The work of the Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. Community Outreach Center continues to serve the community in a meaningful way. The pandemic hasn’t stopped what we do, it’s changed how we do it. Instead of meeting in person at Frazier House, we’ve moved our programming online by offering virtual resources and Lunch & Learn sessions. We are currently running a Low Voltage free job training program that offers participants an opportunity for vocational success with virtual classroom training sessions and job site training.
We offer a variety of educational and training sessions free of charge to the community. Please take some time to explore our YouTube channel, as it showcases many of the virtual opportunities available for individuals, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations. There is much more to come!
So far this year, we have:
- Served 800+ individuals in online sessions include Lunch & Learns, Cash Flow, Collateral and Leverage, Juneteenth Economic Forum and Low Voltage training
- Our partner, Amazon, interviewed 1418 individuals and hired 968
- With the help of funding from the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, we helped small businesses complete their applications for the stimulus program helping owners receive collectively $900,000+. Almost 90 jobs were saved (as of July 26, 2020).
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The ZWHJCOC has partnered with several local entities to bring to the community virtual job prep sessions and opportunities to find a job. Partners include Amazon, The Dallas Independent School District, the Oasis Center and Inspiring Tomorrow’s Leaders. The groups are working collaboratively to help participants with job applications, resume writing, and other job readiness skills. The sessions will continue through November 4, 2020. ZWHJCOC and Amazon will host also a monthly hiring event via Zoom. You can register and learn more about the sessions and the session presenters by clicking on Classes at www.zwhjcoc.org. For more information, contact Jasmine Anderson at jasmine.anderson@zwhjcoc.org
After you make your gift, please encourage friends, family and colleagues to be a Giving Hero like you. Because of your support this North Texas Giving Day, we can continue to move forward in this important work.
