Regional Employment Board of Hampden County

What Regional Employment Board of Hampden County does

Regional Employment Board of Hampden County, operating as MassHire Hampden County Workforce Board, Inc. (MHHCWB), is a business-led, non-profit public workforce development corporation established by Federal and State legislation in 1980 and headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts. It serves as the designated regional planner and convener for workforce development in Hampden County, engaging members from business, education, labor, and community-based agencies to set public workforce policy under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Its service portfolio is delivered through 7 staff and a network of One-Stop Career Center partners, organized into three primary stakeholder groups: job seekers (career counseling, job placement, training referrals), employers (worker recruitment, Registered Apprenticeship Programs, training funding, hiring tax credits, business retention services), and youth aged 14-24 (YouthWorks, school-to-career connecting activities, career exploration).

The organization's core products span workforce development planning, job-finding services, training and education programs, youth services, employer and business services, labor market information, industry-specific initiatives (Healthcare, Precision Manufacturing PMRAP/2.0), the Pioneer Valley STEM Network, Registered Apprenticeship Programs, Adult Education Programs, and the WIOA Regional Planning and Labor Market Blueprint. There is no proprietary technology platform; service delivery relies on partner networks, in-person convening, events, and conventional labor market dashboards. The organization is funded primarily through US Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration grants and other federal and non-federal grants, with services provided free of charge to job seekers and employers; no commercial pricing models are disclosed.

Name

Regional Employment Board of Hampden County

Legal name

MassHire Hampden County Workforce Board, Inc.

Website

https://rebhc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The MassHire Hampden County Workforce Board is a federally designated, non-profit public workforce development board serving Hampden County, Massachusetts, delivering job placement, training, apprenticeship, youth, and employer services through WIOA-funded programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Development Services

NAICS

Employment Services (5613), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs) (92313)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Workforce Development Programs (WIOA/One-Stop Career Centers) (EDAAAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workforce Development, Employment Readiness & Job Placement (BPADAKAE), Workforce Development & Inclusive Employment (Job Training, Placement) (BPAGALAB), Workforce Readiness, Career Pathways & Youth Employment Nonprofits (BPAGADAF)

Keywords

• Workforce development services
• Job placement assistance
• Registered apprenticeship programs
• Youth employment programs
• Labor market information

Headquarters

HQ city

Springfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Public Funding: The organization is funded through US Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration grants and other federal and non-federal funded grants. As a public non-profit corporation established by Federal and State legislation, revenue is derived from government appropriations rather than commercial revenue streams.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The MassHire Hampden County Workforce Board is a publicly funded, business-led non-profit workforce development board that connects job seekers with employment and training opportunities and provides employers with recruitment, apprenticeship, training funding, and retention services across Hampden County, Massachusetts. Its core offerings include workforce development planning and convening, job finding and career counseling, training and education programs (including YouthWorks youth services), employer and apprenticeship services, labor market information and analytics, industry initiatives (healthcare and precision manufacturing), and the WIOA Regional Planning and Labor Market Blueprint.

Product overview

MassHire Hampden County Workforce Board (MHHCWB) is a business-led, non-profit workforce development organization established in 1980. It operates as a service-oriented platform offering multiple interconnected programs and initiatives rather than a single unified product. The core portfolio includes workforce planning and convening services, job seeker services (job finding, training, youth programs), employer services (apprenticeships, business retention, funding), and labor market intelligence. Key products include the WIOA Regional Planning framework, YouthWorks youth employment programs, Registered Apprenticeship Programs, Industry Initiatives (Healthcare, Precision Manufacturing), Adult Education Programs, and the Pioneer Valley STEM Network. These services function as a coordinated ecosystem designed to address workforce development at all levels across Hampden County.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Workforce Development Planning Services Workforce development planning and convening services that engage business, education, labor, and community-based agencies to set public policies for building a better workforce in Hampden County.
• Job Finding Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Youth employment programs connecting hundreds of youth with local employers through Youth Employment Summits and YouthWorks Academy

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• One-Stop PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of workforce service providers collaborating to deliver comprehensive employment and training services through the One-Stop Career Center system.
• Western MA Healthcare PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional healthcare workforce partnership providing industry-specific training initiatives and career pathways in healthcare professions across Western Massachusetts.
• Pioneer Valley STEM Network (PVSTEMNET)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional network supporting STEM education and workforce development initiatives across the Pioneer Valley region.
• Registered Apprenticeship Key PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmployers and training providers collaborating on Registered Apprenticeship programs to create earn-while-you-learn opportunities in key industries.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development: State-level umbrella agency overseeing all MassHire regional boards including MHHCWB; sets state workforce policy, administers WIOA state allocations, and provides regulatory oversight that shapes MHHCWB's operating environment.
• U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration: Federal agency that administers the WIOA Title I funding and Registered Apprenticeship grants that flow to MHHCWB; defines national workforce policy and program requirements governing the board's operations.

Direct peers

• CareerSource Florida: Statewide workforce development system administering WIOA funds across Florida's regional boards; directly comparable in governance structure (business-led boards), funding sources, and service offerings to MHHCWB.
• Worksystems (Portland/Multnomah County Workforce Board): Regional workforce development board serving the Portland, Oregon metro area; comparable WIOA convener role with industry-sector initiatives, apprenticeship programs, and youth employment services.
• Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership: Designated regional workforce development board for Chicago/Cook County under WIOA; analogous public-private convener delivering job placement, sector-based training, and youth employment services at a larger urban scale.
• MassHire Boston Workforce Board: Regional MassHire workforce development board serving the Boston area; identical statutory structure, WIOA administration role, and service portfolio (job placement, training, employer services, youth programs) as MHHCWB, differing only by geography.
• MassHire Metro South/West Workforce Board: Regional workforce development board serving Metro South/West Massachusetts under the same MassHire statewide brand and WIOA framework, operating the same portfolio of job seeker, employer, and youth services.

Emerging players

• Jobs for the Future (JFF): National nonprofit focused on workforce development, equitable employment, and education-to-career pathways; overlaps with MHHCWB's youth, apprenticeship, and sector-based training initiatives, often serving as an intermediary or technical assistance provider to WDBs.
• Year Up: National workforce development nonprofit providing training and placement services for young adults ages 18-24; directly comparable target demographic and outcome model to MHHCWB's YouthWorks and Connecting Activities programs.

Others

• National Skills Coalition: National advocacy and policy organization advancing federal and state investment in skills training and workforce development; influences the same WIOA funding and sector-based training ecosystem in which MHHCWB operates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MassHireHCWB
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/regional-employment-board-of-hampden-county

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

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