Recent News

The New Employment Opportunities for Non-Custodial Parents (NEON) programs in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Delaware County, Pennsylvania, recently achieved over $67 million in child support wage attachment collections.

The programs are operated in partnership with the Pennsylvania Family Courts, Bureau of Child Support Enforcement, Philadelphia Networking for Jobs Program, and EDSI (Educational Data Systems, Inc.). Since 2004, these programs have placed nearly 8,000 non-custodial parents, many of whom are ex-offenders, into unsubsidized employment. This has resulted in job placements with self-sufficient wages, job retention, and assistance in the reunification of parents with their children.

In 2004, the original NCP program in Philadelphia was designed and implemented in conjunction with the Philadelphia Family Court, Networking for Jobs Program and EDSI. Based on its great success, the program was expanded into Pittsburgh and Delaware County.

Ray Eibel, EDSI’s Director of New Business Development, says, “It has been a pleasure to work in tandem with our community partners on behalf of many in-need populations in the Philly area. We are pleased to announce that EDSI has hit this great milestone, enabling us to more fully support our customers in reaching their goals of self-sustainability. This is a remarkable accomplishment for the families of Philadelphia.”

EDSI's recent job fair hosted area employers from the healthcare, retail, IT and manufacturing industries to meet with more than 100 jobseekers looking for employment in Perry County.

How does an employer best support a mother returning to work from maternity leave? To answer this question SHRM Magazine reached out to Heather Huisken, a member of EDSI’s Talent Team and new mom herself, to talk about mom-friendly options companies can offer mothers returning to work following maternity leave.

EDSI's Ken Mall shared his knowledge and insights on helping manufacturers develop successful talent strategies for current and future workforce needs.

EDSI helped welcome visitors to The Juniata County Workforce Center at a recent open house to educate the public on the educational, workforce and training services offered at its new location in Mifflintown, PA. The building houses both Educational Data Systems Inc. and the Tuscarora Intermediate Unit.

Effective collaboration of workforce and economic development shines through the partnership of EDSI and The Foxes Boxes, a counter-service fresh food restaurant in Wilmington, NC. Our NextGen youth program provides work-based learning opportunities at establishments such as Foxes Boxes, who offer on-the-job-training and externships to eligible youth ages 16-24. The program is made possible through WIOA funding and managed by EDSI and the Cape Fear Workforce Development Board, and is hosted in the New Hanover NCWorks Career Center.