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Workforce Development Solicitations for Proposals
Community and Faith-Based Initiative - Award
List and Project Summaries
On April 4, 2002, the following projects were awarded California Community and 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.
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Awardees |
Award Amount |
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ALLIANCE for Community Care |
$268,000 |
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Avalon Multipurpose Center |
$150,000 |
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Emmanuel Family Life Center |
$268,000 |
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Foothill Family Shelter |
$88,000 |
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GirlSource, Inc. |
$101,000 |
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Helping Hands of Hope |
$150,000 |
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Institute for Urban Research and Development |
$225,000 |
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Jewish Vocational Service |
$268,000 |
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My Sister's House |
$150,000 |
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National Foundation for the Treatment of the Emotionally Handicapped dba Penny Lane |
$268,000 |
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Orange County Conservation Corps (OCCC) |
$268,000 |
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Raeverly’s Resource Center |
$150,000 |
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Redwood Community Action Agency |
$268,000 |
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San Diego Second Chance Program |
$268,000 |
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San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center |
$172,000 |
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Small Steps |
$150,000 |
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The Praisley Foundation |
$150,000 |
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Valley Achievement Center |
$138,000 |
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Wardrobe for Opportunity |
$100,000 |
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Young Talented Achievers |
$150,000 |
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TOTAL |
$3,750,000 |
ALLIANCE for Community Care
438 North White Road
San Jose, CA 95127 |
Jerry McCann
(408) 938-8500 |
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County Served: Santa Clara |
Award Amount: $268,000 |
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Summary: ALLIANCE Intensive Employment Services will provide intensive, enhanced employment assistance for the most difficult to employ and individuals with severe mental illnesses. These services, will include job development, career assessment, training, job placement, on-the-job coaching, and follow along support services. Services will be collaborated with local community and faith-based organizations including Santa Clara County Mental Health Department, Catholic Charities Vocational Program, Local One-Stop Centers, San Jose First Employment Services, and Project Hired. |
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Avalon Multipurpose Center
13706 S. Avalon Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90061 |
Timothy E. Iverson
(310) 527-7021 |
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County Served: Los Angeles |
Award Amount: $150,000 |
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Summary: Avalon Multipurpose Center will provide long-term welfare recipients and non-custodial parents with employment training and supportive services through coordination with the Compton area one-stop agency and other community-based collaborations. The Center will also expand its collaboration with employers to provide viable employment opportunities. |
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Emmanuel Family Life Center
467 North White Road
San Jose, CA 95127 |
Dr. Barbara Z. Dawson
(408) 272-9310 |
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County Served: Santa Clara |
Award Amount: $268,000 |
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Summary: Emmanuel’s Family Life Center will establish a comprehensive employment training program to serve the needs of homeless individuals, individuals on probation, long-term public assistance recipients and individuals who are non or limited English speaking. As a result of taking computer and language developments classes, receiving personal and vocational counseling services and job training, all program participants will have positive qualities and employability skills to enter and succeed in the workplace. This project will collaborate with a multitude of local governmental, community, and faith-based organizations including County Probation Department, East Adult Education Program, City of San Jose, Center for Employment and Training, Cathedral of Faith and Communidad Cristiana. |
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Foothill Family Shelter
1501 West Ninth Street, Suite D
Upland, CA 91786 |
Miriam Gandell
(909) 920-5568 |
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County Served: San Bernardino |
Award Amount: $88,000 |
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Summary: Foothill Family Shelter, founded as a community outreach program for St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, will provide transitional housing along with support services to homeless single mothers, and to assist them with job counseling and referrals, educational and training needs, and transportation problems. These services will help homeless single mothers achieve income and employment stability and improvements. |
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GirlSource, Inc.
3543 18th Street, Box 31
San Francisco, CA 94110 |
Anne Moses, Ph.D.
(415) 252-8880 |
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County Served: San Francisco |
Award Amount: $101,000 |
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Summary: GirlSource’s Technology and Leadership Program will provide on-the-job training, technology skills, life skills and leadership skills to low-income women, ages 14 to 18. They expect 95 percent of the individuals participating will complete the program and 60 percent will be placed in jobs or internships. GirlSource will also be implementing the "College Bound Program". They maintain long-term relationships with program participants and hope to achieve an 80 percent college completion rate. GirlSource collaborates with several youth oriented community based agencies across the bay area. |
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Helping Hands Of Hope
1950 Carleton Street, #B-5
Berkeley, CA 94704 |
Dianna Milton
(510) 649-2710 |
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County Served: Alameda |
Award Amount: $150,000 |
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Summary: Helping Hands of Hope, an affiliate of Berkeley Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, will provide services to probationers and parolees between the ages of 18 and 30. Services include job readiness, job search, job placements and GED preparation. Support services include workshops on anger management, domestic violence, and parenting. The project will provide referrals for childcare, mental health, medical and substance abuse. Job retention workshops will be offered covering communication skills, team membership, and decision-making skills. |
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Institute for Urban Research and Development
416 E. Broadway Street, Suite 109
Glendale, CA 91205 |
Joseph Colletti
(818) 549-2221 |
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County Served: Los Angeles |
Award Amount: $225,000 |
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Summary: The MacArthur Park Employment Training Program, a collaborative effort of the Institute for Urban Research and Development, Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment and the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, will provide educational and employment services to unemployed and underemployed residents of the Pico Union/MacArthur Park District. These services will enable individuals to secure living wage opportunities with the food service industry. The program will include classroom instruction, hands-on training, on-the-job training, and educational services. |
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Jewish Vocational Service
77 Geary Street, Suite 401
San Francisco, CA 94108 |
Abby Snay
(415) 391-3600 |
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County Served: San Francisco |
Award Amount: $268,000 |
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Summary: Jewish Vocational Service will expand and enhance programs for the most difficult to service clients including limited English speakers, long-term welfare recipients, low-skilled workers and unemployed individuals. A comprehensive continuum of services will be provided including assessment, basic skills training, office technology training, counseling, and job placement and retention services. The Jewish Vocational Service collaborates with a variety of local programs including Private Industry Council of San Francisco, San Francisco Department of Children, Youth & Families, San Francisco Department of Public Health, and Community Technology Foundation of California. |
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My Sister’s House
2251 Florin Road, Suite 108
Sacramento, CA 95822 |
Carole Ching
(916) 424-8960 |
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County Served: Sacramento |
Award Amount: $150,000 |
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Summary: My Sister’s House, the lead agency for the "Women at Work Program", will continue this innovative program that provides services to women who are domestic violence survivors. Strategies include strength-based case management, a Plan of Action toward self-sufficiency, support services, employment, training and educational options. This project will have extensive collaboration with public/governmental organizations, local community based organizations and a variety of local church groups. |
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National Foundation for the Treatment of Emotionally Handicapped dba Penny Lane
15317 Rayen St.
North Hills, CA 91343 |
Ingrid Hines
(818) 892-3423 |
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County Served: Los Angeles |
Award Amount: $268,000 |
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Summary: Penny Lane will provide services to at-risk youth including youth in residential and foster home placements, homeless individuals, individuals under probation and emancipated foster youth. Services will include vocational assessments, job placement, and job coaching, tutoring and educational assistance. The goal is to prepare individuals to successfully live independently of the foster care system. Penny Lane collaborates services with many local organizations including City of Los Angeles One-Stops Workforce Industry Network Youth Opportunity Programs, Department of Rehabilitation, Pacoima Skills Center, United Methodist Church, and Los Angeles Police Department. |
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Orange County Conservation Corps (OCCC)
4560 E. Eisenhower Circle
Anaheim, CA 92807 |
Richard J. Stroup
(714) 771 5687 |
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County Served: Orange |
Award Amount: $268,000 |
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Summary: The Orange County Conservation Corps give at-risk young adults the opportunity to develop the work skills, self-confidence, social responsibility and education needed to enter the workplace. Services will include on-site housing rehabilitation and construction work experience, occupational classroom training, employment skills development, job search training, leadership development, high school completion and support services. The project will also increase the supply of affordable housing for low income and homeless families in Orange County. OCCC will coordinate project services with local partners including, Orange County Social Services, Employment Development Department, Housing and Urban Development, and other local community based and faith-based organizations. |
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Raeverly’s Resource Center
1245 W. 166th Street, #6
Gardena, CA 90247 |
Sherai Henderson
(310) 329-7048 |
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County Served: Los Angeles |
Award Amount: $150,000 |
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Summary: Raeverly’s Resource Center will provide services to emancipated foster youth between the ages of 18-23 years. The program includes a variety of services such as career preparation services, on the job training, educational services, and housing options. The services will be collaborated with the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, Foster Family Agencies, Department of Public Social Services, local churches and community organizations. |
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Redwood Community Action Agency
904 "G" Street
Eureka, CA 95501 |
Simone Taylor
(707) 269-9590 |
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County Served: Humboldt |
Award Amount: $268,000 |
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Summary: Redwood Community Action Agency (RCAA) will provide an employment and training program for hard to serve homeless adults, singles, and head of household. Partnering with the Redwood Region Society of St. Vincent de Paul, RCAA will provide wrap-around intensive case management, classroom based life and job readiness skills, on-the-job training and vocational counseling. RCAA also collaborates the provision of services with other local community and faith-based shelters, local one-stops, and Department of Rehabilitation. |
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San Diego Second Chance Program
505 16th Street
San Diego, CA 92101 |
Scott H. Silverman
(619) 234-8888 |
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County Served: San Diego |
Award Amount: $268,000 |
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Summary: San Diego Second Chance Program specializes in job readiness training with the nationally recognized STRIVE program. Second Chance will provide services to homeless individuals, offenders and persons with disabilities through a new partnership with faith-based Metro, its’ Good Neighbor Community Centers and its established network of 68 churches, synagogues and mosques. This neighborhood-based initiative, coupled with the development of an Internet based network of employment access centers, maximizes the unique and complementary skills set each agency brings to the partnership that will serve those most in need. |
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San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center
1757 Waller Street
San Francisco, CA 94117 |
Virginia Van Zandt
(415) 668-0494 |
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County Served: San Francisco |
Award Amount: $172,000 |
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Summary: San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center will provide comprehensive services to clients facing multiple, serious barriers to employment, focusing on the homeless, long term public benefit recipients, mentally ill, substance abusers, single parents, and non-custodial parents. Assistance will be provided on two tracks: 1) long-term case management and counseling services to address barriers that will assist with transition to job education/training and job referral, and 2) short-term assistance as appropriate to clients with limited needs, such as resume development, transportation and clothing assistance, job and agency referrals, managing children and work. Services will be coordinated with Goodwill Industries, Toolworks, Arriba Juntos, Jewish Vocational Services, Walden House, City College, Bay Area Legal Aid, Salvation Army, and Catholic Charities, etc. |
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Small Steps
7607 South Western Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90047 |
Wade Morris
(323) 753-5522 |
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County Served: Los Angeles |
Award Amount: $150,000 |
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Summary: Small Steps "Turning Point" program is to provide a seamless, comprehensive vocational program within the context of supportive social services which helps individuals to understand the importance of taking vital "small steps" to achieve the greater goal. Small Steps will provide services to difficult-to-serve and hardest to employ individuals. Program participants will receive opportunities for structured employment, job readiness, and employment training. Additionally, individuals will receive intensive support for stabilization and on going assistance following placement in the mainstream job market. Small Steps collaborates with a variety of local community and faith-based organizations. |
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The Praisley Foundation
500 East Carson Street, Suite 207
Carson, CA 90745 |
J. Praisley Smith
(310) 847-1329 |
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County Served: Los Angeles |
Award Amount: $150,000 |
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Summary: The Praisely Foundation will provide an extensive 8-week workforce preparation course designed to provide at-risk foster youth with essential computer skills needed to successfully compete for entry-level business office jobs. The program emphasizes hands-on training in computer software, business office procedures and job readiness. This project will collaborate with a variety of local community based organizations. |
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Valley Achievement Center
7300 Ming Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93309 |
Jolene Billinger
(661) 834-8670 |
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County Served: Kern |
Award Amount: $138,000 |
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Summary:Valley Achievement Center will focus project services on adults with autism. The goal is to enhance the life and job skills of local adults so that they may acquire and sustain meaningful employment. Services will include specialized job training, one on one job coaching, employment placement, and employer outreach. Valley Achievement Center collaborates with many community and public entities that are involved with this targeted population. This includes Kern County Superintendent of Schools, Kern Autism Advisory Committee, Employers Resource Center and a local community Christian school. |
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Wardrobe for Opportunity
1321 Mr. Pisgah Road
Walnut Creek, CA 94596 |
Karen Smith
(925) 935-2146 |
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County Served: Alameda and Contra Costa |
Award Amount: $100,000 |
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Summary: Wardrobe for Opportunity will provide free professional clothing and career development support to economically disadvantaged women so they can gain the image, self-confidence and self-esteem necessary to find and maintain employment. Their goal is to empower clients and increase their enthusiasm for work. All clients receive two business outfits upon their initial appointment. A "working wardrobe" tailored for the client’s specific job is provided once she obtains employment. Wardrobe for Opportunity collaborates services with Millennium Ministries, United Way, and 70 local workforce development and social service agencies in the East Bay. |
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Young Talented Achievers
9375 Archibald Avenue, Suite 201
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 |
Millie L. McGhee-Morris
(909) 483-0781 |
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County Served: San Bernardino |
Award Amount: $150,000 |
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Summary: Young Talented Achievers will focus services on non-reading adults including single mothers, high school dropouts, and students failing in school, handicapped students and parents. Services provided to individuals will result in increasing reading ability, earning GED or high school diploma, continuing on to college and job placement. Young Talented Achievers collaborates with a variety of local community-based organizations and churches. |
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