New Hampshire Recovery for Summer Youth Employment Services funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds and Workforce Investment Act.

Project “New Life”

A unique program and opportunity for eligible young adults in Manchester, New Hampshire, to gain dynamic employability skills and work experience while being paid for nine weeks of summer 2009

An Initiative of the Grant Partners

• Workforce Training Resources, LLC (WTR)
• In partnership with:
  • Education Training Resources (ETR)
• City of Manchester
• Office of Youth Services (OYS)
• Intelitek Inc
• Makin’ It Happen Coalition
• Greater Manchester Chapter, American Red Cross
  • The Greater Manchester Chapter of the American Red Cross is a recognized leader in health care training and community service
• New Hampshire TeamBuilding
• Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority
  • The Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority has over 3,800 low income residents and provides services to hundreds of Manchester youth.
• Salvation Army
• Boys and Girls Club
  • In coordination with OYS the Manchester Boys and Girls Club and Salvation Army are well know youth service agencies in Manchester and will greatly contribute to identifying and recruiting participants.
• NHWorks
• Other youth service agencies, employers and supporters from the Manchester and New Hampshire Community

The strongest aspect of the New Life Summer Program is in its partnerships. The grant applicant, employer of record and coordinator of this projects marshals resources that currently successfully manage and operate over $35 million in USDOL contracts, some 1,400 staff and train thousands of youth annually. Project New Life is a collaboration between OYS, Making’ It Happen Coalition, New Hampshire TeamBuilding the Manchester Boys and Girls Club, the Salvation Army, the Greater Manchester Chapter of the American Red Cross, the, Manchester City Parks and Recreation, SkillsUSA, Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Intelitek Inc, and the grant applicant Workforce Training Resources with Education Training Resources.

The grant partnership seeks to successfully attain the objectives of the grant, building for our 45 Manchester participants a “New Life” and creating a youth summer program model for New Hampshire communities.