EKCEP is a non-profit workforce development agency located in and serving the Promise Zone through the administration of jobs and employment programs funded under the federal Workforce Investment Act.  The organization’s mission is to prepare, advance and expand the workforce of Eastern Kentucky.  Within the Promise Zone project, EKCEP has committed to provide employer-based workforce readiness training, including training the incarcerated population; provide training to help displaced miners discover new career options; bring their Kentucky Teleworks program to the Promise Zone to provide work-from-home opportunities; and, establish Job Clubs in the Promise Zone high schools to provide youths internships prior to graduation. 

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