Public Community Resources
Christmas Store
Tuesday, December 3, 202410:00 AM
Saturday, December 14, 20243:30 PM
More info: https://www.buildinghopeinthecity.org/events-list/christmas-store-mlg5s
Coats for kids6600
Lexignton Ave
Cleveland,Ohio 44103
Sat Dec 14th 1pm-5pm
New Life Fellowship Church
Toy and Turkey Drive
6250 St.Clair Avenue at Kovacic Recreation Center
Bring ID
Register: (216)-600-8130 by Saturday Dec 7th
Sat Dec 14th 12:30pm-3:30pm
Trials 4 Hope
15700 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood ,Ohio 44107 United Methodist Church
Bring ID
Register: www.trials4hope.org
Dec 15th 1pm-4pm
Jomocha Arts Center Toy Drives
111816 Crawford Rd
The Faith Temple Church
Cleveland, Oh 44106
Register: jamocharts@yahoo.com
for more information call (216)- 535-8125
str8positve Coat Drive Give away
7700 St. Clair Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44103
Bring ID
Fridays 12pm-2pm
Saturdays 10am-12pm
TE Workshop
- 1 on 1 personal finance coaching
- Help with resolving current financial situations
- Learn smart budgeting
- Help with credit building
- Learn about banking products
Contact:
Gwen Awoyade
Email: gawoyade@towardsemployment.org
Call or Text: (216) 302-4125
TE Alumni Resources
Toolkits & Resources
By becoming an ACCESS referral partner, you connect to training designed by employers who have committed to hiring graduates of the program. In fact, most graduates get more than one job offer! We partner with you to share the progress of your referred participant and coordinate supports. In partnership, we are both working to ensure high completion rates and entry onto a career pathway that offers family sustaining wages and career growth.
Organizational Benefit:
- To present a new career pathway into an industry that is exciting, ever growing, and sustainable with great pay and benefits.
- To celebrate the successful completion, graduation, and placement of the clients you serve
- To continue to support young adults (18-24), adults (25+), reentry and career changers (any age) find a career path that will support themselves and their families.
Community Benefit:
- To support community members by addressing economic barriers and supporting their achievement of upward mobility
- Aiding in the sustainability of the local workforce economy through long-term careers in manufacturing
- Supporting local community members involved in the justice system reenter the workforce
- Increasing job placement and closing the workforce gap within the manufacturing industry in Cuyahoga County
Partner Support & Learning Opportunities:
- We provide a first-class training program with a national manufacturing credential free to the job seekers you work with
- We provide training and support to our ACCESS partner organizations and their staff
- Local Manufacturing Company Tours
Marketing Support:
We make the recruitment & referral process easy by providing our partners with program marketing materials and messaging to promote manufacturing careers to job seekers
- We provide a program marketing toolkit to support the partners recruitment and referral efforts
- Website Partner Portal
- ACCESS to Manufacturing Careers Videos
- Flyers & PowerPoint Slide Deck
- Program Information Packet
- ACCESS Facebook Ads
- Public Program Information Sessions
- Partner Organization Information Sessions
Partner Contribution:
- Promote Advanced Manufacturing as a viable career pathway to jobseekers
- Host ACCESS to Manufacturing Careers Information Sessions within your organization and to your clients
- Make client referrals and/or recruit job seekers into the ACCESS to Manufacturing Program
- Attend Quarterly ACCESS to Manufacturing Partner meetings
- Discuss & distribute ACCESS program brochures and marketing materials to job seekers
Interested in becoming a partner?
Contact Valen C. Willis, Sr. Manager of Workforce Partnerships at vwillis@manufacturingsuccess.org
Partner Resources
Policy & Advocacy Resources
Employer Resources
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