The Stuart/Martin County Chamber would like to thank United Way of Martin County and the Community Foundation of Palm Beach/Martin Counties for their recent grant awards to The Martin Chamber Foundation, the Chamber’s only 501c3 charity. The Martin Chamber Foundation was established in 2023 to support economic prosperity for Martin County residents by strengthening and growing workforce development, education & entrepreneurship. More specifically, the Foundation is tackling one of our area’s toughest challenges – a prepared and connected workforce – with a program called Career Connect Martin.
These two grants will fuel the Career Connect Martin program, providing individualized workforce skill development and on-the-job training for our community’s most vulnerable job seekers. Program participants gain the competencies, confidence, and the connections to land great jobs that offer security and growth opportunities. IN addition, Career Connect Martin is a non-traditional business accelerator, augmenting the human resource management needs of small companies. Career Connect helps hire, train, and retain employees. Companies with employees who are well-trained and well-supported have a 24% higher profit margins.
We are excited to strengthen our reach and grow the program’s capacity with a renewed focused on internal structure, clear measurable objectives, and even better training tools for participants. With the support of United Way of Martin County and the Community Foundation of Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Career Connect Martin will enhancement our economy and improve the quality of life for our participants and their families.
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