Esperanza Workforce Development: Difference between revisions

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Esperanza Workforce Development aims to strengthen Hispanic families by helping them achieve economic self-sufficiency.

Esperanza’s workforce development programs equip people with job readiness skills they need to find and keep employment, and to develop sustainable income levels.

EARN Center

Since 2007, Esperanza has received state government funding to operate the Employment Advancement and Retention Network Center (EARN), the standard model in Pennsylvania for helping welfare recipients enter or re-enter the workforce.

Through a combination of intake and assessment, case management, job skills instruction, and job search assistance, Esperanza supports its clients as they take steps forward in their career paths.

Outcomes

The EARN Center serves over 2,500 people per year. For 4 years it was the highest performing of all EARN Centers in Philadelphia, in terms of getting people jobs and helping them keep those jobs.

Clients who succeed in finding employment through the program start at an average wage of $9.00 per hour, and 74% of clients who find employment keep their jobs for 6 months or longer. Clients face significant challenges. For example, the average literacy level of clients upon entering the program is between 4th and 5th grade, and 98% of clients are single parents.

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-The '''Betances Job Training and Employment Program''', of the faith-based Esperanza national network, strengthens men's and women's financial outlook by helping them to acquire the level of competence they need to secure long-term employment. This is a life-changing experience that quite often turns near despair into hope.
+'''Esperanza Workforce Development''' aims to strengthen Hispanic families by helping them achieve economic self-sufficiency.
-This six-month program provides special support for people whose primary language is Spanish. Betances combines the latest technology with hands-on instruction in the skills most in demand by today’s employers. Throughout the course, our trainers create real working environments that better prepare our job candidates to handle practical, on-the-job situations.
+Esperanza’s workforce development programs equip people with job readiness skills they need to find and keep employment, and to develop sustainable income levels.
-Through Betances placement service, our graduates find success in manufacturing, retailing, customer service, medical support or in office positions. Armed with a new level of confidence and a sense of pride in their accomplishments, interested Betances graduates go on to Esperanza College of Eastern University, a fully accredited two-year college affiliated with Eastern University, located on our campus in North Philadelphia.
+== EARN Center ==
-=== For Employers  ===
+Since 2007, Esperanza has received state government funding to operate the Employment Advancement and Retention Network Center (EARN), the standard model in Pennsylvania for helping welfare recipients enter or re-enter the workforce.
-One employer said that the Betances graduate they hired had both the technical and people skills necessary to succeed. Fully satisfied with her skills, the graduate earned an unscheduled pay raise.
+Through a combination of intake and assessment, case management, job skills instruction, and job search assistance, Esperanza supports its clients as they take steps forward in their career paths.
-Employers see that our graduates come to the job motivated and ready to work. They have the technical ability, job-readiness skills and work ethic to make a positive impact throughout their employment.
+== Outcomes ==
-For more information on how to hire a Betances trainee or to enroll in a job-training program, please call 215-324-0746.
+The EARN Center serves over 2,500 people per year. For 4 years it was the highest performing of all EARN Centers in Philadelphia, in terms of getting people jobs and helping them keep those jobs.
+Clients who succeed in finding employment through the program start at an average wage of $9.00 per hour, and 74% of clients who find employment keep their jobs for 6 months or longer. Clients face significant challenges. For example, the average literacy level of clients upon entering the program is between 4th and 5th grade, and 98% of clients are single parents.
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