Importance of Partnerships

Our work requires partnerships with employers, education providers, social services, and policymakers. We believe in uniting partners to collectively identify and understand workforce challenges as well as co-envision solutions that build essential trust and support. When partners work alongside us in our workforce development efforts we:

  • more efficiently change Hancock County’s workforce-related system

  • reduce duplication of efforts

  • appropriately steward and leverage resources and

  • implement productive, meaningful solutions.


Why Partners Engage

Workforce challenges know no boundaries. These challenges exist across industries, sectors, geographical boundaries, demographics, and time. Lessons learned from within Hancock County, the State of Ohio, and even across the nation routinely highlight the ineffectiveness of siloed efforts because workforce development truly is a complex social issue. No one agency, business, or even an entire sector can effect change in a way that achieves the greatest impact and measurable outcomes.

For these reasons, Raise the Bar® convenes the multi-sector partnerships necessary to change how individuals become gainfully employed in Hancock County and support our local economy. Partners engage with Raise the Bar® because:

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Become a Partner

Raise the Bar® thrives from strong, diverse partners. We invite partners from all industries and sectors to join us in changing how individuals learn about, prepare for, and fill Hancock County’s current and future occupations.

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Current Partners

  • AR Marketing

    Beltz Home Services

    FASTSIGNS Findlay

    Findlay-Hancock Economic Development

    Findlay-Hancock Chamber of Commerce

    Hancock County Conventions & Visitors Bureau

    Ball Corporation

    Blanchard Valley Health System

    Center to Advance Manufacturing

    City Apparel

    DBE Homes

    DNC Hydraulics

    D.S. Brown Company

    Findlay Publishing/WFIN

    Findlay Warehousingvada Construction

    Freudenberg-NOK

    Garner Trucking

    Goodyear Tire Mold Operations

    Graham Packaging

    GROB Systems

    GSW Manufacturing

    Hearthside Solutions

    Hitachi Astemo Findlay, Inc.

    Hitchings Insurance

    Hixon-Zuercher Capital Management

    Kirk Family Corporations

    McLane

    McNaughton-McKay

    Molten

    Ohio Logistics

    PaperTech

    RCM Architects

    RCR Technology

    Regional Growth Partnership

    Roki America

    The Rowmark Group

    Simona-PMC

    Spectrum Eye Care

    SumiRiko

    Tall Timbers Park Association

    Waterford Bank

    Werk-Brau

    Whirlpool

    UIS Insurance

    Valgroup

    ZF Active Safety, Inc.

  • Arcadia Local Schools

    Arlington Local Schools

    Bowling Green State University

    Cory-Rawson Local Schools

    Findlay City Schools

    Findlay Digital Academy

    Findlay-Hancock County Public Library

    Fostoria Local Schools

    Hancock County Educational Services Center

    Liberty-Benton Local Schools

    Mazza Museum

    McComb Local Schools

    Millstream Career Center

    Northwest Ohio Tech Prep

    Ohio Northern University

    Owens Community College

    Rhodes State College

    Riverdale Local Schools

    Terra State Community College

    University of Findlay

    Van Buren Local Schools

    Vanlue Local Schools

  • Findlay-Hancock County Center for Civic Engagement

    Habitat for Humanity Financial Opportunity Center

    Hancock Public Health

    Habitat for Humanity

    Exploring and Boy Scouts of America, Black Swamp Council

    Children’s Mentoring Connection

    Hope House

    Blanchard Valley Center

    Family Resource Center of Northwest Ohio

    Welcome to a New Life

    Findlay-Hancock County Public Library

    Family and Children First Council

    Findlay YMCA

    City Mission

    Legal Aid of Western Ohio

  • City of Findlay

    Hancock County Commission

    Hancock County Jobs and Family Services

    Ohio Means Jobs Hancock County

  • Findlay Rotary Club

    Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation

    Findlay Service League

    Handbags that Help