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The Sister of NEW Pre-Apprenticeship of South Florida Corporation (Non-Traditional Employment for Women) has developed an innovative initiative for providing apprenticeship, and training in nontraditional occupations for female veterans, low income women, and women on welfare.Sister of NEW Pre-Apprenticeship of South Florida (Sister Of NEW), main goal is to get low income women off of government assistance and place them in the workforce. The goal of the program is to provide occupational training construction skills and on-the-job-experience as well as basic educational services and workplace specific counseling. The target population for Sister of NEW, program is the community's most economically, occupationally, and educationally disadvantaged young women, and single mothers. ● Increasing women's access to nontraditional jobs is a compelling strategy for family economic self-sufficiency for several reasons. ● Most importantly, compared to jobs that are traditional for women, nontraditional jobs can provide better wages