Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, together with Bank of America, teamed up to highlight their ongoing collaboration providing unemployed and underemployed residents the tools they need to find work and develop critical new skills in this difficult economy. These financial literacy workshops, designed to help people do more with less, are another aspect of the comprehensive services that Cook County Works provides to Cook County residents.

“We need to do all we can to continue to provide this critical training for our residents who are out of work,” President Preckwinkle said. “Learning new skills to find work and learning new tools to help get back on your feet is more important than ever in today’s economy. By engaging partners like Bank of America who can provide dedicated volunteers to assist in this training is an important part of being a civic-minded institution. I want to commend them for their efforts and look forward to working with them in the future.

“Bank of America understands that good financial management is important now more than ever, especially as individuals and communities face uncertain economic times,” said Tim Maloney, Illinois State President, Bank of America. “One of the most impactful ways we can partner to lead Chicagoland forward is through our collaboration with Cook County Works as we demonstrate our significant ongoing commitment to financial education to move individuals and families to greater economic self-sufficiency.”

The workshops, provided through the County’s One-Stop Employment Training Centers, will be available to the public on November 22nd in Chicago Heights, Cicero and Oak Forest. Maywood workshops will be offered November 30th. The sessions will resume after the New Year. For more information about these programs and what Cook County Works offers, please visit www.cookcountygov.com.