austininterfaith.org
About - Austin Interfaith
http://www.austininterfaith.org/about-us
Living Wages for All Workers. At stake in our society is what it means to be citizen and neighbor. In order to build the social capital necessary to build strong communities, ordinary citizens need to have the necessary skills. Since Austin Interfaith is a learning organization, or "University of Public Life", action is always followed by reflection, which is an effort to learn from both our successes and mistakes so that development and formation of people remains the center of our work. A partnership w...
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Together we CAN | achieve our full potential
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We are safe, just and engaged. Our basic needs are met. We achieve our full potential. We achieve our full potential. Make a difference where you. Read, sing and listen to your children. Read the books your older children read. Either for fun or for school, so you can discuss them. Consider a summer family book group. Reading Rockets. Encourage children to imagine what it would be like to have the jobs of the people you see. Keep paper, pencils, markers and other art supplies readily accessible. Talk abo...
spjobassistance.blogspot.com
Jobs, classes and more: Capital IDEA
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Jobs, classes and more. Friday, March 19, 2010. What is Capital IDEA. Friends and Partners of Capital IDEA,. We are excited to start the enrollment process for the Fall of 2010. We have seats to fill in the following programs: ESL, GED, and the College Prep Academy. Capital IDEA sponsors educational opportunities that lead to life-long. Fi nancial independence. Capital IDEA funds participants’ education including. Tuition and books. Capital IDEA also offers some assistance with. At least 18 years of age.
amplifyatx.ilivehereigivehere.org
Amplify Austin
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Animal Care and Services. Amplify Day Goal: $5,000.00. Add to My Favorites. 835 N Pleasant Valley Rd, Third Floor. Austin, Texas 78702. Our Mission is to lift working adults out of poverty and into living wage careers through education. Capital IDEA has placed over twelve hundred Central Texas adults in living-wage careers with some of our largest local employers. We currently sponsor almost 700 low-income adults at Austin Community College. In the nursing program, I constantly fluctuated between being s...
industrialareasfoundation.org
Industrial Areas Foundation
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Project Quest Wins $6M DOL Award. Thu Oct 16, 2014. Workforce development program Project QUEST. Won an award of $6 Million from the US Department of Labor to train 475 adults in the San Antonio area for living wage IT careers. Project Quest’s Homegrown IT program is backed by local employers including Rackspace, Zachry Holdings and WP Engine. Quest will focus on training long-term unemployed residents of Bexar and neighboring counties. Capital IDEA-Houston Gets $100K Chase Award. Thu Aug 21, 2014. Leade...
wfscapitalarea.com
Workforce Solutions Capital Area > About Us > Special Initiatives > AOYC
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Procurements and Training Providers. How Can You Help Me? Helpful Child Care Resources. Preparing For My Future. What Other Resources are There for Youth? Working in Austin Blog. Strategic Plan for Workforce Development. Austin Opportunity Youth Collaborative (AOYC). For the further development of the collaborative with a focus on Opportunity Youth. Additional funding is provided generously by the Sooch Foundation. AOYC team at the Opportunity Youth Cross-site Convening at the Aspen Institute. Youth ages...
soochfoundation.org
2005 – 2012 Grants – Sooch Foundation
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Improving Lives Through Education. Older News: 2005 – 2012. Central Texas Ed Funders. 2005 – 2012 Grants. 2005 – 2012 Grants. ACE (A Community for Education). Advanced Placement Strategies. Inc. A Legacy of Giving. Assistance League of Austin. Austin Area Urban League. Austin Independent School District. Austin Partners in Education. College Access Migrant Program, St. Edward’s University. Communities in Schools of Central Texas. Goodwill Industries of Central Texas. It Could Be U Digital Youth Academy.
commonmanmedia.blogspot.com
The Common Man: June 2012
http://commonmanmedia.blogspot.com/2012_06_01_archive.html
This blog is now defunct. I have moved to A Voice for Male Students. Thanks for your support. - TCM*. Thursday, June 21, 2012. The War on Male Students - Introduction. Education is a core issue for men and boys, and can be categorized into three main areas: educational attainment, misandry, and civil rights. All three are severely entrenched problems. Graduation data from the National Center for Education Statistics. Symposium at UT Austin:. Also, men and boys in education:. Student government, academic ...
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