The state grants will provide $10,000 in child care stipends per apprentice and $5,000 for women participating in pre-apprenticeships in construction. Hayward said that money will go a long way ...

The related child care funding comes from the Equal Representation in Construction Apprenticeship Grant (ERICA), for which the state has appropriated $15.6 million over two years.

The Mount Vernon United Methodist Church in Danville has seen a 60% increase in enrollment for its child care programming in the last two years. The church is hoping to expand its playground to ...

After bouncing around in several job paths, including retail sales, office receptionist and warehouse worker, Cindy Crisanto has begun a potentially lucrative career as a welder and ironworker — a ...