Workforce Development - Faith-Based Initiative

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Faith-Based Initiative – Award List and Project Summaries

On February 26, 2001, the following projects were awarded Faith-Based Initiative grants. The project summaries below include the awardee name and address, contact name and phone number, and a short description of the project.

This listing is archived here for background information.

Awardees	Award Amount
African American Community Empowerment Organization	$200,000
California State University, Long Beach Foundation – Center for Career Studies	$410,000
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa	$212,000
CHAMPIONs Recovery Alternative Programs, Inc.	$200,000
Christian Partnership, Inc.	$200,000
Community Resource Talent Development	$200,000
Episcopal Community Services	$400,000
Faithful Service Outreach	$420,000
Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries, Inc.	$409,000
Gilead House	$29,000
Lutheran Social Services of Southern California	$123,000
Ninth District CME Community Development Corporation	$350,000
Northern California Indian Development Council, Inc.	$420,000
Open Gate Ministries, Inc.	$300,000
Operation W.O.R.K.	$139,000
Reach Out - 29	$200,000
Tabitha’s House, Inc.	$175,000
The Millineum Ministries Group	$198,000
Welcome Home Ministries	$180,000
Zaferia Shalom Zone Agency	$200,000
TOTAL	$4,965,000

African American Community Empowerment Organization 3818 Imperial Highway Inglewood, CA 90303	Shermanita Camp (310) 358-6198
County Served: Los Angeles County	Award Amount: $200,000
Summary: The African American Community Empowerment Organization will prepare homeless youth and adults for the job market with resume/application development, media skills (i.e., camera work, editing, writing), computer training, preparation for GED, and vocational English instruction. This project will stress the importance of a good attitude to raise for raising participant’s self-esteem. Professionals within the community will provide counseling in a pro bono arrangement. Transportation will also be provided to pick up residents from shelters and other areas when necessary.
California State University, Long Beach Foundation – Center for Career Studies 1250 Bellflower Blvd., HS&D, Room 117 Long Beach, CA 90840	Dr. Paul Bott, Director (562) 985-4698
Counties Served: Los Angeles, Southern Los Angeles, North Orange	Amount: $410,000
Summary: California State University, Long Beach Foundation – Center for Career Studies and the Church of Elohim Ministries have formed a partnership to provide vocational training to economically disadvantaged individuals in the Long Beach area. The program incorporates basic literacy and Vocational English as a second language (VESL) instruction into a single curriculum. The project addresses needs in the community for workers in the information technology and health care industries.
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa P.O. Box 4900/2325 Montgomery Drive Santa Rosa, CA 95402	Maureen Shaw (707) 528-8712
Counties Served: Sonoma and Napa	Award Amount: $212,000
Summary: Catholic Charities of Santa Rosa reaches across geography, age, and work history barriers to bring individualized employment services to disadvantaged individuals through its "Coach 2 Career" program. Working collaboratively with local One-Stop Service Centers and "loaned executives" volunteers, services will include vocational planning and volunteer-based job coaching to the participants.
CHAMPIONs Recovery Alternative Programs, Inc. 101 N. Irwin Street, Suite 112 Hanford, CA 93230	Sue Weisenhaus-Braz (559) 583-9300
Counties Served: Kings	Award Amount: $200,000
Summary: The CHAMPIONS Recovery Alternative Programs, Inc. will provide intensive substance abuse education and counseling, job-readiness training, placement, and long-term follow-up services to residents of Kings County. Individuals to be served include clients who are either incarcerated or within 30 days of release; those on probation, parole or eligible for electronic monitoring; non-custodial parents; and/or chronic substance abusers.
Christian Partnership, Inc. 8245 Conover Drive Citrus Heights, CA 95610	Steve Fazil (916) 921-1138
Counties Served: Sacramento	Award Amount: $200,000
Summary: The Christian Partnership, Inc. will address the employment prospects and support service needs of Sacramento County parolees and CalWORKs recipients, especially those with barriers to obtaining and retaining work due to their involvement with the criminal justice system. Services provided will include transitional housing, employment preparation, job readiness, and training.
Community Resource Talent Development 333 West Florence Avenue Inglewood, CA 90301	Beverly Allen (310) 330-8000 ext. 230
County Served: Los Angeles County	Award Amount: $200,000
Summary: Community Resource Talent Development will provide on-the-job behavioral training, interpersonal skills building, and job placement. Program participants will be routinely monitored to ensure adequate services are provided for successful transition into employment and job retention.
Episcopal Community Services 3565 7^th Avenue San Diego, CA 92163	Margaret Nordstrom (619) 260-8100
Counties Served: San Diego and Riverside	Award Amount: $400,000
Summary: Episcopal Community Services will provide intensive mentoring and case-management services in a "clubhouse" environment. Participants will assess their own needs, undergo life skills, leadership training, educational tutoring, computer skills training, job training development, and paid summer internships providing potential employment opportunities after completion of the program.
Faithful Service Outreach 1416 W. 37^th Drive Los Angeles, CA 90018	Rev. Isam Taylor (323) 735-7162
County Served: Los Angeles County	Award Amount: $420,000
Summary: Faithful Service Outreach (FSO) will expand and enhance its current emergency shelter program to increase services for homeless mothers. Additional services will include housing assistance, crisis counseling, child care, transportation, job placement, as well as vocational oriented educational assistance.
Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries, Inc. 1603 E. Shields Avenue Fresno, CA 93704	Rev. Sharon Stanley (559) 227-1388
County Served: Fresno County	Award Amount: $409,000
Summary: Through its "PARTNERS" program, Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries, (FIRM Inc.) will address Fresno ounty’s unemployment problems through the expansion of cultural and language related employment services. FIRM will work with up to 81 percent of Fresno County’s welfare recipients. Services will include case-management and placement services. FIRM will also provide connections for participants to employers, team mentoring programs, children/teen- nurturing programs, child care training for elders, vocational English training, resources for economic literacy, and self-employment opportunities.
Gilead House P.O. Box 2031 Novato, CA 94948	Steve Reid (707) 762-5680
County Served: Marin	Award Amount: $29,000
Summary: Gilead House provides transitional housing to homeless women with children. Program staff will teach life management skills, acquisition of education, and job training and seeking skills.
Lutheran Social Services of Southern California 6425 Tyrone Avenue Van Nuys, CA 91401-1983	Claire O’Garro (818) 901-9499
County Served: Los Angeles	Award Amount: $123,000
Summary: Lutheran Social Services will expand its employment program and provide project participants with pre-employment and post-employment supportive services. Examples of these services include needs assessment, development of intervention strategies, resume preparation, interviewing skills, and the establishment of a support system for long-term application.
Ninth District CME Community Development Corporation 3844 W. Slauson Avenue, Suite 1 Los Angeles, CA 90043	Bishop E. Lynn Brown (323) 294-3830
County Served: Los Angeles	Award Amount: $350,000
Summary: Ninth District CME Community Development Corporation’s program will create an effective "work first" model that will provide disadvantaged individuals the means to becoming self-sufficient. The program will teach personal responsibility and accountability to enhance their vocational achievements. Participants will learn basic education, social, and vocational skills training to prepare them for transition to employment. Examples of services include GED preparation, child care, and technology training.
Northern California Indian Development Council, Inc. 241 F. Street Eureka, CA 95501	Terry L. Coltra (707) 445-8451
Counties Served: Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Trinity and Siskiyou Counties	Award Amount: $420,000
Summary: The Northern California Indian Development Council, Inc. (NCIDC) will provide participants with basic education, life skills, on-the-job training, and work experience. The goal of the program is to prepare participants in a rural setting for employment in occupations providing long-term jobs with the potential for advancement. Services will be focused in a five- county area: Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Trinity, and Siskiyou.
Open Gate Ministries, Inc. 511 North "K" Street Dinuba, CA 93618	Roger Neufeld (559) 591-1241
Counties Served: Kings, Fresno, and Tulare Counties	Award Amount: $300,000
Summary: Open Gate Ministries (a.k.a New Beginnings Partnership) will provide personal development training, case-management, and employment placement as well as basic skills development programs, including GED preparation. Vocational education will consist of classroom and worksite training for skills that are of interest to employers in Tulare County.
Operation W.O.R.K. 235 East Seventh Street P.O. Box 6283 Oxnard, CA 93031-6283	John Fish (805) 486-0273
County Served: Ventura County	Award Amount: $139,000
Summary: Operation W.O.R.K. will expand its current career development program to provide individualized computer-based learning. The computer-based learning program will use innovative software systems that can provide competency and skills assessment. Upon completion of the assessment individuals will obtain skills development for connection with appropriate career interests.
Reach Out - 29 6528 – B Hillside Twentynine Palms, CA 92277	Jim Hart (760) 365-6799
Counties Served: San Bernardino	Award Amount: $200,000
Summary: Reach Out – 29 will provide a program designed to meet the needs of the participant through individual "plans". These "plans" will be used to establish attainable goals that will provide the necessary skills to become gainfully employed and self-sufficient. This approach will use both classroom and on-site vocational training.
Tabitha’s House, Inc. 1700 Golden State Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301	Kathrine B. Moessner (661) 637-1985
County Served: Kern	Award Amount: $175,000
Summary: Through the "Goals for Life program", Tabitha’s House will provide services to participants having drug related felonies. The program will provide participants an education curriculum, personal resources, human relations on the job, career exploration, work place skills and job search.
The Millineum Ministries Group 4200 Park Boulevard, #4 Oakland, CA 94602	Lawrence Van Hook (510) 420-1070
County Served: Alameda	Award Amount: $198,000
Summary: The Millineum Ministries Group proposes to provide job-readiness skills, training, and placement to economically disadvantaged individuals. The program will focus on self-assessment, career exploration and research, individual career goals and plans, life skills, resume and application development, mock interviews, work ethics, financial management, and job development. Vocational services include clerical skills, basic office skills, and janitorial skills among other options.
Welcome Home Ministries 3355 Mission Avenue, Suite 231 Oceanside, CA 92054	Rev. Carmen Warner-Robins (760) 439-1136
County Served: San Diego	Award Amount: $180,000
Summary: Welcome Home Ministries will provide services, to recently incarcerated women. Services will be customized to provide a successful transition from incarceration to being productive citizens. Services will include basic life skills, resume development, mock interviews, clothing assistance, job search, and placement upon successful completion of the program. Participants will be located/recruited through an aggressive outreach to local law enforcement agencies.
Zaferia Shalom Zone Agency 1100 Freeman Avenue Long Beach, CA 90804	Rev. Cherrye Cunnigan (562) 439-2081
County Served: Los Angeles	Award Amount: $200,000
Summary: Zaferia Shalom Zone Agency will provide case-management, counseling, and training services to teach participants basic life skills, personal responsibility, and accountability. Activities include resume preparation, interview conduct, job search activities, and beginner and intermediate computer courses. The program will also center on social and familial relationships.

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