Program purpose award - in MS, approximately half the workforce are women, yet women areabout 70 of minimum wage or below minimum wage earners

The poverty rate for women inms is the highest of any state at 21.9 , and the poverty rate for single MOM families is 52.8 .moore community house women in construction (winc) is a pre-apprenticeship andnontraditional job training program located in biloxi, MS that serves women, transgenderwomen, and non-binary individuals in the MS gulf coast region. Winc provides access to skillstraining and nontraditional occupations targeted toward the skilled craft trades and advancedmanufacturing to correct this gender disparity and build a pathway for women, and moms, intohigh-wage apprenticeships and nontraditional occupations (a NTO), while also providing essential supportive services, such as case management, stipends, child care assistance, andaccess to work-related clothing, PPE, and tools.activities to be performed.- winc plans to hold 23 courses with varyingstructures, days, and times, as well as rolling enrollments for virtual courses offering industry recognizedcredentials in response to women and industry needs. Additionally, winc will buildupon the existing program activities and enhance the program through monthly outreach sessionswith new community agency partners coordinate quarterly industry tours with partnerdeliverables expected outcome - 1,500 to be introduced to a NTO 365 training enrollments (252 uniqueparticipants) 292 from underrepresented communities to be served 285 enrollments tocomplete 154 to secure full-time employment 85 to secure employment with a higher wage.intended beneficiary(IES) - winc is submitting this wanto program proposal to provide technical assistance toemployers and apprenticeships along mississippis coastal counties to further develop andimprove pathways into apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations in the skilled craft tradesfor women. During the period of performance, subrecipient activities - NA