“We are excited about our continuation grant with the W.K. The Kellogg Foundation has been a key funder for Earn + Learn, having provided $2M in funding for the program prior to the new award. The participating companies include Sakthi Automotive, My Locker and Renaissance Logistics. The Kellogg Foundation grant will also enable Earn + Learn 3.0 to provide training and education to four groups of employees at their particular workplaces in order to enhance the employees’ skills and knowledge base so they can be better equipped to advance within their respective companies. Those opportunities are provided by partner organizations, including Focus: Hope. The job training opportunities include construction, technology, manufacturing and health services. Those served will be residents of Detroit, Highland Park or Hamtramck and will include returning citizens, at-risk youth (18-26 years old), and low-income, lower-educational-level adults. Earn + Learn 3.0 will serve more than 450 people, providing work readiness, job training and job placement, as well as access to financial literacy, adult education, small business training through ProsperUS Detroit, and other services to promote economic stability and self-sufficiency. This next two-year phase of Earn + Learn is called “Earn + Learn 3.0,” as the program continues to expand and refine its services. Kellogg Foundation has awarded Southwest Solutions a $1.7M, two-year grant to support and grow its Earn + Learn program that provides job training and numerous support services to chronically unemployed and under-employed individuals so they can acquire good-paying jobs in high-demand occupations.
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