There's new hope for the unemployed in Florence County.

The United Way of Florence and Johnson Controls Incorporated launched Project HOPE Wednesday. HOPE stands for helping our people gain employment.

The program provides job training and job placement.

Johnson Controls donated $150,000 to the United Way for the project.

United Way hopes to help about 140 people get jobs in the first year.

"Helping individuals who are unemployed and under employed in Florence County. We'll do that by assisting them with job training, job skills, professional resume writing," United Way of Florence President EJ Newby told NewsChannel 15.