A partner initiative between the Merrimack Valley Workforce Investment Board and Lawrence Prospera's SISU Center,  EARN is a US Department of Labor funded re-entry program using a three tiered strengths based ‘jobs first’ workforce development strategy. The Earn program provides social-emotional skills development, as well as pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship training and new employee pre-apprenticeship opportunities for Lawrence based young people ages 18 to 24.  Eligible Participants must meet the following criteria: Previously incarcerated  Under the supervision of the justice system, either in out-of-home placements, on probation, or on parole Under an alternative sentence by the justice system Under a diversion program as an alternative to prosecution Has never been convicted of a sex crime other than prostitution Is low-income (participants residing in the target area are considered to be low-income)

Training Opportunities Include: Manufacturing Landscaping Construction