By Eric He
Patch.com
EAST PALO ALTO, CA — JobTrain, a Peninsula-based nonprofit that provides career training and employment opportunities to low-income adults, is set to receive $5 million in state funding toward constructing a new 100,000-square foot economic mobility center in East Palo Alto.
The funding, part of budget trailer legislation that passed both houses of the state legislature on Monday, is awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature. The $5 million would be matched by a grant from the Emerson Collective to complete the projected $10 million cost of the center.
Sen. Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park), appearing virtually from Sacramento, announced the plan with local officials Wednesday at a news briefing, as JobTrain also held its first in-person job fair since the pandemic in Menlo Park.