Bridges to Careers

Bridges to Careers is a program facilitated by CareerEdge to enhance the skills and earning capacity of community members by providing them with an opportunity to obtain necessary training and credentialing so that they can enter the workforce successfully.

Geographic Scope: Manatee-Sarasota region, Florida

Program Approach:

• Often uses a "Fast-Track" approach
• Upskills participants in a compressed timeframe
• Effectively prepares participants to meet the skills employers need in today's job market

Program Impact (CareerEdge Cumulative Totals Since 2010):

• $20 million in investments
• 8,588 workers trained
• 2,078 new jobs created
• 10,236 certificates/degrees earned
• $45 million in new wages & raises

Funding Partners:

• Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation
• Gulf Coast Community Foundation
• Regions
• Truist
• Bank of America
• Eppard
• National Fund for Workforce Solutions

About CareerEdge:
CareerEdge Funders Collaborative is a national-award-winning workforce and employer-led innovative initiative. CareerEdge is the first Funders Collaborative designated as a National Fund for Workforce Solutions site in the Southeastern US. The collaborative uses donated funds to create a skilled labor pool in the Manatee-Sarasota region and helps local employers find the talent they need.