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The site of the old Calhoun County High School in Grantsville is on tap for a new educational project: preparing area residents to fill needed, entry-level healthcare positions.
The U.S. Dept. of Labor (DOL) Workforce Opportunities for Rural Communities (WORC) program has announced $81.1 million in funding for 13 projects “to address the critical workforce needs of employers in high-growth and emerging industries across the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border regions,” according to an announcement on the DOL website.
Among the recipients: West Virginia’s non-profit 1982 Foundation, which is developing the old high school grounds into a multi-use community center designed to “bring hope back to the struggling region.”
The $5,757,080 grant will be used to offer training and apprenticeships in nursing, phlebotomy, medical assistance and emergency medical technician positions.
“It’ll be open to adults who are dislocated workers or people want to improve their earning opportunities and upskills and get better paying jobs,” foundation CEO Crystal Mersh said. “Our target is to have 200 students per year. And then as they come out of the program, they are, with our workforce partners, guaranteed interviews and opportunities to apply for open positions within those organizations.”
Mersh said the program is also open to area high school juniors and seniors. She hopes to have the first of the four training programs ready to start in early 2027.
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The TANF program has come under increased scrutiny this year, with state audits showing deficits, a delayed assistance rollout and claims of fraud and misuse by recipients.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAs people take a greater number of medications across years or decades, experts say the risk for adverse drug interactions increases. One way to advocate for yourself? Keep a list of your meds handy. We listen to the latest story from health series, HealthQ, a collaboration between Nashville Public Radio and KFF Health News, with reporters Cara Anthony and Blake Farmer.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHundreds of people showed up for a free health care clinic on We Care Day, held Saturday at West Virginia Health Right.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMiddle Tennessee’s Dickson County is known for being the filming location for Ernest Goes to Camp, which grossed upwards of $20 million in the late 1980s. For the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, WPLN’s Jewly Hight looked into the area’s earlier lore about mysterious creatures of the night.
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