Affiliated Agencies
New England Farm Workers' Council
(NEFWC) assists migrant and seasonal farm workers and their families, as well as other low-income groups, with fuel assistance, employment, job skills and job search training to end poverty and social dependency.
Corporation for Public Management
seeks solutions to welfare dependency, chronic joblessness and illiteracy. It also focuses on providing services to those with physical and developmental disabilities.
Corporation for Justice Management
is a leader in community-based offender re-entry services to reduce recidivism and address public safety. Its community corrections programs stress respect, motivation and individualized programming for participants.
works to provide sustainable development and capacity- building to small, faith-based organizations.
GED Programs
Available through PfC Affliates
Since education breaks down many barriers to success, Partners for Community offers GED support to youth and adults looking to obtain their GED through its affiliates.
For Youth
The Corporation for Public Management runs the Young Parents Program (YPP) as part of the MA Department of Transitional Assistance Employment Services Program. YPP helps young parents earn GEDs, find and keep jobs, learn parenting skills, and has the ultimate goal of helping young parents go on beyond a GED program to college.
The Young Parents Program looks to reduce welfare dependency among young parents, ages 14 to 21, who have not achieved a high school diploma or GED. YPP offers access to education with “real world” implications, teaching participants how to apply math, science, communication and other skills to raising a family and other day-to-day activities. The YPP program is based upon support and mutual respect and trust, and is so successful in helping young people that in FY2008, over 80% of program participants who came in without graduating high school not only obtained a GED but went on to college.
If you are interested in finding out more about how the Young Parents Program can help you earn your GED, call the program nearest to you.
New England Farm Workers' Council (NEFWC) also offers the WIA Youth program that helps young people in Massachusetts with education and job training. The program provides access to GED preparation materials like the Anywhere Learning System (ALS), as well as tutoring in areas like writing and math. If you are a young person looking to change your life, the WIA Youth program can give you the tools and support you need to train for a career, get a college degree and become a community leader.
If you are interested in the WIA Youth program, call the NEFWC office nearest you.
For Adults
In Massachusetts, Competitive Integrated Employment Services (CIES) program, run by the Corporation for Public Management, is a job training and employment program for adults that often has GED education as part of a participant’s individualized program to reach full-time, long-term employment.
The first step of CIES for any participant is a thorough assessment of both academic skills as well as a variety of career skills. A specific plan is developed according to the level of service that a participant needs to receive, and can range from helping a highly qualified individual with a long work history apply his or her skills in a new field to helping individuals overcome language barriers, obtain a GED or gain certification to start a career.
If you are interested in finding out more about how the CIES can help you earn your GED, call the program nearest to you.
Please note that the CIES program is a program of the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) and is for referred participants only.