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Promise Zone town halls scheduled for Allendale, Barnwell, Hampton
SC Promise Zone
Leaders of community organizations and neighborhoods are invited to attend town hall meetings this month in Allendale, Barnwell and Hampton counties to learn about progress in the S.C. Promise Zone and help to develop a new training program.
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$1.5 million grant awarded to aid Promise Zone workforce development
SC Promise Zone
A national workforce development organization has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to help 18- to 24-year olds in Allendale, Bamberg and Barnwell counties get job training for a path to meaningful employment.
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Meetings set this week for Colleton, Hampton, Jasper counties
SC Promise Zone
Three more Promise Zone meetings by the SouthernCarolina Alliance are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday in Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties. The six-county region won a federal Promise Zone designation in late April that will provide organizations with new ways to tap federal resources to help change people’s lives.