$300K career skills program sets out to triple next year's impact

A $300,000 skills training and summer internship program that graduated 78 middle and high school students this year has ambitious goals for next year. 

The four-part program, a partnership between the State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota’s 26 West Center and CareerSource Suncoast, began May 30. The students came from 28 schools across the Bradenton and Sarasota area. CareerSource is a state-designated provider of workforce services based in Sarasota.