Eight Baltimore City men who call themselves the Elite Eight graduated from a six-week course on Thursday, Jan. 5 that taught them basic manufacturing skills such as carpentry, welding, 3-D printing and more.
The following Monday morning, all eight of those men reported for work at their new jobs.
Now 16 more men, calling themselves Elevation 16, are beginning the same six-week journey with the Port Covington Manufacturing Bootcamp at the Foundery, the maker space inside of Sagamore Development Co.'s City Garage in Port Covington.
The bootcamp is an example of what Mayor Catherine Pugh says she wants to see Baltimore's corporate community doing more of. Providing learning opportunities for low-income citizens, many of whom have a criminal past, will help create jobs for the city's 76,000 unemployed citizens, Pugh said at a celebration for the 16 new participants on Thursday morning.
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