Step Up

Your Skills. Your Career. Your Life.

What's New at Stepping Up

SU Recruiting for Fall Healthcare Classes in Providence

(August 24) Stepping Up is currently recruiting participants for our upcoming healthcare career exploration classes at Dorcas Place and the Genesis Center, as well as for our own Hospital Clerical Training program. For details on these programs, as well as to learn how to get involved, click on the links below.

• Dorcas Place Healthcare Career Academy - begins 9/22
• Genesis Center Healthcare Exploration Program - begins 9/7
• Hospital Clerical Training Program - begins 9/20

SU Recruiting for Fall Healthcare Classes in Woonsocket

(June 24) Stepping Up is pleased to offer a new healthcare career exploration class for community residents, in conjunction with Family Resources Community Action in Woonsocket, RI. This free program, which will begin in September 2010, includes approximately six weeks of classroom training followed by a five-week internship. Classes will be held Mondays through Fridays from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at Family Resource Community Action’s Employment & Training Center, 55 Main Street, Woonsocket. Class content will include:

• Health care career exploration
• Medical terminology
• CPR certification
• Blood borne pathogens certification
• Job readiness training
• Basic work skills
• Resume & cover letter preparation

Information about Stepping Up is provided at Family Resources Community Action weekly information sessions, which are held every Wednesday at 3 pm at FRCA’s Employment & Training Center, 55 Main Street, Woonsocket. For more information about Stepping Up, contact Carol Hartmann Rabbitt at
(401) 235-6074 or chartmannrabbitt@famresri.org.

2010 Spring Newsletter

(June 7) Stepping Up's spring newsletter is now available! Click here to view it.

SU Announces Summer/Fall 2010 College Classes

(April 20) Stepping Up is currently enrolling program participants in a select number of pre-college and college-level classes that will be offered on-site at Rhode Island Hospital and Women and Infants' Hospital. For more information, please view the class schedule or contact Darcy Holoweski at dholoweski@steppingupri.org.

 

2010 Winter Newsletter

(March 3) Stepping Up's winter newsletter is now online! Click here to view it.

SU Featured in Mayor's State of the City Address

(March 1) Providence Mayor David Cicilline highlighted Stepping Up in his 2010 State of the City Address, citing the program's role in workforce development as part of Providence's Operation Opportunity. Click here to read a transcript of the address. Stepping Up is discussed on page 3.
 


SU Featured in Providence's City News

(February 17)  Stepping Up was recently featured in Providence's City News! Click here to read the article.

Stepping Up is currently not accepting new participants as enrollment at this time is full. However, to have your name placed on a wait list for consideration when enrollment opens again, or to simply learn more about the program, please email info@steppingupri.org.