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WEPA empowerment center marks five years, cites 1,700 served and asks county to lift lien to finish renovations
Summary
At a Lebanon County workshop, WEPA Empowerment Center leaders summarized five years of workforce training—1,700 people served, 120 program graduates and high placement rates—and asked the county to release a $250,000 lien and help with a required federal environmental review so elevator work can proceed.
Rafael Torres, cofounder of the WEPA Empowerment Center, and Kaye Litman, executive director of Tech Central Lebanon, told the Lebanon County commissioners’ workshop they have built a full-service workforce training hub in the historic Elks Building and want administrative help to complete renovations.
Torres opened the update by thanking county leaders and partners and reminding commissioners the effort began with a five‑year plan presented to the county. "When we focus on our efforts on people, our community thrives," he said, and asked the county to "release the $250,000 lien we have on the building so that we can continue our renovations." The…
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