COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The state of Michigan has announced grants totaling $4 million to provide young adults with a meaningful introduction to the world of work, including jobs skills, on-site, hybrid, and virtual career exploration and preparation activities, and earned income.
The Young Professionals program aligns with Michigan’s Sixty by 30 goal to increase the number of working-age adults with a skill certificate or college degree to 60 percent by 2030.
Young Professionals grants have been awarded to the state’s Michigan Works! network, which were selected through a Request for Proposals process. That includes $450,000 for Michigan Works! Southwest, which services Kalamazoo, Calhoun, St. Joseph, and Branch counties, and has an office in Coldwater.
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