Springfield Trivia:

• Springfield is the home of Shays' Rebellion, a key event leading to the Federal Constitutional Convention.
• Springfield is the birthplace of basketball, where in the late 1800s, a physical education teacher invented the sport at the Springfield YMCA to fill the gap between the football and baseball seasons.
• The Baseketball Hall of Fame is located in Springfield.
• The first use of interchangeable parts and the assembly line in manufacturing occured in Springfield.

Programs:

Young Parents – Provides a variety of services to pregnant and parenting out-of-school young people, aged 14-24, who have not achieved a high school diploma or its equivalent or who have a high school credential and are seeking to enroll in post-secondary education or training.

Employment Prep Program (CIES) - provides DTA eligible clients with short-term training to improve opportunities for job placement leading to self-sufficiency.

Holyoke Trivia:

• Once recognized as the "Queen of Industrial Cities" and the "Paper City of the World", Holyoke was a powerhouse in the industrial revolution.
• The sport of volleyball was invented in Holyoke on February 9, 1895 by William G. Morgan.
• Holyoke is home to the Volleyball Hall of Fame.
• Holyoke was one of the first planned industrial communities in the United States.
• Holyoke is home to the second largest annual Saint Patrick's Day Parade in the nation.

Programs:

Fitchburg Trivia:

• Fitchburg was founded by Amos Kimball, Samuel Hunt, and John Fitch who chose the name "Fitchburg" because it was synonymous with heroism.
• Located on the Nashua River, Fitchburg became known as a manufacturing center during the Industrial Revolution.
• Fitchburg is the birthplace of NASCAR brothers Ken and Ron Bouchard.
• Fitchburg is noted for the Rollstone Boulder.
• The 1961 movie, 'Return to Peyton Place' was filmed in Fitchburg.

Programs:

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

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

Employment Prep Program (CIES) - provides MRC eligible clients with short-term training to improve opportunities for job placement leading to self-sufficiency.

Programs:

Adult Basic Education – Meets the specific educational needs of adult students who have limited basic reading, language and math skills.
ABE Interest Link: https://bit.ly/3rOmdWs

Employment Prep Program (CIES) - provides DTA eligible clients with short-term training to improve opportunities for job placement leading to self-sufficiency.

Programs:

ACHIEVE! Youth Opportunity Program – Serves out-of-school youth between the ages of 16 and 24, providing Adult Basic Education/High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) preparation, customer service occupational skills training, resulting in a National Retail Federation certification, and more.

Employment Prep Program (CIES) - provides DTA eligible clients with short-term training to improve opportunities for job placement leading to self-sufficiency.

Salem Trivia:

• The Salem Maritime National Historic Site was the first American National Historic Site to be designated by Congress.
• Salem was the center of Puritanism in America.
• Nicknamed "The Witch City", Salem is home to the Salem Witch Trials.
• American novelist and short story writer, Nathaniel Hawthorne, was born in 1804 in the city of Salem.
• Salem is the birthplace of the National Guard.
• The game of Monopoly was first published in Salem by Parker Brothers.

Corporate
390 Main Street, Suite 806, Worcester, MA 01608
Phone: (508) 797-0060 | Fax: (508) 756-8967

Training Sites

Fitchburg
435 Main Street, Suite 2500, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Phone: (978) 343-4452 | Fax: (978) 345-2647

Quincy
1515 Hancock Street, Suite 110, Quincy, MA 02169
(Entrance on side at 58 Ross Way)
Phone: (617) 773-1470 | Fax: (617) 773-1469

Salem
10 Federal Street, Suite 15, Salem, MA 01970