Penn Northwest Development Corporation

Penn-northwet development corporation (pndc) has created the seedling program to target the major economic development issue of young talent leaving mercer county and the northwest region of pennsylvania. In order to help change that narrative, pndc and its partners are determined to provide career awareness opportunities to our local 7th-12th grade high school students, providing them wtih resources to begin thinking about potential career opportunities. Through the use of social media, lunch and learn gatherings, career classes, career fairs and special events, we plan to help introduce young students to future job opportunities, and the education requirements to achieve them.