future after setbacks
Sherri Welch - Just four months into his new position as CEO of Focus: Hope, Jason Lee is tasked with figuring out what the 50-year-old nonprofit's programs will look like going into the next...
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Sherri Welch - Focus: Hope, which has struggled to find its workforce development niche in recent years, is among the agencies playing a central role in a program quietly launched by the city last...
View ArticleNew program to train Detroiters for health care jobs
Annalise Frank - The city of Detroit and three major Detroit health systems will team with Focus: Hope and Oakland University to provide training to city residents for entry-level health care jobs in...
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Kurt Nagl - The program, launched by Focus: Hope and funded by the General Motors Foundation, will prepare 60 local women for jobs in manufacturing and technology.
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Focus: Hope looks to lease former headquarters building
Sherri Welch - The Detroit nonprofit also aims to lease 25,000 square feet of industrial/warehouse space as part of a bid to add revenue and attract more jobs to its campus.
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50 years later, nonprofits founded to address root causes of unrest refocus
Sherri Welch - Are too many Detroiters being left out of the city's progress amid new development downtown? Focus: Hope and New Detroit are looking for new ways to have a seat at the table.
View ArticleFocus:Hope CFO Ollette Boyd resigns
Sherri Welch - The Detroit nonprofit, which has struggled financially in recent years, has hired an accounting services company until it names a replacement.
View ArticleFocus: Hope CEO leaving to head Detroit youth jobs program
Sherri Welch - Jason Lee's resignation follows the departure of CFO Ollette Boyd as the Detroit nonprofit retools operationally.
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As leadership shifts, Focus: Hope looks to get leaner
Sherri Welch - The 50-year-old Detroit nonprofit is finalizing a deal to sell its former headquarters building as part of a plan to retool. The news comes after its CEO and CFO departed the...
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Training for Flex-N-Gate jobs
Chad Livengood - The auto supplier has received more than 16,300 applications for about 500 positions it plans to fill at its new manufacturing plant on Detroit's east side.
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