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Job Training

City Collaborates and strategizes with service providers:

  •  Bethlehem Health Bureau: Bethlehem Health Bureau has partnerships with many colleges and universities and has interns at the Health Bureau on a routine basis. They have 1-2 master's level social work students in the Community Connections program every year (a partnership with Kutztown University). Additionally, they have several dietic interns who rotate through the Health Bureau from Cedar Crest annually. In addition, nursing students who rotate through the Health Bureau from various colleges/universities observe the work of the Health Bureau, as well as many public health interns serving throughout the year. 
  • Higher Education Opportunities: The Mayor's Office and the Department of Community and Economic Development regularly have at least one intern working on various projects, partnering through both Lehigh University's Marcon Institute and Public Policy classes, as well as Moravian University. Projects have included research for programs, survey outreach for American Rescue Plan priorities, Affordable Housing, the creation of We Build Bethlehem, Climate Action Plan and Environmental Justice meetings.
  • Recreation Bureau: The Recreation Bureau hosts one intern from a local university to assist them with programs and learn about the management and operations of our programming.
  • Emergency Services: The Fire Department and EMS conduct community engagement with high school seniors about careers in both fields and also recognize the apprenticeship program through the GI Bill for our firefighters who are veterans and eligible.


City Supports Service Delivery through funding sources:

  • The City of Bethlehem allocated $50,000 from the Community Recovery Fund towards Job Training.
  • Volunteer Center: Over the past two years, the Volunteer Center has assessed the capacity building infrastructure of resources, their importance to sustainability and access (and barriers) with a focus on equity. There is a clear gap for nonprofits to allocate resources & time to focus on this important work. Partnering with UWGLV and LINC, they are working collaboratively to leverage their recent efforts and introduce 25 nonprofits to understanding their biases.
  • Bloom for Women, LLC: Flourish, Bloom's Workforce Development program, is a 3 month curriculum that prepares resident survivors to successfully transition into the workplace.  
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