Congratulations to the eight graduates of the first POWER UP! Apprenticeship program! Launched in January 2021, the apprenticeship program is an intensive training series in emergency power systems and maintenance operations. Taught by Prime Power's world-class instructors in partnership with WorkSource Cobb/CobbWorks, Inc. and CareerRise, the innovative program provides underserved jobseekers with high-demand skills training that can lead to long-term employment.
Milton J. Little, Jr. is a true servant leader and philanthropist. As a young child, Milton recalls his family contributing to United Way campaigns and receiving assistance from the organization, as well. This personal connection initiated Milton’s altruism, volunteerism, and his relationship with United Way where he is now the first African American President and CEO of United Way of Greater Atlanta leading the charge to put our community’s children on an equitable path to fulfilling their potential. Milton is a member of many boards and advisory councils, and we are extremely honored that he serves as the Chair of the CareerRise Leadership Council. Additionally, we are grateful for Milton’s support and guidance from the beginning. Over fifteen years ago, he started having conversations about the establishment of CareerRise with national foundations such as the Ford Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. In partnership with the National Fund for Workforce Solutions, CareerRise was launched in 2011 and is managed by the United Way of Greater Atlanta. While there has been much progress on Child-Well Being in Atlanta, Milton shares that Atlanta “is still a place of significant disparity and a place of low social mobility for poor children. Those have always been part of my professional motivation to see if those gaps, those disparities, can be closed or ended. There is plenty of work left to do and I happen to be able to do it with incredible staff team and a wonderful group of board and volunteer leaders in a very generous community. I have all of the raw ingredients necessary to be able to to realize the Child-Well Being movement’s goals and vision.”
