Worcester

Worcester Trivia:

• Worcester is the home of TRA's first training site and corporate headquarters.
• Worcester is known as the "Heart of the Commonwealth," thus, a heart is the official symbol of the city.
• The first national Women's Rights Convention was hosted in Worcester in 1850.
• The first radio station to play a Beatles song in the United States was WORC in Worcester.
• The birth control pill was invented at Clark University in Worcester.
• Worcester is the location of the first mass produced commercial valentine by Esther Howland in 1847.
• The launching of the first liquid fuel rocket took place in Worcester, led by "the father of modern rocketry," Robert Goddard (also a graduate of WPI).

Programs:

ACHIEVE! - CUSTOMER SERVICE – Serves out-of-school youth between the ages of 16 and 21, providing Adult Basic Education/GED preparation, customer service occupational skills training, resulting in a National Retail Federation certification, and more.

Adult Basic Education – Meets the specific educational needs of adult students who have limited basic reading, language and math skills and/or limited English proficiency.

English for Speakers of Other Languages – Assists adult students who have limited English proficiency by meeting their specific educational needs.

Young Parents – Offers pregnant and parenting out-of-school youth, aged 14-21, who have not achieved a high school diploma with a variety of education, parenting, and life skills training.

Young Parents Demonstration Program - Enables existing Young Parents Programs to provide a mentoring component as part of a national demonstration project.

YouthBuild – Provides low-income, out-of-school youth, aged 16-24 with on-the-job, hands on construction skills training and GED preparation.

For more information on the Worcester site and the programs offered, contact Michael Quigley, Manager, mquigley@tra-inc.org.

2 Foster Street, 3rd Floor
Worcester, MA 01608
Phone: (508) 753-2991
Fax: (508) 754-3252