Cooley's Strategies & Solutions connects Erie County employers with ready, willing workers from our own community, and helps clear the road for people who are ready to work.
For job seekers
Union construction apprenticeships right here in Erie. No degree, no certification and no experience needed. Free training, and you get paid while you learn.
Millions are being invested in Erie right now, from the Market House to the bayfront. Those crews need people.
Suspended license, unpaid fines, child support holds: there are options most people have never been told about. Working through that is exactly what I do.
When it asks "Referred by," write DEONTE COOLEY.
In partnership with Premier Education Services, Inc., Diversity Recruitment Division.
For employers
You're always hiring, and it takes months to bring someone up to speed. We build a steady line of screened, prepared candidates from the Erie community, and we stay with every hire after day one.
The bar is willingness. Show up, work hard, want to learn.
Community Resources
A free, searchable directory of help across Erie County, from crisis lines and housing to child care, reentry, veterans and seniors. Every listing has been checked, and every flyer is ready to share.
About
Cooley's Strategies & Solutions is led by Deonte Cooley, an Erie educator who works with job seekers, employers and community organizations. The work comes down to one idea: there are willing, hard-working people in this city who just need someone to open the door and help them get past what's in the way.
Contact
Call or text
(814) 882-4482Schedule a call
Pick a time on CalendlyIn a crisis, call or text 988 any time.
Jobs, resources and what's on The Cook-Up, once a week.