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JARC Announces New West Side Location
JARC Announces New West Side Location

Letter to the Editor of the Chicago Tribune
JARC's response to a recent Chicago Tribune article related to SNAP benefits.

JARC Must Relocate West Side Training
CPS buckled down on background checks after the sex abuse scandal. Jane Addams Resource Corporation leaders said the group can't comply because it aims to serve people with criminal convictions.

WBEZ explores three obstacles to manufacturing careers
The reporter spoke with President Guy Loudon and CNC Senior Skills Instructor Adonis Summerville about why so many jobs remain open: transportation issues, skills gap, and manufacturing's image problem.

Citi Foundation Funds Job Training
The Citi Foundation’s investment in Bridge builds on a decades-long relationship between the Foundation and LISC. It signals Citi Foundation’s focus on career readiness to provide adult job seekers the full range of services needed for long-term employment.

JARC Kicks Off New Manufacturing Podcast
Putman Media's new Manufacturing Tomorrow's Workforce podcast launched with a 44-minute interview with JARC President Guy Loudon. He discussed how to bridge the skills gap in the manufacturing workforce.

"Just give your chance a chance"
JARC grad tells how a math refresher class known as "Bridge" helped prepare her for manufacturing training and a career as a welder.

Replicating success at JARC by scaling training and employment services
Community-based nonprofit organizations like JARC provide a viable and increasingly necessary alternative for training, placing, and supporting low-income and disadvantaged populations in growing industries, according to the American Enterprise Institute, a think tank based in Washington, D.C.