To improve the quality of the local workforce by providing education, training, and advocacy that will increase employability and
self-sufficiency.

A generous grant in 2011 from Johnson Controls, a technology and industrial leader, provided the start-up capital and pledge to support necessary to bring Project H.O.P.E. to the Florence community.

H.O.P.E. stands for "Helping our People Gain Employment." Project H.O.P.E. is designed to improve the quality of the workforce in Florence County by increasing occupational skill levels of participants, preparing them for productive employment.

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