New Directions Wins $100,000 Grant to Expand Digital Skills Training for 300 Central Ohio Residents
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Updated · PR.com · Jun 18
New Directions Wins $100,000 Grant to Expand Digital Skills Training for 300 Central Ohio Residents
1 articles · Updated · PR.com · Jun 18
Summary
$100,000 from Columbia Gas of Ohio and the NiSource Charitable Foundation will let New Directions Career Center expand its Digital Pathways to Employment program in Central Ohio.
The funding is aimed at 300 women, older adults and other historically underserved residents, tying digital skills training to sustainable employment and economic mobility.
The two-year, cohort-based program offers hands-on digital literacy instruction, individualized career coaching, job placement help, devices and short-term connectivity support.
New Directions said the expansion should raise workforce participation for people re-entering the job market, widen career advancement opportunities and strengthen Central Ohio's talent pipeline for high-demand industries.