by Web Admin | Jan 10, 2018 | Education, Event, News & Updates
Register now for free SER MUJER workshops at the 2018 Annual Ser National Conference! The SER MUJER program seeks to encourage and empower aspiring women entrepreneurs by providing financial literacy, entrepreneurship and business development training. The conference and training will be held May 15-16, 2018 at the Crowne Plaza Dallas in Addison, Texas. Training includes courses on business development, financial management, risk management, and tax planning, as well as networking and funding opportunities with other women entrepreneurs.
Click here to register now!
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by Web Admin | Jan 5, 2018 | Affiliate News
Since 1979, SER-Jobs has held numerous contracts from a variety of funding sources whose goals coincide with those of our stated mission and is recognized in the Southeastern Massachusetts region as a leader in the adult education, training, and employment fields. Throughout its history, SER-Jobs has been a vibrant trendsetter and on the forefront of confronting the social, cultural, educational, and economic concerns of our community. Innovative approaches have been taken to forge collaborative enterprises and partnerships in an effort to maximize ever-dwindling resources. Consequently, SER-Jobs has made a conscious effort to involve social and linguistic minority organizations in educational investment partnerships. As a result, SER-Jobs has been invited by community organizations and social clubs to use their facilities for classes, graduation ceremonies and other functions; SER-Jobs has tapped into many community and linguistic minority organizations and churches for recruitment drives; and SER-Jobs has formed partnerships with many youth organization and social service programs in Fall River. We are proudly, a United Way Agency.
In this season of Thanksgiving, we are so grateful for the generosity of the Fall River Women’s Union from whom we just received $5000 to help support our Family Learning Center. Anne Snyder, President and Elizabeth Lane, Treasurer, visited us today to get to know the families their support will positively impact. Thank you Fall River Women’s Union!
by Web Admin | Jan 5, 2018 | Affiliate News
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.
Centro C.H.A. is located in an area of Long Beach, California with a Hispanic population over 65%, effectively making Centro CHA one of the most accessible organizations in the area and a leader in the Long Beach community.
One of many programs CHA offers is Employment for Adults & Youth
The Youth Diversion & Workforce Development Program at Centro C.H.A. assists communities that suffer the highest rates of poverty, violence, unemployment, and low levels of educational attainment. Centro C.H.A. has made it their mission to increase opportunities and improve the lives of socially, economically disadvantaged families through advocacy, health education, violence prevention, mentoring, youth workforce development, community service, and civic leadership activities. The organization has made it their initiative to help and assist the underserved population of Long Beach.
Centro C.H.A. is committed to empowering youth and young adults with knowledge and skills towards becoming healthy, productive, and self-sufficient members in their community. The youth diversion program is for young adults and high school students between 16-24 years old; some program services are funded by the U.S. Department of Labor. The program serves to assist the City of Long Beach community in hopes of reducing violence, by providing recreation programs such as arts and crafts outdoor games, sports, science activities that appeal to youth and families. Furthermore, the programs at CHA offer supportive services to ensure success of all participants enrolled in program activities (e.g. transportation assistance, and weekly incentives of participation/attendance). Centro C.H.A., Inc. is committed to working cooperatively with all youth that come through our doors to continue guiding them on the pathway to success.
by Web Admin | Jan 5, 2018 | Affiliate News
The American GI Forum of Santa Maria has been awarding scholarships since 1979. Until the Education Foundation was established in 1991, all monies awarded were raised by the members themselves, mostly at the food booth at the local county fairgrounds. With the Education Foundation, the organization has been able to acquire donations from other sources, mostly from local businesses. The organization holds an annual Scholarship Awards event, where the recipients and their parents have a chance to meet the donors, who present the awards to them.
Visit the American GI Forum of Santa Maria’s website for more scholarship information.
Literacy Classes
The Education Foundation has provided classes in the Adult Literacy Acquisition School for illiterate adults to teach them to read in order to accelerate their acquisition of the English language. The program was funded by Verizon and was a collaboration between the local school district’s CBET (Community-Based English Tutoring) Program for adults, the district’s English Learners Intensive Literacy Intervention Program for school-aged children, and the Literacy Council. This project served those adults who traditionally fall through the cracks in English classes because of illiteracy.
Collaboration with SES Provider
The Education Foundation has collaborated with a Supplementary Educational Services (SES) Provider to provide after-school tutoring to students who attend schools in the local school district that fall under Program Improvement Status. The AGIF Education Foundation has provided expertise to locate community buildings, personnel, and materials to help make this program successful for our community’s children, the majority of which are English Learners.
Food Booth Training
The Education Foundation has provided training for many youth at the American GI Forum’s permanent food booth at the Santa Maria Fairgrounds. Approximately 16 youth per year work at the food booth, getting it ready for the county fair; and then trained in all areas of food preparation: purchasing food, preparing and cooking food, taking orders, using a cash register, and interacting with customers and the general public. This has been a very successful youth program for those who would not or could not obtain employment on their own. All youth working in the booth are encouraged to continue their education, and many of them have been AGIF Education Foundation scholarship recipients.
by Web Admin | Jan 5, 2018 | Affiliate News
“Now I can provide better for myself and my daughter,” said Stephanie Guevara, 20, “SER really, really changed my life.”
Determined to create her own brighter future, the newly-single, former stay-at-home Mom sought SER’s help. After completing SER’s BankWork$ training program, Stephanie was quickly hired by Loomis, where she is happy with her new career.
“I would never have been able to get this position without SER,” said Stephanie, “I would never have even known about it.”
Read more of Stephanie’s #TransformationTuesday story here http://www.serhouston.org/success-stories/stephanie-guevara
Thank you to our partners Capital One, BBVA Compass, Wells Fargo, Workforce Solutions, United Way of Greater Houston, and the Sheri & Les Biller Family Foundation for making Stephanie’s story possible!
