Partners for Reentry Opportunities in Workforce Development (PROWD) is a momentous collaboration between the Department of Justice and the Department of Labor. HIP has played an essential role in supporting the PROWD initiative by identifying promising practices, developing tools and resources; and supporting PROWD grantees through technical assistance coaching.

HIP’s most sought after services for technical assistance, grants management and Training all involve project management. One of HIP's project managers, M. Angela Baker, demonstrates the professionalism and expertise our team depends on to deliver comprehensive quality to our customers.

In the dynamic landscape of small businesses involved in managing multiple projects, the role of project managers becomes indispensable.

Angella Alivia, HIP’s long-tenured project TA lead, possess these dynamic skills and utilizes them to successfully lead HIP’s projects. Angella began her career in government contracting, providing conference and logistics support.

HIP has seen firsthand the importance of subject matter experts (SMEs) in driving small business success and the ability to scale. Recent data confirms that SMEs are crucial to the success and growth of small businesses, both now and in the future.

May is Mental Health Month, and we join the call to improve our understanding of how stress and trauma play significant roles in our ability to think, behave, perform at work, focus at school, and communicate in our personal relationships.

It’s Women’s History Month and we are highlighting some of the country’s courageous women in workforce history—women who witnessed first-hand inequities in the workplace including worker discrimination, environmental and community injustices, and waste or misuse of human capital and resources.

“The 8(a) program was nothing short of a blessing”, said HIP President and CEO Susan Shorters. "It allowed us a vehicle for securing federal contracts and growing our business.”

In this edition of HIP’s U.S. Workforce Labor Shortage series, we wanted to delve into what the labor statistics reveal for female drivers in nontraditional occupations like trucking.

We are happy to report that this year’s National Apprenticeship Week event, celebrated many gains.

It’s November and the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is gearing up for a fantastic 8th Annual National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) 2022, November 14-20. NAW is an opportunity to celebrate and spotlight Registered Apprenticeship as a successful method of creating a pipeline of workers to support a vast range of employers and industry sectors.