Vision Statement
Consulting, Training, and Development Services will provide innovative, high quality leadership and management skills training to enhance the performance of today’s employees and tomorrow’s leaders.
Satisfied Customers
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Lower Shore Workforce Alliance
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Shore Comfort Services
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Ocean City Chamber of Commerce
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Quality Training Services
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Cato Inc.
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Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce
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Becker Morgan Group
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First Media Radio, LLC.
CHAMBER FOUNDATION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
Parkside (Special Needs) Career and Technology Youth Summer Employment Program
The Chamber Foundation was selected to provide job readiness and life skills training coupled with employer recruitment and placement services for the summer employment of special needs youth enrolled in various CTE Programs. These services started in the summer of 2008, were changed to a year round monthly workshop format in 2009 and were ended due to not being selected for funding grant in 2011. Statistics for the program are as follows:
| YEAR |
YOUTH ENROLLED |
YOUTH PLACED |
NOTES |
| 2008 |
19 |
17 |
|
| 2009 |
16 |
16 |
|
| 2010 |
20 |
15 |
|
| 2011 |
16 |
N/A |
Funding ended 6/30/11 no funds for summer employment |
Telamon Corporation Out of School Youth Employment Program
The Chamber Foundation was selected to provide job training workshops coupled with employer recruitment and placement services for the employment of out of school youth ages 16 to 21. These services were provided from 2008 to 2010. Statistics for the program are as follows:
| YEAR |
YOUTH ENROLLED |
YOUTH PLACED |
| 2008 |
14 |
14 |
| 2009 |
18 |
18 |
| 2010 |
16 |
16 |
FOCUS (Foster Care Youth) Employment Program
The Chamber Foundation was selected to provide interview preparation, employer recruitment, and placement services for fifty youth who were in the Foster Care Program. From March 2009 through June 2010. A total of 14 youth were interviewed for paid work experiences and 13 of those youth were placed into paid work experiences.
Stimulus Funded Youth Summer Employment Program
The Chamber Foundation was selected by Telamon Corporation to provide job readiness training coupled with employer recruitment and placement services for a total of 47 youth (both in and out of school) in 2010. A total of 45 youth were placed in paid work experiences.