SER Newsletter August 2018
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SER Rhode Island – Helping Rhode Islanders get back to work
OUR MISSION
SER Rhode Island provides literacy and job training services for economically disadvantaged Rhode Islanders so that they may improve their quality of life.
OUR PROGRAMS
Specialized Work Services
We help unemployed parents return to work through job search/coaching, transitional job placement, on-the-job training and a variety of other services and supports that help the parents gain new skills and work experience and ultimately, competitive employment. [Funded with a grant from the RI Department of Human Services]
Youth Work Experience
This summer program exposes youth to the world of work through classroom and hands-on work experience at local businesses. [Funded through the RI Department of Labor and Training, and the RI Department of Human Services]
Ex-Offender/Re-Entry Services
Working closely with probation and parole, this program assists those recently released from prison in finding and retaining employment. [Funded through SER Jobs for Progress, Inc.]
Florida’s Leading Providers of Workforce Development Services
SER-Jobs for Progress is one of Florida’s leading providers of workforce development services.
Founded in 1978 in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami, the organization’s area of service has stretched from Lake Okeechobee to the Florida Keys, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Everglades.
The organization primarily offers outsourcing services to state and local governments.
Mission Statement
ER-Jobs for Progress is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to enabling individuals and families to become self-sufficient through education, workforce development and employment.
Our Programs
Our board and staff strive to provide the best programming responding to the needs of the communities that we serve.
The Center was the first of its kind in southeastern Florida. The center provides a variety of services to anyone in need including some targeted populations. On a typical year, the center helps over 10,000 job seekers look for employment.
North Miami Beach One-Stop Career Center
The Center was the first of its kind in southeastern Florida. The center provides a variety of services to anyone in need including some targeted populations. On a typical year, the center helps over 10,000 job seekers look for employment.
Advanced Technical Centers
ATC is the education division of SER. Located inside SER’s main facility in Miami Springs, the institution educates over 200 students annually.
Senior Community Service Employment Program
The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a community service and work based training program serving 200 older workers per year.
Housing Programs
For over a quarter century, SER has been helping at-risk Youth to remain in school and graduate. Currently, the program serves Youth in Homestead Senior High.
https://www.serflorida.org/indexpage.htm
Centro CHA – Building Strong and Healthy Latino Communities
Centro CHA is a non-profit Hispanic/Latino human and social service agency formed in 1992 and incorporated in 1999. Since 1992, Centro CHA strives to create a record of service that advances and advocates extensively for the well-being of underrepresented, low-income Hispanic children, youth and families in the City of Long Beach. A recognized leader at the local, county and state levels, Centro CHA is a committed grassroots, community-based nonprofit organization that continuously provides quality, necessary and compassionate services to more than 5,000 families from underserved, impoverished Hispanic neighborhoods.
PARENT SERVICES
Case Managers with Centro CHS help program participants create a goal-oriented service plan to move toward a better life.
CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION
Are you looking to renew your residency status, apply for citizenship, or have any other legal procedure? Centro CHA provides free legal assistance!
VIOLENCE PREVENTION
Volunteer or learn about Centro CHA’s social initiatives motivating the youth and families of Long Beach to engage and improve their communities.
EMPLOYMENT
Accept your past and don’t turn back. Face forward with our workforce development programs and shape your own future.
Learn more about their work here: https://www.centrocha.org/
Comcast’s Internet Essentials Program
Earlier this week kicked off the new school year for the Comcast Internet Essentials program, the largest and most comprehensive broadband adoption effort for low-income families in the U.S. The program has now connected more than six million low-income individuals to the Internet at home, most for the very first time.
In addition, Comcast announced our second biggest expansion ever in eligibility for the program to low-income veterans living in our service area. Now, as many as one million low-income veterans will be able to apply. Fewer than 70 percent of low-income veterans have Internet access. Veterans have stood up for our country and it’s time for us to stand up for them by providing access to life-changing digital tools and resources.
Comcast has had a multi-city tour every year of the program to raise awareness about the importance of broadband adoption. This year, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalists and Team USA hockey players Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando will join us to visit local communities across the country. Both are passionate advocates for gender equity and will serve as national spokespeople for Internet Essentials.
To learn more about Internet Essentials, and how Comcast is helping students, parents, seniors, and veterans get ready to pursue their dreams and careers, please watch this short video: