Michigan State AFL-CIO Human Resources Development, Inc. (M-HRDI) is a private non-profit  (501 C 3) corporation established and operated to provide employment and training services to unemployed Michigan residents. M-HRDI has successfully operated publicly funded employment and training projects in Michigan for over twenty years. HRDI’s primary source of support is the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) which makes funds available – through the State of Michigan and Local Michigan Works agencies –to provide job training, job placement and related services to displaced workers, economically disadvantaged youth and adults and welfare recipients. Michigan HRDI contracts with these entities to provide direct services to eligible Michigan residents. Starting in 1982, HRDI began providing training services to displaced workers, with the establishment of its Jackson, Michigan office. This function was expanded in 1983 under HRDI’s first State of Michigan JTPA contract. From July 1, 1983 forward, Michigan HRDI has been the largest independent provider of displaced worker services in the State of Michigan.