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Tyson Foods launches program to offer team members and families free immigration legal services
The program provides immigration legal consultations to help Tyson team members at the Berryville and Green Forest facilities with needed immigration services. Author: 5NEWS Web Staff Updated: 7:49 PM CST February 26, 2021
SPRINGDALE, Ark. Tyson Foods announced Friday (Feb. 26) that it had launched a program with Arkansas Immigrant Defense (AID), a 501c3 nonprofit law firm in Arkansas, to offer local team members and their families immigration legal services at no cost.
“AID has been providing pro bono legal services to immigrant and refugee children for years. Tyson’s immense generosity will expand our free legal services to include refuge and immigrant hourly team members in Green Forest and Berryville,” said Stephen Coger, lead attorney and executive director at Arkansas Immigrant Defense. This means that hundreds of our immigrant neighb
GCCCA awarded Tyson grant
Garden City Telegram
Garden City Career Connections Academy (GCCCA) was awarded a grant through Tyson Foods, Inc. to support their participation in the new Upward Pathways Pilot project.
The Upward Pathways Pilot project is a workforce development initiative through Tyson Foods with a goal of providing job-specific training to employees. This program will introduce Tyson employee students to an integrated education and training program focused on industrial maintenance, resulting in skill attainment and professional advancement for participants through Garden City Community College.
Through this grant, Tyson will invest an initial $10,000 to fund the educational cost of program participants at GCCC. Other initiatives are underway to procure additional grant dollars to help increase and advance this partnership further.
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Tyson Foods, Inc. is launching Upward Pathways, an in-plant career development program that provides frontline team members with job skills training and workforce certifications at no cost.
The program will be piloted at 10 of the companys plant locations including plants in Berryville and Green Forest and is a partnership between Tyson, adult education providers and community colleges to establish a standardized promotional pathway for team members.
Classes are currently available to workers at the companys facility in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and will be implemented at the remaining nine locations throughout 2021.
Completion of the Upward Pathways curriculum will culminate in a Tyson-branded credential that recognizes the skills gained by team members and signals readiness for advancement within the company. Industry-recognized workforce certifications focusing on safety training and other core curriculum will also be offered.
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