Turnaround Houston!

Turnaround Houston! is an initiative launched by Mayor Sylvester Turner in efforts to address the barriers to employment that many Houstonians face. Turnaround Houston will offer access to job training, resume writing, tattoo removal, social service agencies, educational institutions, counseling and intervention to help hard to employ Houstonians turn their lives around. The inaugural Turnaround Houston took place Saturday, March 26, at the Sunnyside Multi-Service Center.

• Houstonians Overcome Barriers to Employment at Turnaround Houston! Readiness Fair (May 18, 2018) 
• Mayor's Office Press Release (May 4, 2017)
• Turnaround Houston! Resource Fair Planned to Help Residents Become Prepared for Employment (Press Release, 11.01.2016)
• Mayor's Office Press Release (March 16, 2016)

Our next Turnaround Houston Resource Fair:

• VENDOR REGISTRATION
• Partner organizations and company employers wishing to have an exhibit table at the event can also contact Norma Meadows at Norma.Meadows@houstontx.gov or via phone at 832.393.0615.
• ATTENDEE REGISTRATION

PARTICIPATING EXHIBITORS

EMPLOYERS
Please check back frequently as we will be updating this page with participating employers

RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS
Career Gear
City of Houston Community Network Re-Entry Program
City of Houston Department of Neighborhoods
City of Houston Municipal Courts Department
City of Houston Office of Business Opportunity
Franklin Beauty & Barber Institute
Houston Public Library
Skanska
Workforce Solutions

Please check back frequently as we will be updating this page with other participating organizations.

Turnaround Houston Harvey Disaster Recovery Temporary Jobs

• Harvey Disaster Recovery Laborer Flyer (.pdf)

Turnaround Houston and H-GAC’s Gulf Coast Workforce Board - Workforce Solutions, have partnered to implement the National Disaster Workforce Recovery Program which provides temporary jobs to support the City of Houston’s post-Harvey efforts for the extensive cleanup and repairs of various City facilities and public spaces, as well as respond to the increased demands of City services, and provide humanitarian assistance to Houstonians devastated by Harvey.

In order to participate in the Turnaround Houston Disaster Recovery Collaborative, Workforce Solutions requires that individuals be pre-determined eligible for the temporary positions. Eligibility requirements:

1. Must have lost a job due to Harvey;
2. Have been unemployed for 10 weeks or more and are still actively searching for work; or
3. Is currently receiving unemployment insurance.

Persons interested in these positions can visit any Workforce Solutions Career Center http://www.wrksolutions.com/find-a-location for eligibility determinations.

Turnaround Houston is a Collaborative Partner with

Turnaround Houston! Readiness Fair - May 14, 2019

We are pleased to announce the next  Turnaround Houston Readiness Fair! The fair will be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Southwest Multi-Service Center, 6400 High Star, Houston, TX 77074.

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