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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | March 8, 2006 |
FREE JOB SEEKING SKILLS CLASSES
A six-week course of 18 free training classes, which include job skills, job seeking, job placement and job
retention as well as other related subjects, begins on Monday, March 27 through Friday, May 5, 2006. These classes
will be taught by Goodwill of Central Virginia’s job skills instructor every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:15
a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the North Richmond YMCA, 4207 Old Brook Road.
The classes are open and free to unemployed or underemployed expectant parents or parents of children under five
years of age who live in the City of Richmond’s Northside zip codes 23222, 23227 and parts of 23219 and 23220. The
course includes classes in computer basics, customer service, resume writing, application preparation, interviewing
skills, how to get a job, how to keep a job, and money management. Students who complete the course will receive a
Certificate of Completion and job placement assistance.
To register for this course, call Goodwill today for an appointment at 521-4954.
This program is made possible through the support of Capital One and the Robins Foundation and is sponsored by the
Partnership for Families Northside, Inc. and two of its partners, Goodwill of Central Virginia and the North
Richmond YMCA. Capital One has provided a grant in support of Goodwill’s job skills instructor. The Robins
Foundation provided a grant to the North Richmond YMCA in support of the purchase of twelve new computers for the
classes. The Robins Foundation is also providing major funding during the first years of the Partnership for
Families Northside, a coalition of established partner organizations who comprehensively help Northside families
prepare their children for success in school.
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Children are born ready to learn. The brain is the only organ that is not fully
formed at birth. During the first three years, trillions of connections between
brain cells are being made.
Find out more about the skills your child
needs to become an eager learner.
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