ERIE COUNTY UNVEILS NEW TRAINING CENTER The Arc Erie County recently hosted a ribbon cutting for the grand opening of their Specialized Workforce Training Center at their Buffalo
location. Located in the newly renovated second floor at 2643 Main Street, The Training Center is an extension of the Employment Services department. The center will focus on cultivating skills to ensure a smooth transition to employment for the people supported at The Arc Erie County. The main areas of focus for people enrolled in the The Training Center program will be Hospitality, Janitorial, Culinary, and Job Readiness.
Erik Geizer, CEO of The Arc New York; Assemblywoman Karen McMahon; Assemblywoman Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes ; Senator Tim Kennedy and Councilmember Ulysees Wingo were all in attendance for the unveiling. The Arc Erie County thanked the following donors for helping to make this project happen:
The Golisano Foundation Statler Foundation Wegmans First Niagara Foundation Margaret Wendt Foundation
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