by Web Admin | Oct 18, 2016 | Blog, News & Updates
Latina Equal Pay Day Twitter Storm — Tuesday, November 1 @ 2:00 pm ET
Latina Equal Pay Day — the day when Latina pay catches up to that of White, non-Hispanic men from the previous year — is being observed on November 1, 2016. More than 50 years after the passage of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, Latinas typically earn only 54 cents for every dollar earned by White, non-Hispanic men and must work nearly 23 months to earn what white men earn in 12 months. Indeed, given that this is the last “Equal Pay Day” observance of the year, Latinas must typically work longer than … everyone. This disparity hurts not only Latinas, but also the families and communities they support. In 2016, this is unacceptable. We need to act now and let everyone know that we support #LatinaEqualPay and we VOTE! Join the #LatinaEqualPay Day Twitter Storm on November 1 at 2:00 pm ET!
WHAT: #LatinaEqualPay Day Twitter Storm
WHEN: Tuesday, November 1 from 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET (1:00 pm CT/12:00 pm MT/11:00 am PT)
WHERE: Twitter, using the primary hashtag #LatinaEqualPay and secondary hashtags #Trabajadoras, #EqualPay and #LatinxEqualPay.
BECOME A CO-SPONSOR: Sign-up to co-sponsor the Twitter Storm at https://goo.gl/forms/eeMWu3wI7ctRXHlk1.
Current co-sponsors include the Labor Council For Latin American Advancement, National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, AFL-CIO, American Association of University Women, Equal Pay Today!, National Women’s Law Center, Casa de Esperanza, Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, Be Visible, Civic Nation, Equal Rights Advocates, Hispanic Federation, Farmworker Justice, LatinoJustice, Institute for Women’s Policy Research, Labor Project for Working Families, Latino Decisions, Latinos United for Secure Retirement, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, MALDEF, Make it Work, MomsRising, MANA, National Partnership for Women and Families, National Domestic Workers Alliance, National Education Association (NEA), Presente, ROC, SAG-AFTRA, National Network to End Domestic Violence, The Latina Circle, and Voto Latino.
by Web Admin | Oct 17, 2016 | Blog, News & Updates
For Immediate Release:
Contact: Roland Ramirez – 469.549.3699
 Roger C. Rocha, Jr., Named Chairman |
 Monica L. Martinez Named Vice Chair |
Irving, Texas, October 17, 2016 – In elections held on Thursday by the Board Directors of SER-Jobs for Progress National, Inc., Roger C. Rocha was named Chairman and Monica L. Martinez was named Vice-Chair. Jose L. Cela, Secretary; Frank Casillas, Treasurer; and Joe R. Campos, Chair Emeritus, remained in their positions. SER National headquartered in Irving, Texas, is a national employment & training non-profit organization with a presence in over 200 communities across the country including Washington, DC and Puerto Rico.
Roger C. Rocha, Jr., is Owner and CEO of Rocha Primary Care, LLC, and currently serves as LULAC National President, President of LULAC Institute and HACR Board Member. He believes in giving back to the community through service, professional excellence and assisting those who wish to continue with their educational dreams. He earned his undergraduate degree in History with a minor in Political Science in 1993 and received his Master’s degree in Business Administration from Texas A&M University in Laredo, Texas in 2010.
Mr. Rocha has received numerous professional recognition awards from AT&T and personal awards from LULAC such as the Texas LULAC Man of the Year in 2000, Veterans Service Advocate, Communitarian and Advocate of Community Service recognition from PPEP, Inc., the LNESC recognition award for Service and Commitment, was recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow by the Laredo Next Generation Rotary Club, The Leadership Award for Community Service from The American GI Forum, the Young Leaders Award from the Island of Puerto Rico, Tejano Achievers Award, The Future of Texas Award by Texas State Representative Richard Pena Raymond and The U.S. State Department’s Distinguished Citizen Diplomat Recognition. Mr. Rocha was appointed to the SER National Board in 2012.
Monica L. Martinez is Senior Vice President, External Affairs, Comerica Bank. She earned her bachelor’s degree in International Business with a focus in Marketing. For her graduate work, she studied Interdisciplinary Technology with a concentration in Business Management at Eastern Michigan University. In addition, she has also earned certificates in Non-Profit Management from Duke University and Corporate Community Relations Management from Boston College and is a graduate of the SMU Management program and is certified in Diversity Management from Cornell.
Martinez actively serves on the board of the Michigan Hispanic Chamber and as Chair of the Michigan Girl Scouts Hispanic Advisory Committee. She has received a number of honors for her work. Most recently, she was honored with the Inaugural Corporate Visionary Award at the DDLM Women’s conference at Michigan State University and named as one of the Top 10 Latina Women in Corporate America by Latino Leaders Magazine. In addition, she has been named as a Latina of Influence by HispanicLifestyle.com, acknowledged among one of the “One Tough Cookie” honorees recognizing female leaders by the Girls Scouts of Southeastern Michigan and one of the most influential Hispanics in the United State by Hispanic Business Magazine. Ms. Martinez was appointed to the SER National Board in 2010 and during the SER National Board meeting in Las Vegas last week, Ignacio Salazar, President & CEO, confirmed that Ms. Martinez is the first female Vice-Chair from corporate America since the organization was founded in 1964.
by Web Admin | Oct 9, 2016 | Blog, News & Updates
SER/Fresno recently purchased Royal Heights, a 120-unit apartment complex located in the San Diego area. All the units are two and three bedrooms, two bath, with laundry hookups. The purchase closed on March 31, 2016…SER/Fresno recently purchased Royal Heights, a 120-unit apartment complex located in the San Diego area. All the units are two and three bedrooms, two bath, with laundry hookups. The purchase closed on March 31, 2016…SER/Fresno recently purchased Royal Heights, a 120-unit apartment complex located in the San Diego area. All the units are two and three bedrooms, two bath, with laundry hookups. The purchase closed on March 31, 2016…SER/Fresno recently purchased Royal Heights, a 120-unit apartment complex located in the San Diego area. All the units are two and three bedrooms, two bath, with laundry hookups. The purchase closed on March 31, 2016…
SER/Fresno recently purchased Royal Heights, a 120-unit apartment complex located in the San Diego area. All the units are two and three bedrooms, two bath, with laundry hookups. The purchase closed on March 31, 2016…
by Web Admin | Aug 19, 2016 | Blog, News & Updates
SER-Jobs for Progress National, Inc.
100 East Royal Lane, Suite 130
Irving, Texas 75039
Request for Quote (RFQ)
for
Technical Assistance
Issue Date:
August 19, 2016
Response Deadline:
August 31, 2016
RFQ Point of Contact (POC)
Andy Overton
(469) 549-3657
Email: aoverton@ser-national.org
CLICK BELOW FOR FULL REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ):
by Web Admin | Aug 16, 2016 | Blog, News & Updates
SER/Fresno recently purchased Royal Heights, a 120-unit apartment complex located in the San Diego area. All the units are two and three bedrooms, two bath, with laundry hookups.
The purchase closed on March 31, 2016. The complex appraised at $18 million. SER, as the managing general partner of the complex for the past 15 years, purchased the property for $10.6 million. SER used its senior housing project in Fresno, Las Casitas de SER, as collateral to assist with the purchase. Royal Heights generates $1.5 million in rental income and has an operating budget of $1 million leaving a net operating income (NOI) after expenses of approximately $500,000 annually.
SER also purchased Emerald Gardens, a 16-unit townhome apartment complex, which closed January 1, 2015. All the units are two, three, and four bedrooms including two bath.
Emerald Gardens appraised at $3.5 million and was purchased for $1 (yes 1 dollar). After fifteen years of being the managing general partner of this project, SER negotiated the purchase from the National Equity Fund (NEF), its non-profit limited partner. Emerald Gardens generates $180,000 in rental income and has an operating budget of approximately $110,000 leaving a NOI of approximately $70,000 annually.
SER/Fresno has been awarded a $387,945 grant for the first budget period (7/1/16 through 6/30/17); the grant will be for a total of five years. The grant is to assist students who are engaged, or whose parents are engaged, in migrant and other seasonal farm work to obtain the equivalent of a secondary school diploma and subsequently to gain employment or be placed in an institution of higher education or other postsecondary education or training. This program will serve 100 individuals in the cities of Guadalupe, Lompoc, and Santa Maria in Santa Barbara County. The objective is to graduate 69 students and place 55 each year. This is the third HEP grant funded to SER/Fresno through the U. S. Dept. of Ed; the others are in Fresno (funded since 1999) and Imperial Counties (funded in 2015).
SER/Fresno was also awarded a $136,909 grant from Marin County Area Agency for Aging for the first budget period (7/1/16 through 6/30/17); the grant may be refunded for an additional three years. The grant is to serve 12 seniors that are eligible to receive Title V Senior Community Service Employment Program services in Marin County. This is the fifth SCSEP state grant that we have received through the Area Agency on Aging; the others are in Alameda, Fresno, Stanislaus, and Ventura Counties.
by Web Admin | Aug 16, 2016 | Blog, News & Updates
The SER Robotics Program is designed to enhance students’ Academic, Technical, and Leadership skills in order to attain educational success. The Robotics Program is intended to stimulate the interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), and Art. The goal is to encourage students to attend college and pursue STEM/STEAM degrees.
This program will stimulate students’ interest in STEM/STEAM by hands-on Science and Engineering activities and through a variety of conference motivational speakers. The program will introduce students, beginners through expert, to the exciting world of Robotics through building, designing, modifying and testing robots.
Students were provided a kit to build a robot. This first robot was the seed for their individual creativity. Each student, upon completion, had a chance to test their robots in an Arena. After, students competed with their robots in groups of 2 to 8 robots.
Student applied basic Physics and Engineering, to improve their Robots and tried to make them stronger, faster and more robust.
Each student designed their own Robot and presented it to the other teams in a highly interactive manner.
Program Objectives
1. Students applied basic Engineering and Physics concepts.
2. Stimulated enthusiasm and a positive attitude towards academic excellence
3. Increased interest in careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, and Art
