The McGregor Fund recently announced five grants totaling $790,000 to Detroit-based organizations that provide job training, employment and other services to young adults and job seekers.

These grants are part of the McGregor Fund’s focus on skill building and employment, which supports opportunities for adults and teens living in poverty to increase and broaden their job opportunities. To date, the fund has awarded more than $4 million in grants in this area.

The fund’s recent grantees include:

• The Empowerment Plan is a workforce development program that gives full-time employment and