In the News: Extensive search leads LearningWorks to new HQ
The following article by Laurie Schreiber was published by Mainebiz on January 12, 2024 LearningWorks, a Portland education nonprofit, has found a new location for its facility in a 6,300 square-foot lease of office and retail space at 190 Riverside St. in Portland. The nonprofit has been at 181 Brackett St., a 13,020-square-foot building on Portland’s West […]
LearningWorks Celebrates 24 Graduates from YouthBuild
On Thursday, June 22, 2023, LearningWorks hosted its annual YouthBuild graduation ceremony at Deering Oaks Park in Portland. Twenty-four students celebrated their successful completion of the program in one of the largest graduation ceremonies in recent years. Graduates represented three different cohorts from the 2022-2023 program cycle. YouthBuild is an alternative high school and job […]
Tom McLaughlin Chosen as New Executive Director of LearningWorks
LearningWorks is thrilled to announce that Tom McLaughlin has been chosen as the agency’s new Executive Director. Having conducted a nationwide search led by Starboard Leadership Consulting, the Board of Directors selected McLaughlin to assume leadership of LearningWorks. “Tom will be a wonderful asset to LearningWorks,” shares Eben Jose, the Chair of LearningWorks’ Board of […]
LearningWorks’ YouthBuild receives $1.38 million federal grant
LearningWorks’ YouthBuild program has been awarded a $1.38 million grant through the U.S. Department of Labor.
Heather Davis Stepping Down as Executive Director
It is with a mixture of sadness and gratitude that we announce Executive Director Heather Davis will be leaving LearningWorks at the end of this year. Heather has played a critical role in LearningWorks’ success. Although when she first joined the team in 2016, she initially only planned to stay with the organization for five years, she extended that timeline to see us through the unexpected COVID-19 pandemic. We are grateful for her dedicated leadership during that time.