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Positive Path Program aims to job train young workers who face barriers to employment

The City of Winston-Salem is offering temporary part-time training for young people who are facing obstacles to employment.

Applications are now being accepted for the Positive Path Program that exposes people 16 to 24 years of age to careers in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math. The participants, known as apprentices, receive mentorship, hands-on and professional development training 20 hours a week, and earn $15 an hour.

To qualify, they need to fall into at least one of several categories: 16 or 17-year-old high school dropouts, youth or adult offenders, current or former foster youths, children of incarcerated parents or caregivers, or social services referrals.

Over the course of five months, apprentices can earn their GED diploma, and they receive follow-up support services for six months upon completion of the program.

Classes begin April 24.

 

Before his arrival in the Triad, David had already established himself as a fixture in the Austin, Texas arts scene as a radio host for Classical 89.5 KMFA. During his tenure there, he produced and hosted hundreds of programs including Mind Your Music, The Basics and T.G.I.F. Thank Goodness, It's Familiar, which each won international awards in the Fine Arts Radio Competition. As a radio journalist with 88.5 WFDD, his features have been recognized by the Associated Press, Public Radio News Directors Inc., Catholic Academy of Communication Professionals, and Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas. David has written and produced national stories for NPR, KUSC and CPRN in Los Angeles and conducted interviews for Minnesota Public Radio's Weekend America.

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