The State Fair Community College Foundation has received a grant from the Sunderland Foundation for $500,000.
A news release says these funds will be used to help build the college’s new Olen Howard Workforce Innovation Center that will expand the college’s capacity to meet the growing demand for technical workforce training.
SFCC Foundation Executive Director Mary Treuner, who is coordinating the college’s capital campaign for the Olen Howard Workforce Innovation Center and Fielding Technical Center renovations, was pleased and grateful to receive the Sunderland Foundation’s grant.
“We greatly appreciate the Sunderland Foundation’s generous investment in our Olen Howard Workforce Innovation Center, “said Treuner. “Our foundation’s mission is to support and assist the college in serving the community by providing accessible, quality educational programs and services. This grant gets us closer to our $10 million goal that will build a stronger workforce and greate
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The Project Aims to Raise Awareness About the Business Case for Inclusive Hiring
HALIFAX, NS, Jan. 26, 2021 /CNW/ - The Canadian Association for Supported Employment (CASE), a national network of community-based employment service providers and stakeholders, today unveiled its newest project, Building a Stronger Workforce. The goal of the campaign is to raise awareness, dispel myths, and cultivate interest among Canadian employers to make workplaces across the country more accessible to and inclusive of persons with disabilities.
Building a Stronger Workforce (CNW Group/The Canadian Association for Supported Employment)
Supported employment is a person-centred approach to assisting individuals who experience disability to prepare for, obtain and maintain competitive paid employment. When businesses make their employment practices more inclusive of people with disabilities, everyone wins, says Annette Borrows, President of CASE. Building a Stronger Workforc
State Fair Community College broke ground on Monday afternoon for a $6.9 million Olen Howard Workforce Innovation Center in Sedalia.
The SFCC Board of Trustees approved a $6.9 million contract with Prost Builders, Inc., for construction of the Innovation Center during a special meeting Dec. 8.
The construction will take place on the site where the original “Plywood U” buildings from the late 60s and early 70s were located.
On stage were Darlene Bradbury & her sister Shirley Rowden (Olen Howard s daughters), Board of Trustees President Randy Eaton, Dr. Joanna Anderson, SFCC president, Sedalia Mayor John Kehde, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, SFCC Foundation President Joe Fischer, SFCC Manufacturing Partners Paul Dick & Kevin Vandeven.
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