When WorkWell’s fourteenth cohort of trainees graduated in June 2023, it was a joyous occasion. Not only had they proven enthusiastic about job-skills training, but just as important, they had bonded as a group, giving [...]
Progress since our August 2022 update: · Two more cohort cycles have been completed, with nine more WorkWell graduates being celebrated. Through nine class cohorts, sixty-five participants have enrolled and forty have graduated. The next [...]
On October 15, WorkWell hosted its inaugural “Moving Forward” 5K run/walk at the Educational Testing Service’s bucolic campus in Princeton, NJ. By all measures the event was a success. Thanks to cooperative weather, attendees wound [...]
The pandemic reshaped organizations in all sorts of unpredictable ways. Commercial Cleaning Corporation (CCC) is a case in point. CCC provides cleaning services to schools, factories, and other venues in the greater Trenton area. When [...]
When a group of teenaged cellists hit the streets of the greater Princeton area to busk this past summer, it wasn’t for the typical reason: to earn pocket change. No, these teens have been mentored [...]
A September 2022 graduate who spent decades in prison offered this testimonial about his experience in the WorkWell program: WorkWell helped me to be the best version of myself inside and out. It equipped me [...]
WorkWell’s trainees have recently been treated to visits from Jared Batson, a guest chef extraordinaire who has been volunteering his time to lead cooking classes and speak with participants about work in the culinary field. [...]
This past summer WorkWell was fortunate to have the services of Joseph Mitchell “JM” Dixon, a self-motivated, highly reliable intern. He collected critical data from earlier training sessions, seamlessly integrated into the WorkWell family, and [...]
During the height of the pandemic (2020 – 2021), in an effort to expand its impact beyond the former CookWell program, our Lawrenceville Job-Training Partnership staff worked with staff members from Uplift, a successful Philadelphia-based [...]
