WFAA Sports Anchor Dale Hansen
Headlines ‘In Conversation 2021’
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The Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. Community Outreach Center invites you to participate as a sponsor or donor for its annual fundraiser—In Conversation—which is set for 11:30 a.m., Friday, March 5, 2021. Our distinguished guest is Dale Hansen, WFAA Sports Anchor. This 8th presentation of In Conversation promises to be delightful, insightful and certainly engaging with this award-winning journalist who has a lot to say.
Honorary Chairs for the 2021 In Conversation are Rev. Richie Butler, Senior Pastor, St. Luke “Community” UMC and Mrs. Neisha Strambler-Butler. For the fifth consecutive year, local entrepreneur and philanthropist Roland Parrish and Parrish Restaurants Ltd. continues their support as our title sponsor.
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Your donation is appreciated! The ZWHJCOC is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization and as a sponsor/donor, your tax-deductible contribution will help us continue Dr. Zan W. Holmes’ legacy of Christian service and its mission to create self-sustaining pathways out of poverty for young people and families in Dallas through education and job placement.
Proceeds will support ZWHJCOC programs, services and operations. For more information, contact Kenna Williams at inconversation@zwhjcoc.org or 214.497.9942.
Following increased and overwhelming concerns about the COVID-19 virus and out of concern for the health and safety of our staff, sponsors, partners and the community we serve, In Conversation 2021 will be virtual as we feel this is the best way to proceed during these unprecedented global conditions. Streaming information will be shared after guests are registered.
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ZWHJCOC Continues to Provide Services to Clients Throughout Pandemic
The Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. Community Outreach Center has continued to serve the community through its programming and services throughout 2020. The pandemic has changed the way we interact with clients, but it has not stopped the Center from being able to provide services.
When the pandemic started, we moved our programming online by offering virtual resources to the community. Some of the programs we continue to provide include:
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Low Voltage. This free light electrical job training program provides training to individuals who need an opportunity to get back into the workforce by learning a livable-wage skill. Two cohorts were completed this year bringing the total to 6 completed cohorts which produced 35 graduates of the program with 25 being placed on jobs with Infrastructural Wireless and other companies.
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Asset Building Sessions. The Outreach Center has two asset building classes-
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Cash Flow, Collateral and Leverage. These sessions teach participants about the economy and financial assets to help them build wealth. Participants study in groups called “tribes.” Three of the tribes (Issachar, Asher and Benjamin) meet on Mondays; the new Judah Tribe meets on Wednesdays
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Increments of Success. This class is geared to our low voltage trainees. Its purpose is to help individuals with SMART goals so that they can become economically sustainable. It is incorporated with emotional intelligence case management.
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Lunch & Learn Sessions. These sessions continue with various topics being discussed to help other nonprofits and small businesses enhance their work. Some of the session topics that have been offered include remote work training skills with our Partner the Oasis Center, How to Ensure Your EIDL & PPP Loans are Forgiven, How to Recognize Scams with our partner the Senior Source, Getting Help Managing Your Credit, and a Free Wills Clinic
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Small Business Stimulus Program. ZWHJCOC assisted almost 50 small businesses with technical assistance for the PPP and EIDL Small Business Loan Program garnering $900,000+ for its clients while preserving 89 jobs.
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Juneteenth Economic Forum. The Juneteenth Economic Forum went virtual this year with outstanding keynote speakers addressing various topics of interests including tax strategies, the new economy, cryptocurrency, social media, real estate and more. You can learn from and enjoy the sessions here.
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Remote Work Training Skills Sessions. Several work training skills sessions were presented, along with our partners the Oasis Center and Inspiring Tomorrow’s Leaders.
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Amazon Partnership. We continue to work with Amazon in helping to get individuals employed with their company.
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Hiring Events. Between March 2019 and December 1, 2020, the ZWHJCOC has helped to place 5755 individuals in jobs through our work at the Outreach Center and collaborating with our Partners. The majority of job placements were with Amazon.
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Ruth Burton Talks About
How ZWHJCOC Has Helped Her
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In addition to being an instructor with The Oasis Center, one of the ZWHJCOC partners, Ruth Burton has found time during this pandemic to avail herself of some of the classes offered by the ZWHJCOC. Click here to learn what she has to say about how the information she has received has helped her in handling her finances.
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ZWHJCOC Nominated for
Dallas ISD Partner Award
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Congratulations are in order for the Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. Community Outreach Center Board and Staff for being nominated for Outstanding Non-Profit Partner for the 2019-2020 school year by the Dallas Independent School District. The nomination was submitted by the Extended Learning Department which works closely with the Center at Frazier House. Each finalist in the annual Volunteer and Partner District Awards were recognized for their dedication and service to the Dallas ISD.
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A Welcome Addition to ZWHJCOC Team
Anthony J. Coleman, MBA
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Anthony J. Coleman joins the ZWHJCOC team as Volunteer Grant Writer-in-Residence Coleman will be interning with Executive Director Frances Smith-Dean by helping to write grants for the organization.
Coleman is a native of Louisiana and the product of a household where he says the priorities were:
- Go to school, get good grades and a good job
- Be an active participant in the life of the church
- Be a positive contributor in the community
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He says his path to this exciting opportunity began with his graduation from Southern University in Baton Rouge, La. Coleman spent the early years of his career in government as a bank examiner with the State of Louisiana before moving over to the U.S. Department of Treasury as a Corporate Analyst, which helped him to accomplish his first priority.
HIs latter career move brought him and his young family to Dallas in 1988. In 1989, they visited and fell in love with St. Luke “Community” United Methodist Church under the leadership of Rev. Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr., where he says his second priority is currently being realized as a member of the AV Media team.
In April 2020, Coleman retired from UPS after 15 years as an Accounting/Audit professional. Now, he and wife of 38 years, Debbie, are empty nesters. With time on his hands, he said that he decided to volunteer with a nonprofit where he could use his government and corporate work experience and expertise in a way that would merge and stir up his spiritual gifts. His desire to aid in the economic recovery during the emergence of a new frontier of enterprises has led him to the ZWHJCOC. “It is in and with God’s precise timing that I’m embarking on this calling that helps me to meet my third priority,” Coleman stated.
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ZWHJCOC's mission is to help create self-sustaining pathways out of poverty for young people and families in Dallas through education and job placement. |
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