Reinvesting in the Workforce by Investing in the Worker with Trevor Tormann and Megan Briggs | HealthBEAT

On this episode, Samantha Shaak and co-host Margaret McConnell welcome Trevor Tormann, Senior Planner at the City of Allentown, and Megan Briggs, Vice President of Community Investments for the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation. They discuss the $20 million in federal funding recently awarded to Allentown through the Recompete Program, which assists with workforce development. 

Trevor explains why the competitive grant is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and how the funding will help the city knock down barriers to employment for its residents. They dive into the importance of childcare in workforce development, and Megan explains the biggest issues in need of solutions.