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netWORKri Partners

Goodwill Industries Enhancing the quality and dignity of life for individuals, families, and communities on a global basis, through the power of work, by eliminating barriers to opportunity for people with special needs, and by facilitating empowerment, self-help, and service through dedicated, autonomous local organizations.	Community College of Rhode Island Offers programs in academic, vocational-technical and a multitude of other programs and services for full and part-time students, for recent high school graduates and for older, adult learners.	Department of Education Leads and supports schools and communities to ensure high levels of achievement for all learners.	Department of Elderly Affairs Mobilizes the human, physical, and financial resources available to plan, develop, and implement innovative programs to ensure the dignity and independence of elderly persons.	Department of Human Services Provide financial and medical assistance to needy individuals and families to the maximum extent possible to achieve self-sufficiency, self-care, and a strengthening of family life.
Department of Labor & Training Provides the best programs and a coordinated systems for workforce development that leads to an improved economy, and enhances the quality of life for Rhode Islanders.	RI Economic Development Corp. Helps establish Rhode Island as the most supportive, competitive business environment in the Northeastern United States.	Workforce Partnerships of Greater Rhode Island Provides strategic leadership to meet the current and future human resource needs of Rhode Island's employers and to ensure a well-trained, self-suffiecient and adaptable workforce.	Human Resource Investment Council Act as a catalyst, initiating inventive programs, funding innovative solutions and building dynamic networks; provide advice to the Governor on related work force issues	Office of Rehabilitation Services Empowers individuals with disabilities to choose, prepare for, obtain and maintain employment, economic self-sufficiency, independence, and integration into society.
Providence-Cranston Workforce Development Office Coordinates, funds and oversees worker training, employer services and employee placements programs in the Providence and Cranston area; brokers services to help employers address their workforce needs and to help workers prepare for and advance in the workplace.	Job Corps The nation's largest and most comprehensive residential education and job training program for at-risk youth, ages 16 through 24.	American Association of Retired Persons AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people age 50 and over, dedicated to enhancing quality of life for all as we age.	Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Rhode Island KIDS COUNT is achildren's policy and advocacy organization that provides information on child well-being, stimulates dialogue on children's issues, and promotes accountability and action.

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