02/04/26
Gadsden State Skills Training Division receives grant
Gadsden, Ala. – The Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention joined local and state leaders to present a check in the amount of $11.9 million to local grantee organizations in Alabama’s Fourth Congressional District, including the Skills Training Division at Gadsden State Community College. The check presentation was held on January 20 at the Alabama State House.
The Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, also known as the Children’s Trust Fund, provides annual funding to programs across the state dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
Gadsden State received $185,000 to fund its Empowering Families through Workforce Fatherhood Initiative. The program helps participants from the community and those in area jails work toward economic stability through job training and soft skills while also providing workshops in parenting skills and relationship skills. It is designed to equip non-custodial and custodial parents with the training and employment opportunities necessary to achieve financial stability and to support themselves and their family.
“This funding allows us to meet families where they are and provide real pathways to stability,” said Baisha Woody, Director of Gadsden State’s Skills Training Division. “Through the Empowering Families through Workforce Fatherhood Initiative, we are combining job training with life and parenting skills so participants can strengthen their families while building a future through employment.”
In addition, the grant helps to provide scholarships for eligible parents to participate in a job training program through the Skills Training Division at Gadsden State.
For more information on the various programs offered through Gadsden State’s Skills Training Division, contact Woody at bwoody@gadsdenstate.edu or visit gadsdenstate.edu/skills-training.
