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Akron Civil Rights; Mobile Classroom; WorkAdvance Program

Deborah Wynn checks on a patient during rounds at University Hospitals. Wynn recently completed the WorkAdvance program. [Photo: ideastream]

Akron backs up its moniker of "welcoming city" with a proposed ordinance that would protect people who face discrimination.

Cuyahoga Community College rolls out a new mobile training unit that teaches new skills for jobs that offer sustaining wages.

Meanwhile, another program aims to help workers build careers in growth industries... and it's making a splash in Northeast Ohio.

Additional Information

Listen to Tony Ganzer's full radio feature: Finding a Better Way to Move From 'Jobs' to 'Careers'

More information on Tri-C's Mobile Training Unit and CANAPI

Rebecca Callahan, Executive Director, Community AIDS Network and the Akron Pride Initiative

Giovanni Santiago, Akron United Steering Committee

Alicia Booker, Vice President of Operations, Workforce, Community and Economic Development at Cuyahoga Community College

Annie Wu, ideastream

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