NOVA Funding - Call for Action

"ProMatch and Nova are both fantastic organizations and greatly needed, especially as the economy is shifting, changing, and slowing in some areas. Please fund this important program. I imagine you are deluged with funding requests. These 2 organizations a"

"I used NOVA resources. My and others job prospects are difficult."

"I got so much support from NOVA program and its staff, it is one of the few valuable program out there for job seekers."

"Please restore funding for Nova"

"NOVA and ProMatch were very helpful programs to have around when I was unemployed. They provided me with a supportive community. Please continue to fund these programs."

"ProMatch was a wonderful help to me when I was looking for my last position. Unfortunately I just found out that I am going to be laid off again and I was planning on using ProMatch services once more. The labor market in Silicon Valley is really brutal!"

"Funding for this valuable resource should be increased during a time of recession, not reduced. It makes absolutely no sense to cut back these services, as the number of displaced workers continues to grow."

"I spent about 6 months at ProMatch & Nova in 1992 after being laid off. It changed my life. Not only did it help me deal with the issues related to being unemployed, but it was a place where I learned new skills. The new skills increased my marketabil"

"ProMatch has helped me tremendously during a time of crisis when I had been laid off from my job. It is an invaluable support and networking group. I was able to start consulting in my field with the help of a friend and this eventually led to a permanent"

"NOVA is not a make work program. It offers some incentives for those out of work through no fault of their own. Most important are the networking sessions. I may not go to all of them but it is nice to know that they're out there. People do come and get s"

"Promatch has been invaluable in helping secure employment after I was laid off from two jobs in Silicon Valley. My time on the unemployment role was likely cut in half as a result of the support from ProMatch and NOVA."

"The services that NOVA and Pro-Match provide are vital for job seekers. The services gave me directly useful help in clarifying my job search, giving me the tools I needed to compete in the job search market and most importantly the ability to make contac"