Community Action is honored to be awarded a Community Needs Grant by Stateline Community Foundation to support our Skills Enhancement Program in Beloit. Skills Enhancement is a program for participants in both Rock and Walworth Counties. Skills Enhancement is designed to increase the income and economic self-sufficiency of low-wage working households by helping adult members acquire the skills they need to obtain higher paying jobs with health insurance benefits in demand occupations. Participants receive assistance in developing individualized training plans, problem-solving, career assessment, accessing community resources and job search.
“Skill training is provided by institutions of higher learning, such as Blackhawk Technical College, and Stateline Community Foundations funds will support training related expenses, such as books, uniforms, transportation, and childcare,” said Lynn Jones, Director of Employment and Training.
“Community Action’s Skills Enhancement Program appreciates the $5,000 grant awarded from Stateline Community Foundation to benefit program participants. These resources will support demand occupational training for low-wage workers in our community that lead to increased earnings and a career pathway toward self-sufficiency,” said Jones.
Without the generosity of Stateline Community Foundation, the skill training offered to participants of this program, would not be possible.
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