Alumni Advancement Collective is:
Give Power to Your Voice
In the Alumni Advancement Collective you will have opportunities to further engage your community through policy & advocacy.
First – vote! Then, explore how your voice enriches our community. Find out about local policy priorities and match your voice to the things you want to change. Strengthen your communication skills and build your own toolbox for effective storytelling.
Connect with the Community
Support your neighborhood.
Volunteer for a service-based organization – see how these organizations provide no cost resources and support for the betterment of our community.
- City Club 2024
- TE Block Party 2024
- TE At the BOE 2024
- Oct 2024 Work & Reentry EXPERIENCE
- 2024 Alumni Symposium
- Alumni & Family Holiday Bash 2024
Learn about Leadership
The Alumni Advancement Collective offers access to many different leadership opportunities to help you advance in your career, and strengthen your voice in the community. Discover what service on a board, advisory council, or committee means. Strong leadership skills can help you be a catalyst of change that benefits the local community and beyond.
TE V.I.P. Café
Cafés are physically and emotionally safe spaces where people talk and listen to each other on topics that matter to them, such as the challenges and victories of raising a family, navigating landscapes of inequality, enhancing well-being, or being involved in the recovery process of someone they love.
The V.IP. Café is:
- A platform for parents to use their voice, be heard and hear from other parents
- A community of other active parents
- A place to receive support for challenges around parenting and to give support to others
- Helping TE and your community better help and support the needs and views of parents
Topics you can expect to see in a V.I.P. Café:
- Reentry: Rekindling a relationship with your children
- Co-parenting and blended families
- Grandparents and other caregivers
- Dealing with grief
- Communicating with your children
- Family game night
- Nutrition and meal time
- Girl dads and boy moms
Interested and want to stay updated, or have ideas for topics? Complete our interest form below.
TE Parent Advisory Council
Alumni Advancement Collective offers the opportunity to join the TE Parent Advisory Board. Through the Parent Advisory Council, alumni may participate in alumni-led discussions and leadership activities such as meeting with TE board members and participating in council meetings.
Interested in joining? Contact Greg Reaves at greaves@towardsemployment.org
From teaching neighborhood residents through their flagship, Neighborhood Leadership Cleveland, to their mentoring of young people through our True2U partnership, to training neighborhood women on how to help others to keep their babies safe through year one, among others, NLI remains dedicated to making Greater Cleveland more inclusive and successful at serving its own by building leaders from the ground up.
Calling all Young Professionals!
Looking for a groovy networking and development opportunity? Towards Employment Young Professionals (TEYP) is currently recruiting!
TEYP helps you to expand your professional network and connect with other young professionals in your community. Members actively participate in exciting ways of building community, networking, fundraising, and volunteer activities. They also spread awareness and understanding of TE’s mission in the community and build support in our neighborhoods.
Discover what serving on an associate board can teach you and help to give voice to your community.
Interested in joining the fun?
Complete the TEYP interest form or reach out directly to TEYP Coordinator, Addie Gall-Hunter at agall-hunter@towardsemployment.org.
Professional Advancement
Research and find membership and involvement with a professional network – an organization that will support your continual professional development and achievement of career goals.
Take a look at TE's impact on advancement:
Sharing Your Voice with TE
Tell your story.
Your story matters. The Alumni Advancement Collective will help you learn to strengthen your written and verbal communication skills to elevate your voice.
Stay Engaged
Every year, Towards Employment hosts our Annual Event! 20-30 TE Alumni enjoy participating in TE's Annual Event as guests, storytellers, and/or VIPs. Learn more about each year's annual event below.
Interested in participating in this year's annual event? Contact Greg Reaves at greaves@towardsemployment.org
Join the AAC Today!
Complete the form below, or if you have questions contact us directly:
