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Program promotes job training outside school

(Feb. 23, 2017) SHORE UP! Inc., a nonprofit and community action partnership in the area, encourages young people from Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset counties to apply for job training opportunities.
The program is looking for anyone 16 to 24 years old who is unemployed or under-employed and not presently enrolled in school or a vocational training program.
“We are focusing on helping high school graduates and low income young people get a decent paying job,” said Alicia Robinson, planning coordinator for SHORE UP! Inc.
The program offers employment training, pays for tuition and continuously gives support.
“We help with studying or any hardships and follow up with people for a year after they find employment,” Robinson said. “The program is designed to help train out-of-school youth. Many people are not receiving an adequate income.”
After SHORE UP! Inc. received a Lower Shore Workforce Alliance grant, the youth job training initiative began in the fall of 2015 with programs for certified nursing assistants.
In its second year, the program has expanded to include in-demand jobs such as operating an aircraft, school bus drivers, child care workers, truck drivers and additional occupations in the health care industry.
“As long as someone can get a certificate,” Robinson said. “It is a great program because it pays the tuition and gets people into a job where there is a need.”
Atlantic General Hospital, local nursing homes and clinics currently employ people who went through job training programs at SHORE UP! Inc.
Referrals for the youth job training program are ongoing. The best way to apply is to call Orville Pen at 410-749-1142 extension 360.
SHORE UP! Inc. was formed in 1965 to help combat the war on poverty in Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset counties.
The private nonprofit has a number of programs for children and their families including energy assistance, weatherization services, senior employment, a free tax preparation program, and housing and foreclosure counseling. Additionally, the organization has a low income housing complex in Princess Anne.