Finding a job is a chore. With limited skills .. no business contacts ... or with a criminal record … the road to employment becomes an obstacle course. Maryland New Directions provides training, coaching and placement to clear away barriers. Sean Scott, a former client, recalls the moment he read an ad that changed his life:

“It doesn’t matter if you’re a felon, it doesn't matter if you’re homeless, we’re here to provide job training for you, and it just stuck out to me because I wanna do right and here’s this place they’re gonna train me, where I could go and potentially make some good money.”

Plus, the Maryland Chamber of Commerce pairs teachers with businesses … so they can bring what they learn in the workplace back into their high-school classrooms.

Links: Maryland Chamber Foundation Externship program, Maryland New Directions.

Finding a job is a chore. With limited skills .. no business contacts ... or with a criminal record &hellip; the road to employment becomes an obstacle course. Maryland New Directions provides training, coaching and placement to clear away barriers. Sean Scott, a former client, recalls the moment he read an ad that changed his life:
&ldquo;It doesn&rsquo;t matter if you&rsquo;re a felon, it doesn't matter if you&rsquo;re homeless, we&rsquo;re here to provide job training for you, and it just stuck out to me because I wanna do right and here&rsquo;s this place they&rsquo;re gonna train me, where I could go and potentially make some good money.&rdquo;
Plus, the Maryland Chamber of Commerce pairs teachers with businesses &hellip; so they can bring what they learn in the workplace back into their high-school classrooms.
Links: <a href="https://mdchamber.org/foundation/teacher-externships/">Maryland Chamber Foundation Externship program</a>, <a href="https://mdnewdirections.org/">Maryland New Directions.</a>

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