New Bedford

New Bedford Trivia:

• The history of New Bedford pre-dates the Pilgrims of Plymouth by 18 years when it was explored by English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold.
• Nicknamed "The Whaling City" because it was, during the 19th century, one of the most important whaling ports in the world.
• New Bedford is the home of the New Bedford Whaling Museum, the country's largest museum on the subject of whaling and the history of interaction between humans and whales.
• In 1838, Frederick Douglass, the runaway slave who became a famous abolitionist, settled in New Bedford.
• In the mid-1840s, New Bedford was the site of the first petroleum fuel refinery in the United States.

Programs:

ACHIEVE! - CUSTOMER SERVICE – Serves out-of-school youth between the ages of 16 and 21, providing Adult Basic Education/GED preparation, customer service occupational skills training, resulting in a National Retail Federation certification, and more.

Young Parents – Offers pregnant and parenting out-of-school youth, aged 14–21, who have not achieved a high school diploma with a variety of educational and life skills training.

Young Parents Demonstration Program - Enables existing Young Parents Programs to provide a mentoring component as part of a national demonstration project.

For more information on the New Bedford programs, contact Barbora Hazuková, Regional Manager at bhazukova@tra-inc.org or Lisa Mello-Frost, Assistant Manager at lmellofrost@tra-inc.org.

60 Spring Street, 2nd Floor
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: (508) 984-7419
Fax: (508) 984-7481