Jr. Apprentice

Jr. Apprentice connects Hartford teens with local employers in an apprenticeship program that provides career exposure, training and mentorship.

[Jr. Apprentice @Jr_Apprentice]

We wanted to share some photos from our JRA Graduation and thank all of you for your constant support and commitment to our success. This year, we graduated 36 students from @PathwaysAcad and @BulkeleyPride - All of whom did an amazing job and accomplished so much! #Mentorship

[Jr. Apprentice @Jr_Apprentice]

Happy Monday! We are starting off this week with some great news from the George A. & Grace L. Long Fndn from @BankofAmerica. The Jr. Apprentice program is so appreciative of all the support that has been received from the foundation for the past few years. You make it happen!

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Tomorrow we will be hosting our Jr. Apprentice Graduation at the Downtown @HPLCT from 5-7pm. Please feel free to join us for an evening filled with wonderful speakers and students presentations! #JRACohort2019

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Today, two of our JRA students presented in front of funders, community partners and fellow peers for the annual HSIP Student Showcase! We are so proud of everything our students have accomplished this year and so thankful to all of our partners for their support! @HartfordFdn

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Happy to be a partner with these wonderful organizations, and to help provide much needed employment to our local youth in the Spring and Summer.
* The summer youth employment program provides students with valuable real world skills and job training. #MentorshipMatters

[Hartford Foundation @HartfordFdn]

Community Renewal Team is partnering with @CWPJobs to hire 200 students for the summer youth employment program. We provided a grant along with the city of Hartford and CWP. https://t.co/exsFQ7T2KG

[Jr. Apprentice @Jr_Apprentice]

Happy Monday! We are starting off our week with some wonderful news from the @BankofAmerica #EnsworthFoundation. We'd like to extend to them our deepest gratitude for their very generous donation and for their continued support of our program and students! #Partnerships

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Happy #MotivationMonday Our Jr. Apprentice cohort learned the importance of time management in today's class. We would love to share this article with our community so we can all stay motivated!

https://t.co/0pbXknTeva

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We'd like to extend our deepest gratitude to the Nicholas J. and Doris Giordano Endowment Fund of at the @HartfordFdn for their very generous donation to the Jr. Apprentice Program. This program would not be possible without the support of our wonderful donors! #ThankYou

[Jr. Apprentice @Jr_Apprentice]

Happy #MotivationMonday ! Today in our Jr. Apprentice class, we held a financial literacy course. We believe financial literacy is important to learn at an early age and we thank @keybank for coming in and sharing this knowledge with our students.

https://t.co/IFcbJSOOeG

[Jr. Apprentice @Jr_Apprentice]

Thank you to @JASWNE and the CT @Microsoft Team for putting together an awesome Career Day Event for our @PathwaysAcad students. Our JRAs got to experience the Microsoft headquarters and learn more about careers in the technology, retail and engineering fields! #Mentorship

[Jr. Apprentice @Jr_Apprentice]

In accordance to MLK day last week, today's #MotivationMonday post is about the Connecticut school system and how they are working to expand the pipeline to hire more diverse teachers. #SlowAndSteady #HartfordHasIt #JRA2019

https://t.co/WMQx3jueT4

[Jr. Apprentice @Jr_Apprentice]

Starting off our 2019 in a great way thanks to #TheBettyKnoxFoundation and their very generous donation in support of the Jr. Apprentice Program. We are so grateful for their contribution and support of our local students and their workforce development! #HartfordHasIt

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We just finished our last class of the semester with a party! Our cohort this year definitely deserves it for all the hard work they put into our classes. We'll see you after the holidays! #MondayMotivation #HappyHolidays #JRA2018

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We completed our second round of mock interviews, this time at Bulkeley High School. Thank you to all of our community partners who participated in this event! #HartfordHasIt #JRA2018

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We would like to thank our generous donors for their Giving Tuesday donations from last week! Our Jr. Apprentices appreciate your love and kindness. Have another great week doing what you love and stay motivated! #MondayMotivation

[Jr. Apprentice @Jr_Apprentice]

Time for a #MotivationMonday fact. Last year, #GivingTuesday hit a record $274Million overall. That's a $97Million increase from 2016. Join the IMPACT and make your #GivingTuesday donation today, using our link below, and directly impact a Jr. Apprentice.

https://t.co/l7uULM44yQ

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Here are the pictures from our mock interviews that we promised! Thank you to everyone who participated! We love our community partners #HartfordHasIt #JRA2018

[Secretary Acosta @SecretaryAcosta]

National Apprenticeship Week is an opportunity for job seekers to find #apprenticeships, and use work-based learning as a pathway to good, family-sustaining jobs. https://t.co/Ns6AzexApn #NAW2018 #MoreApprenticeships

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Join us in wishing our wonderful Campus Compact VISTA, SoJin, a happy birthday! We are so thankful to have SoJin on our team...she has brought so much energy, wit, enthusiasm and fresh ideas to the cohort.
Congratulations, SoJin! #JRAFamily #HCHEFamily

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We just finished our first wave of mock interviews with our students at @PathwaysAcad ...Thank you to all of our community partners that took time out of their busy schedules to help us interview our Jr. Apprentices. It was a great morning for everyone! Pics to follow :)