North Texas Giving Day is September 17: Early Giving Starts Today |
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The work of the Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. Community Outreach Center continues to serve the community in a meaningful way. We offer a variety of educational and training sessions free of charge to the community. We are asking for your support, to help us continue our work, serving those who rely on our services and providing resources for our staff and volunteers to continue forging ahead.
North Texas Giving Day is September 17. We can’t wait to be a part of the most generous day in North Texas, powered by the Communities Foundation of Texas. We invite you to help us reach our goal of raising $8,000 on that day. With your support, we can continue in moving forward with programs and services for the Dallas community.
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Low Voltage Trainees Hard at Work |
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The pandemic hasn’t stopped what we do, it’s changed how we do it. Instead of meeting in person at Frazier House, we have 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. This is the fifth cohort of this 4-week program which began August 17. So far, trainees have completed their OSHA training, the creation of their asset building plan and cabling terminology.
Many thanks to one of our funding partners, Texas Capital Bank, which provided $7500 for our Cohort 5: Low Voltage Technical Skills Training Apprenticeship. Learn more here in an interview with JJ Ponce, Senior Vice President of Community Development for Texas Capital Bank, about the bank's role within the community and how they are making a difference. Texas Capital Bank has been responsible for a total of $37,500 in funding to the ZWHJCOC.
You can learn more about the low voltage program from one of our former students Louis Jennings. Listen to what Jennings has to say: https://youtu.be/sb40H0WHFKE
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Job Readiness and Hiring Events Kick Off in September |
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The Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. Community Outreach Center is partnering with several local entities to bring to the community virtual job prep sessions and opportunities to find a job. Partners in this endeavor include Amazon, The Dallas Independent School District, the Oasis Center and Inspiring Tomorrow’s Leaders. This is Phase 2 of a project funded by the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas with a $20,000 grant. Phase 1 of the project included helping small business owners complete their applications for the stimulus program helping owners receive collectively $900,000+. Almost 90 jobs were saved (as of July 26, 2020).
The groups will work collaboratively to help participants with job applications, resume writing, and other job readiness skills. The sessions will begin September 9 and continue through November 4, 2020. ZWHJCOC and Amazon will host also a monthly hiring event via Zoom.
Registration information for readiness sessions and job hiring events will be posted soon on our Facebook page and website at www.zwhjcoc.org.
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Our Work Continues During This Pandemic
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Our physical building, Frazier House, is closed and we are unable to meet there in person. However, our work continues to serve this community in a meaningful way. Our staff continues to help small businesses access stimulus funds to keep their operations afloat. We’re also committed to providing free, quality programming for individuals and small businesses through virtual Lunch & Learn sessions.
Since the beginning of the year, ZWHJCOC and its partners have served 800+ individuals in various classes. Since the pandemic started, we have held these sessions: Juneteenth Economic Forum, resume writing, your credit & you, how to ensure your EIDL & PPP loans are forgiven, how to use Zoom, beware of scams and frauds, 2020 Census and cashflow, collateral and leverage sessions. Additionally, job opportunities came through our partner, Amazon, that interviewed 1418 individuals and hired 968.
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Small Business Loan Program Technical Assistance Provided by ZWHJCOC |
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The Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. Community Outreach Center, with additional funding from the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, continues to help small businesses complete their applications for the stimulus program helping owners receive collectively $900,000+. Almost 90 jobs have been saved (as of July 26, 2020). Because of your support, we will continue to move forward in this important work. |
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It is important that you complete the Census Now! |
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Help Your Community Today. You don’t have to wait for the census taker to come to you. Every census form accurately submitted helps the government to set aside the proper funding for your community and much needed services. If you haven't taken the census online, you still can or fill out the paper version today and mail it in - just be sure to complete it. Tell your family, friends, and neighbors, so they too can do their part for the community. You can take the census online at 2020Census.gov or call 844-330-2020 and get counted
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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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