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CDC of Tampa Receives $25,000 Grant For Teen Apprenticeship Program
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Last month, students at Middleton High School were made aware of opportunities through the Tampa Appren- ticeship Program.
The program provides funding to train 20 students with industry-focused training. The program is designed to create pathways to careers in fields such as construction and other highly paid trades.
The training was made pos- sible by the Hancock Whitney Corporation who provided a $25,000 grant to the CDC of Tampa, Inc., (Corporation to Develop Communities, Inc.).
Known as TAP, the pro- gram provides the training to those youth who have decided to pursue a trade after gradua-
Those attending the event shown from left to right are: Mireya LoCicero, Hancock Whitney Commu- nity Loan Originator; Ronda Watts, Evangeline Best, Mark Giese, Hancock Whitney, Vice President, Business Center Manager, Tim Coop, Regional President, Tampa Bay, Ernest Coney, Jr., President and CEO of the CDC of Tampa, Inc., Darlanderson Briseneau, Chloe Coney, and Gwen Myers.
program that provides Tampa’s youth with access to industry- focused training that will help them build sustainable, re- warding careers. It is an honor to have played a role in provid- ing 20 of our community’s youth the opportunity to take part in the program.”
Ernest Coney, Jr., Presi- dent and CEO of the CDC of Tampa, Inc., said, “Our inner- city youth deserve to have doors opened for them, even if it means building it yourself. These young people are our fu- ture and we need to help them build theirs.”
The CDC Tampa Workforce Development Center will pro- vide students with such ser- vices as case management, mentoring, and conflict resolu- tion in addition to traditional employment readiness skills.
tion instead of attending col- lege.
Tim Coop, Regional Vice President Tampa Bay of Han-
cock Whitney said, “At Han- cock Whitney, we are commit- ted to not only helping the communities we call home
grow—but also thrive.
"We applaud the CDC of
Tampa and its innovative work through the apprenticeship
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