The SHRM Foundation announced a partnership on Nov. 22 with Clarvida, a behavioral health and human services provider, for the organization’s Untapped Talent initiative.
The initiative helps organizations implement inclusive hiring practices and engage underutilized talent pools, including veterans, military spouses, ages 60 and older, workers with disabilities and those with a criminal record.
Clarvida will join the initiative as the first visionary partner and will focus on training talent acquisition and operations teams, creating educational pipelines and placing workers in roles that align with their strengths and career goals. Its pilot program will start in eight states — California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington and West Virginia — with the goal of expanding to 17 states by 2026.
Other companies and HR pros can join the initiative as well, SHRM said.
“Adopting SHRM Foundation’s training programs and creating tailored onboarding and development pathways can help companies of all sizes offer structured career opportunities for all, even with limited resources,” Wendi Safstrom, president of the SHRM Foundation, said in a statement.
Clarvida provides community-based services such as psychiatric care, counseling, therapy, foster care and autism services. While the behavioral health sector is projected to face a shortage of 250,000 workers by 2025, hiring from untapped talent pools can help workers, communities and businesses alike, the SHRM Foundation said. READ MORE
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