South Fulton Parks and Recreation highlights Workforce Academy “Ballin with a Purpose” for 17–28-year-olds

Senora Turner, director of Parks and Recreation for the City of South Fulton, said the Workforce Academy, formed in 2023, targets young adults ages 17 through 28 who are not attending school and uses basketball to engage participants. "We came up with the name Ballin with a purpose," Turner said.

The program presentation emphasized using sports as a recruitment tool for job training. The deputy director, identified in the meeting only as the Deputy Director, Parks and Recreation, described part of the initiative as offering basic exposure to electrical work, saying "it also could be lucrative." Turner thanked the city for funding the effort: "I'd like to thank the City of South Fulton for this investment they've made in the community," she said. The deputy director added that the program is intended to "create gainful employment opportunities for our people in the City of South Fulton."

The remarks in the meeting were a presentation about the program; no formal action, vote, or directive was recorded in the transcript. The speakers described the target population (young adults 17–28 not attending school), the program name, and the intent to connect participants to employment pathways through sports-centered engagement and skills training. Details such as enrollment numbers, curriculum specifics, program duration, and exact funding amounts were not specified in the transcript.

Officials used the presentation to acknowledge city funding and to describe the program's aims rather than to seek board action. Follow-up items — for example, enrollment targets, partner employers, certification offered for electrical or other trades, and metrics for job placement — were not stated in the recorded remarks and therefore remain not specified.