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- Youthbuild - A three year, $1,000,000.00 project
funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The
purpose of this project was to train high school dropouts for jobs in
the construction industry and to prepare those students to obtain their
high school diplomas or their GEDs.
- Construction of the Hampton University Business Incubator at 6
W. County Street, Hampton, Virginia - This facility houses the
HCDC, and the Small Business Incubator program. Construction of the
facility was funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The
facility itself is a modern office building that houses a variety of
small businesses and provides technical assistance to entrepreneurs and
prospective entrepreneurs.
- A project involving a $100,000.00 loan to a Home Health Care
organization - This loan was used to expand the operation of the
Home Health Care Agency and improve the marketing of its services. The
expected result was the creation of new jobs for Certified Nurse Aides.
The company underwent a substantial expansion of its business and later
established its own training program for new employees.
- Bridges to Economic Self Sufficiency Training (BESST)
- A three-year project to identify and train qualified persons for
employment in the growing Home Health Care industry.
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