by Web Admin | Jul 12, 2018 | Affiliate News
Since 1971, SER Metro-Detroit has consistently maintained a high-performance record in the skills training and placement of consumers into unsubsidized employment in the private sector and in providing employers with a diverse, qualified workforce. The means by which our mission of cultivating a qualified, skilled and adaptable workforce for metropolitan Detroit and the global economy is reflected in our name: SER: Service, Employment, and Redevelopment.
SER Metro-Detroit works to give each consumer of services the resources needed to create a life of self-sufficiency and self-fulfillment. SER’s program mix includes: literacy and education, job readiness skills training, occupational skills training, vocational skills training, job seeker and employer services, welfare reform programming, economic and community development, employment, and extensive youth programming. The services delivery system includes the active participation of the public and private sectors, education, and government.
SER Metro-Detroit staff of committed individuals is a major asset to those whom we serve, as is the network of business partners, human services agencies, faith-based organizations, workforce development partners, educators, employers, state and government agencies and other stakeholders.
SER Metro-Detroit has grown from a small community resource serving Southwest Detroit residents to a multi-service, multi-state corporation that serves as a direct link to gainful employment of diverse populations. SER Metro-Detroit operates a comprehensive service delivery system serving any individual and employer seeking service.
SER Metro-Detroit is an equal opportunity employer, which administers recruitment, employment, transfer, training, and promotion practices without discrimination based on height, political opinion or affiliation, weight, race, gender, religion, age, national origin, marital status, unrelated handicap or any prohibited ground.
SER Metro-Detroit is an equal opportunity employer funded in part by the Michigan Department of Career Development and the Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation. Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary aids and services available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
http://sermetro.org/
by Web Admin | Jul 12, 2018 | Affiliate News
Hispanic American Organization , Inc. was founded by Lupe Pearce in 1976 and Roberto Clemente Charter School in 2000 to assist Allentown’s growing Hispanic Community become more economically self-sufficient. It grew, in large part, from her personal experiences coming to the United States, having to learn English, and then finding jobs at the University of Chicago library and ultimately teaching Spanish in the Chicago school district, using the teaching degree she had earned in Chile.
When she moved to Allentown with her family, she could relate to the plight of Hispanics who had lost their jobs when factories closed. Without new marketable skills, they were unable to support their families as productive members of the community. With a small grant from The First Presbyterian Church of Allentown, Lupe opened the doors of HAO to train and educate Hispanic residents to realize their dreams. Maria Cruz was the first Latina volunteer.
Since those early days, HAO has grown from an organization with a nominal budget, a staff of one in a small rented office, serving a handful of clients to an active, vital center staffed by over 60 people, serving a cross-section of inner-city residents.
Services:
HAO Counseling Services
HAO Inspire Program
Housing Services
Adults Program GED
Adults Program: ESL (English as a second language)
Nutrition Awareness
Intake, Information, and Referral Services
Wellness Program
Supportive Parents
New! – Drug and Alcohol
Learn more about HAO HERE
by Web Admin | Jul 2, 2018 | Affiliate News
Providing much needed services to their communities’:
SER STARS Academy 2018-2019:
- September, 2018 to June, 2019
- Grades 6 to 8th
- Hours of program 3:00 -5:30 pm
- Location PCMS ( Port Chester Middle School)
- Service provided:
- Academic support – staff for this program would be the Middle School teachers
- Parent workshops
- One on one support
- Benefits
- Assist incoming 6th graders accustom to:
- Schedule
- Lockers
- New location
- Homework
- Fast- pace environment
- Tuition based program
- Registration is $175
- Per month $150
TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) Summer 2018:
- Partnership with Westchester County
- This program accepts 25 students from ages 14- 18 to work in a summer internship in Westchester County.
- Each student is placed in different locations based on interests or age group
- A couple of students thrive academically as well:
- Steven Lugo- age 17, works at Elite Physical Therapy, excellent student
- Christopher Loja- age 14, works at St. Peter’s Summer Camp, excellent student
- To finish the program students have to complete a total of 112 hours where they get paid 11 per hour.
- What the students learn throughout the course of this program:
- Responsibility of attending work regularly
- Learn new skills required for the work place
- Establish future goals from experience attained
- Manage salary
Private Sector Summer 2018:
- Partnership with Westchester County
- We accept a total of 30 students
- Ages 18-24
- Requirements:
- To start they have to send their resume to our email address serofwestchester@gmail.com or personally come to our office and we provide them with assistance to create a resume
- Create a profile through the Westchester Private Sector link
- Upload resume and wait for our acceptance
- Benefits
- Find locations throughout Westchester County that normally aren’t available regularly through job sites in the internet
- Jobs that fit interests or area of study pursuing at the time of applying.
- Create a future connection upon graduating or while in college.
For more information, please contact:
SER of Westchester, Inc.
76 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 8
White Plains, New York 10601
Office Phone Number: 914-681-0996
Fax Number: 914-681-0997
E-mail: serofwestchester@gmail.com
by Web Admin | Jun 21, 2018 | Affiliate News, Blog
Barrio Station has faithfully worked to save young precious lives to help them reject drug use/abuse, violence and delinquency. Subsequently gang violence and drug addiction has decreased to a significant level in Barrio Logan where families enjoy a substantially improved quality of life, as all Americans deserve. Today we are embarking on campaigns to challenge the disturbing outsiders who are trying to force their interests upon our community.
Following the example of Cesar E. Chavez, the community engaged in many “house meeting media campaigns” to expose and combat the outsiders that deviously caused the deterioration of the spirit and physical landscape of Barrio Logan. New strategies are in place to protect our way of life. Photo: 1974 home of the Castañeda family. Ramon “Chunky” Sanchez, daughter Izcatli and Rachael Ortiz, Barrio Station ED
by Web Admin | Jun 21, 2018 | Affiliate News
Centro Latino de San Francisco (CLSF) is a 501(c) non-profit and community-based organization owned and operated by the Latino Community, primarily serving the elderly, and adults with disabilities. Incorporated in 1986 and located in the heart of the Mission District of San Francisco, CLSF has served the community for over 40 years!
Programs Spotlight!
Centro Latino provides numerous life sustaining and enrichment programs and services for members of our local community.
Nutrition Programs
CLSF has both Congregate Meal and Home Delivery Meal programs. Lunches are offered
Monday through Friday at our Center, and at three additional congregate meal sites in the Mission District. Hot meals can be delivered Monday through Friday with an additional chilled meal provided for the weekend. All meals served are nutritious, delicious and very popular! They are freshly prepared in-house by expert culinary staff, some of whom have been with the organization since its incorporation.
Supportive Services
Since the establishment of the State of California’s first amnesty program in 1995, CLSF has provided a naturalization program for legal permanent residents applying for U.S. Citizenship. Today, Centro Latino’s comprehensive ESL/Citizenship Program offers USCIS N-400 Application preparation and submission assistance, as well as ESL/Citizenship classes that help applicants prepare for their USCIS Citizenship interview and examination.
ESL/Citizenship Program
Staff social workers offer supportive services for seniors and people
with disabilities, including:
• Health care advocacy
• Subsidized housing application assistance
• Individualized assistance in gaining access to essential government benefits
Group Van Service
CLSF operates a paratransit program, which consists of group van service for eligible individuals to nutrition program sites for hot lunches, and to low-cost supermarkets and farmers markets for grocery shopping on a regularly scheduled basis.
Socialization Programs
Socialization Programs offered at CLSF include an Adult Choir, Computer Literacy Skills Development Classes, Arts & Crafts Club, and Exercise Classes.
by Web Admin | Jun 21, 2018 | Affiliate News
The American GI Forum Education Foundation was established for the specific purpose of increasing the financial resources available to needy and qualified students pursuing a higher education. Over the last 40 years, the American GI Forum Eduction Foundation has allocated over $400,000 to deserving students of the Santa Maria Valley. The primary goal of the Education Foundation is to increase the number of scholarships granted yearly.
The American GI Forum Education Foundation also obtains funds that are used to assist veterans and their families experiencing various physical, emotional, or financial hardships.”
We invite your participation in this endeavor. All contributions are tax-deductible and will be accepted on behalf of the American GI Forum Education Foundation of Santa Maria.
Guadalupe Espinoza-Romero
California State University Fullerton
Major: Linguistics and Spanish
Minor: Teaching English as a Second Language
“I would like to thank the GI Forum for supporting me in my education. This scholarship facilitated my move from Santa Maria to Fullerton. I would like to especially thank Helen and Willie Glavan for their support. I am currently completing my 3rd semester at CSUF, and I plan to graduate spring of 2019. After completing my undergrad, I plan to enroll in a single subject teaching credential program and hopefully come back to teach at Santa Maria High School.”
Lizbeth Piñon Sosa
San Jose State University
Major: Justice Studies
Emphasis: Criminology
“It has been a pleasure to be a recipient of the GI Forum Scholarship. This scholarship has helped me greatly in furthering my education and transferring to San Jose State. I was able to pay for my books as well as rent. Without this opportunity I would not have been able to afford my textbooks nor be able to pursue my goal. I will soon finish my first year at San Jose State as a Justice studies major with an emphasis in criminology. I look forward to continuing my education and being closer to reaching my goal of becoming a Crime Scene Investigator. I truly appreciate the opportunity I was given due to the generosity of the donors.”
