LAFAYETTE, La. – On April 19, One Acadiana (1A) hosted the organization’s annual event to update partners on the regional 55 by 25 educational attainment initiative. The 55 by 25 initiative’s goal is to increase the proportion of working-age adults in Acadiana with...
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Chambers Selected for Economic Mobility for Rural Workers Cohort
Eleven chambers have been selected by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Foundation to participate in an Economic Mobility for Rural Workers Cohort. These chambers serve rural communities and will bring local partners together to provide rural learners...
Louisiana No. 1 in 2022 National Workforce Development Rankings
BATON ROUGE, La. – LED FastStart, the State of Louisiana economic incentive program that provides sophisticated workforce development support for eligible new and expanding businesses, has been honored as the best customized training program in America for a record...
One Acadiana CEO Op-Ed: Investments in child care pay lifelong and community-wide dividends
Most people would agree that a strong economy requires a strong workforce, but what may surprise many is that childcare is critical to a strong workforce. Now more than ever, our lawmakers must collaborate with businesses to ensure that childcare, in all forms, is...
MacLaff and 1A Featured in CNBC Article
Acadiana’s own MacLaff and 1A’s own Andre Breaux, VP of Policy Initiative & Governmental Affairs, discuss employer-sponsored education in an article by CNBC. “I think the most important thing employers can do to increase participation in education benefits...
LSUE Receives DRA/DOL Workforce Development Grant
Congrats to our Partners at LSUE for being one of the 12 awardees of this workforce development program. Their innovative application will help train the next generation of farmers to integrate technology into the practice of agriculture and will provide a vehicle for...
Louisiana Taps National Nonprofit to Help Displaced Frontline Workers Find New Jobs
Ambitious initiative led by SkillUp Coalition is creating new pathways to economic mobility for local workers affected by COVID-19 LAFAYETTE, La — Across the state of Louisiana, workers and job-seekers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic have a new resource to access...
Letters: Louisiana economy will stay sunk without quality childcare
Our economy cannot recover without child care. Before the pandemic hit, accessing quality child care was a challenge, with the average monthly cost for two children totaling $996. For 80% of all Louisiana parents, borrowing money to afford care is required to work....
Louisiana Policy Institute for Children Releases Findings of Balancing Act: The Financial Challenges of Child Care Facing Louisiana’s Working Families
The Louisiana Policy Institute for Children held a tele-presser with Louisiana Association of United Ways, One Acadiana, United Way of Acadiana and Louisiana Department of Education to release findings from a new report. Balancing Act: The Financial Challenges of...
Local Legislators and Business Leaders Join the United Way of Acadiana to Recognize Louisiana Early Education Week
LAFAYETTE, LA (February14,2020) —This morning, legislators and business leaders from across the region joined the United Way of Acadiana, Women United, One Acadiana, and United Way of Iberia at an event at Gethsemane La Petite Early Childhood Development Center in...