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Cape Cod CC’s Project Forward Program Hosting Annual Holiday Market on December 5

The Project Forward program at Cape Cod Community College will be hosting their annual “Holiday Pop-Up Market” on their West Barnstable campus on Thursday, December 5 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The market will be set up in the College’s Grossman Commons building and will feature homemade crafts, gifts, and baked goods prepared by Project Forward students and staff.

Project Forward is a nationally renowned program that provides students with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to gain and maintain vocational skills, keys to independent living, and pathways to social success. Students in the program receive hands-on experience in multiple different fields, including Agriculture and Facilities, Childcare, Healthcare, Hospitality and Culinary Arts, Mass Communications and Retail Operations Management. With a true dedication to helping those with intellectual disabilities thrive in their everyday lives, the program has an employment rate of more than 87% for graduates.

All sales are cash or check only with all money goings towards future Project Forward programming and scholarships.

What: Project Forward’s Holiday Pop-Up Market

When: Thursday, December 5 from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Where: Cape Cod Community College, Grossman Commons building

Who: Project Forward students and staff