CREATE BRIDGES and Prosper Appalachia Partnership - Online Workforce Development for Youth

Author: Mercedes Maness

Major Program: Economic Development and Workforce Preparation - CED

CEDIK Senior Extension Associate Mercedes Fraser, coordinator of CREATE BRIDGES, partnered with Prosper Appalachia, Prosper Appalachia, an internship focused on helping youth in the region become work ready, to utilize CREATE BRIDGES’ online workforce development trainings as a part of their course curriculum. Some students had never maintained an email account, so enrolling and participating in and work ready internship and online workforce development course was new and impactful. Intern

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