JARI is now accepting applications for a new scholarship program aimed at providing local young people with new career opportunities through short-term training programs.
The goal of the Supporting Youth Education and Employment project is to create opportunities for at least 22 young people, ages 16 to 30, who do not have postsecondary education and place at least 20 of them into employment and new careers.
Funding for the project is provided by a $40,000 Community Initiatives Fund grant from the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies. Two scholarship types are to be offered: $2,500 to cover short-term training programs for in-demand fields and $300 stipends for high school students participating in work-based experience programs or co-ops.