Congratulations to these past participants of our Workforce Lab. They received a savings match, set new goals, and are ready for their next steps. Workforce Lab is an eight-week experiential learning program that focuses young high school students on financial...
How could a workforce development program that has been running like a well-oiled machine for five years thrive and grow even during Corona Summer 2020? This year Workforce Lab stared down funding challenges, a plethora of Covid safety protocols, and a late-May...
During Mock interviews all were on display for Workforce Lab. Confident stance, eye contact, smile, nerves, appropriate attire, and a great resume. Thank you Christin Strawbridge for bringing the professionalism, Catapult for letting her volunteer, and CareerSouce...
Thanks to the efforts of Florida Prosperity Partnership two groups of young adults finished their first financial boot camp! Thank you to Barry Altland for taking the time to teach these amazing kids!
Thank you Catapult for allowing both of our Workforce Labs to take a tour recently! This summer’s labs have been sponsored by CareerSource Polk. Our two cohorts of high school students are learning soft job skills, exercising them by volunteering at local...
Parker Street Ministries is grateful for Publix Super Markets Charities and its funding that goes as far back as we have electronic records (2005) and probably earlier! This year’s funding was for…
We are grateful for the Impact Polk Grant from the GiveWell Community Foundation that made our first internships possible. We celebrate these young adults and their amazing progress in life, in financial capability…
Our Education Director Christina Allen has been combing over the data from our post-summer camp testing. Summer-Bridge Camp is a blend of academics and enrichments…
Fourteen Parker Street households signed up to help promote Neighborhood Christmas Store at a family workshop/dinner on October 3. While the kids were making Advent calendars, parents talked about…
The FDIC is updating their widely-used Money Smart curriculum for adults. We have been using the older version for three years and are ready for this change-up. When the new version is released…