PORTLAND — Additional help is on the way for women who are having difficulty advancing their careers. Goodwill Industries of Northern New England is one of 45 Goodwill agencies across the country to take part in an innovative program that provides job training and placement services to women.
The program, known as Beyond Jobs and funded through a $7.7 million grant from the Walmart Foundation, will create a larger impact by reaching more women who are unemployed or underemployed. This new funding will help broaden the reach of a program that was started in 2010 in five U.S. markets serving 1,342 women, to serving an estimated 12,250 women in 45 communities.
“We are very excited to be able to further assist the working women of our area,” said Bethany Campbell, work force solutions director at Goodwill Industries of Northern New England.
Once participants are placed in jobs, they receive support to retain them, to further their education, and to advance in careers within their chosen industries.
For more information, visit corporate. walmart.com/women.
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