Our vocational training programs allow our residents and apprentices to evaluate their skills and interests, as well as provide them with opportunities to learn valuable skills which can provide a means of income upon graduating the Adult & Teen Challenge program. Our residents learn to make decisions and identify solutions to real life, on-the-job situations. Workplace readiness skills are practiced and reinforced for successful employment and life development.

Our vocational training programs include:

• The Carpenter’s Shop, which provides training under the tutelage of a master carpenter.
• Culinary Arts, which provides training under the tutelage of a professional chef in a fully equipped commercial kitchen.
• Auto Mechanics, which provides training in motor vehicle service by a certified auto technician.
• Office Administration, which provides training in clerical, office, and secretarial skills.
• Barbering School, which is taught by Scott Anthony Barbering Academy of Pawtucket, RI.
• Garden, which provides knowledge of one of the world’s most enjoyable and necessary skills.
• Sales and Marketing, which provides a wide range of communication and relationship building skills.

Not all centers offer all vocational training choices. If you have a special interest in one, contact that particular center.