Rapid Re-Employment Response offers coordinated resources to assist dislocated workers in Marion County
[WATCH] On a recent edition of Inside INdiana Business, Gerry Dick interviewed Ascend Indiana President and CEO Jason Kloth, EmployIndy President and CEO Angela Carr-Klitzsch and Indianapolis Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Angela Smith-Jones about the Rapid Re-Employment Response free online tool. INDIANAPOLIS (August 25, 2020) – More than 120,000 residents in Marion County filed […]
IIB: College Graduates Have a Path Forward During Pandemic
In a recent Perspectives article for Inside INdiana Business, Jason Kloth, president and CEO for Ascend Indiana, says “yes” there are definitely available jobs out there for recent college grads during the pandemic, and he presents a plan for pursuing those opportunities. [READ MORE] (Sources: Inside INdiana Business, Ascend Indiana)
City, Indy Chamber, Ascend Indiana, EmployIndy launch talent initiative to connect employers with job seekers
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indy Chamber launched a new service in collaboration with EmployIndy and Ascend Indiana today to address immediate unemployment challenges in our regional workforce due to the impact of COVID-19. Rapid Response Talent augments existing services, focusing on the skills and experience of a job seeker, and organizing a talent pool that employers […]
Ascend Indiana’s Co-Founder Stephanie Bothun Named to IBJ’s Forty Under 40 List
It is with great honor that we announce Ascend Indiana’s Co-Founder and Vice President of Strategy Stephanie Bothun has been named to the Indianapolis Business Journal’s (IBJ) prestigious Forty Under 40 list. Stephanie co-founded Ascend Indiana along with Ascend President and CEO Jason Kloth in 2015 where the two spent 16 months with an incredible […]
Ascend Indiana and Ivy Tech Community College develop new career and employer-related support infrastructure; Program receives Lilly Endowment funding
INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 3, 2020) – Lilly Endowment has made an $8 million grant to the Ivy Tech Foundation to support Ivy Tech Community College’s new statewide Career Coaching and Employer Connection (CCEC) program. This new, more strategic approach will emphasize comprehensive career readiness practices working alongside academic preparation throughout a student’s college experience. The new […]
Podcast – Ascend Indiana – Indiana’s talent ecosystem
Helping to solve the talent gap between students and employers is the mission of CICP’s talent and economic development initiative Ascend Indiana. Ascend Indiana President and CEO Jason Kloth talks about Indiana’s overall economy and its talent ecosystem and what compelled him to help create Ascend. This podcast is part of a mini-series by AgriNovus Indiana, […]
Independent Colleges of Indiana and Ascend Indiana form strategic alliance to prepare Indiana college students and employers for the state’s changing workforce demands
INDIANAPOLIS (July 17, 2019) ─ Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI), the state’s association of 30 private non-profit colleges and universities, and Ascend Indiana are announcing the formation of a strategic alliance that will enhance connections between students and employers in order to meet the changing demands in the Indiana labor market. Ascend Indiana, the talent […]
Ascend Indiana receives McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund global award for bridging Indiana’s talent gap
New York, NY, June 11, 2019 ––The McNulty Foundation announced the 2019 recipients of the McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund, which supports organizations at critical junctures across the world in tackling the challenges of our time. Given in partnership with the Aspen Institute, the Fund is awarding $75,000 in total to five exceptional organizations that have demonstrated […]
Media: Collaborative program to address shortage of licensed clinical social workers
As the Indiana opioid crisis continues, there is a shortage of trained behavioral health professionals to ensure those suffering from substance use disorders (SUD) receive treatment. To help address this gap, Community Health Network, in collaboration with Ascend Indiana, IU School of Social Work (IUSSW-IUPUI) and the University of Indianapolis, is launching a program that […]
New program will increase the number of licensed clinical social workers to meet the growing need for treatment as Indiana’s opioid epidemic persists
INDIANAPOLIS (February 13, 2019) ─ As the Indiana opioid crisis continues, there is a shortage of trained behavioral health professionals to ensure those suffering from substance use disorders (SUD) receive treatment. To help address this gap, Community Health Network is launching a program that will prepare more licensed clinical social workers to provide treatment in […]