Citizens for Citizens Inc. and SER-Jobs for Progress have teamed up to provide additional GED classes for adults in the Fall River area who are currently unemployed and whose earnings are below the federal poverty line. 
With about $900,000 of federal stimulus funds going to CFC, a $136,000 ARRA-funded program was designed to provide 15 revolving GED class openings. This allows enrollees to obtain GED certificates and participate in state-funded job training programs, according to CFC Executive Director Mark A. Sullivan Jr. 
“Especially after something like Quaker Fabric closing, we had a number of adults that always did everything right, that just never finished school, and are now unemployed,” said Sullivan. “In order to apply for the job training programs through the Massachusetts Career Center, participants must have a high school education or a GED certificate. We’ve been working with SER Jobs for more than 30 years and they were [...]

Original post by Jay Pateakos