Connecting Community Needs with Resources
Employment Programs
Neighborhood leaders and residents can help increase resident's employment
opportunities in their neighborhoods through offering job skills and employment initiatives such as job readiness training, micro-business creation, and workforce development programs. These programs are categorized according to the area by which they provide services. Organizations may offer different programs in multiple areas.
The main thing to keep in mind is that programs should address one or more of the stated indicators (below).
Job Readiness Training
This program area uses programs that help students learn about career options. These programs and activities should increase a youth’s understanding of career options by employing career exploration and job readiness skill building trainings. These types of programs should address indicators such as: 1) AIMS test scores, 2) Absent rate, 3) Educational attainment, 4) Juvenile probation violations, 5) Non-promotional rate, 6) Population of working age, 7) Robbery, 8) School discipline incidents
Micro-Business Creation
This program area employs programs that help entrepreneurs and small business managers create and maintain thriving businesses. These types of programs should address indicators such as: 1) AIMS test scores, 2) Educational attainment, 3) Unemployment
Workforce Development
This program area implements programs that offer training in soft skills (such as effective work habits, appropriate dress, maintaining motivation, resume writing, etc.) and hard skills (such as learning how to operate computer programs, office equipment, etc.). These types of programs should address indicators such as: 1) Owner costs, 2) Population of working age, 3) Robbery, 4) Renter costs, 5) Unemployment, 6) Unemployed disability
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Bright Tomorrows
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Help with homework, AIMS tutoring, general mentoring, science experiments, and educational field trips |
Bright Tomorrows is composed of Raytheon employees, their family members, on-site government and contractor support personnel, and Raytheon retirees. We currently have about 100 volunteers, with 35 of those having actively volunteered within the past 30 days. We volunteer with the Holmes-Tuttle Boys & Girls Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters (especially the Big Quest for kids program), and several schools from Sunnyside school district. We help with homework, AIMS tutoring, general mentoring, science experiments, and educational field trips. |
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Rosemary Badian Volunteer Coordinator (520) 574-9190 9601 E. Lancashire Way
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Learning for Life / Exploring |
School Programs for K-12 |
Learning for Life offers seven programs designed to support schools and community-based organizations in their efforts to prepare youth to successfully handle the complexities of contemporary society and to enhance their self-confidence, motivation, and self-esteem. The seven programs focus on character development and career education. Learning for Life programs help youth develop social and life skills, assist in character and career development, and help youth formulate positive personal values. It prepares youth to make ethical decisions that will help them achieve their full potential. |
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(520) 750-0385 5049 E. Broadway, Suite 200
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Postal History Foundation |
Teaching kids through stamps, literature, and other postal artifacts |
The Postal History Foundation offers a world class collection of postal history information and artifacts and is a pioneer in its provision of philatelic youth education programs. It offers museum tours, stamp collecting starter materials to youth, classroom instruction and educational materials to schools, a research library with over 25,000 items, and an "old fashioned" US Post Office offering the full array of postal services and philatelic stamps. |
Youth and community |
Kelly McLear Program Developer (520) 623-6652 920 N. 1st Avenue www.postalhistoryfoundation.org
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Our Family Services, Inc.
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Multiple Parenting and Youth Programs
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Our Family makes our community a better place to live, to grow up and to grow older with a continuum of services to people in every stage of life. Last year, more than 29,000 at-risk children, youth, families, seniors and disabled adults used our services, which include counseling, education, housing, mediation and help for people in crisis.
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Youth, Adults including Disabled Adults
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Sue Krahe-Eggleston Executive Director (520) 323-1708 3830 E. Bellevue St. Tucson, AZ 85716
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Pio Decimo Center
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After School Programs/ Teen Evening Program
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Operates a multi-purpose neighborhood center serving all age groups; offers children’s daycare and educational classes, adult education, youth programs, social services and transitional housing for homeless families.
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Infants, Children, Youth, Adults, the Disabled
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(520) 622-2801 848 S. Seventh Avenue Tucson, AZ 85701
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Stand Up For Kids |
Charter at University of Arizona
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The mission of STANDUP FOR KIDS is to help homeless and street kids. This mission shall be carried out by a national volunteer force whose on-the-streets outreach efforts will find, stabilize and assist homeless and street kids in their efforts to improve their lives. The organization's mission shall also be furthered through deterrence and resource programs provided in schools and via the Internet. All facets of this mission shall be guided by the mandate that our volunteers shall tell kids they care about them and then, at every turn, prove it.
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Children and Teens
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TMM Family Services
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Serve at-risk youth
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Serve at risk children, families and seniors; develop appropriate services utilizing volunteers and professionals; act as a catalyst for positive change; engage congregations to expand community outreach; develop new and ongoing resources for quality ministry
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Children, Families, and Seniors
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Cynthia Guerrero Director of Administrative Services (520) 322-9557 3127 E Adams Tucson, AZ 85716
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Tucson Urban League
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Project-YES
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Project YES, Inc. offers enrichment and support services to youth and families to improve academic performance effectively decrease or reverse the dropout rate and reduce juvenile delinquency, gang activity and substance abuse. Toward this end, Project YES, Inc. strives to achieve its mission through positive opportunities and programs that allow for educational, social, recreational, cultural, and spiritual development. All of our components are based in multicultural sensitivity and foster positive self-esteem, as well as positive decision-making skills.
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Children, Youth and Families
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Kelly Langford President and CEO (520) 791-9522 Main Svc. Center
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Our Family Services, Inc.
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Multiple Parenting and Youth Programs
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Our Family makes our community a better place to live, to grow up and to grow older with a continuum of services to people in every stage of life. Last year, more than 29,000 at-risk children, youth, families, seniors and disabled adults used our services, which include counseling, education, housing, mediation and help for people in crisis.
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Youth, Adults including Disabled Adults
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Sue Krahe-Eggleston Executive Director (520) 323-1708 3830 E. Bellevue St. Tucson, AZ 85716
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Pio Decimo Center
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After School Programs/ Teen Evening Program
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Operates a multi-purpose neighborhood center serving all age groups; offers children’s daycare and educational classes, adult education, youth programs, social services and transitional housing for homeless families.
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Infants, Children, Youth, Adults, the Disabled
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(520) 622-2801 848 S. Seventh Avenue Tucson, AZ 85701
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Self-Made Men, Women and Children, Inc.
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Assist Men, Women, and Children to break negative cycles in their lives
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Founded in 2004, SMMWC, Inc. is a 501c 3 tax-exempt non-profit organization located in Phoenix, Arizona that offers programs to address pressing issues in the minority community. These include health disparities, young fatherhood, increasing financial literacy, school-based mentoring, workforce development, and prison re-entry.
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Hasan Garrett President (602) 445-9896 3201 N. 16th Street
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Stand Up For Kids |
Charter at University of Arizona
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The mission of STANDUP FOR KIDS is to help homeless and street kids. This mission shall be carried out by a national volunteer force whose on-the-streets outreach efforts will find, stabilize and assist homeless and street kids in their efforts to improve their lives. The organization's mission shall also be furthered through deterrence and resource programs provided in schools and via the Internet. All facets of this mission shall be guided by the mandate that our volunteers shall tell kids they care about them and then, at every turn, prove it.
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Children and Teens
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TMM Family Services
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Serve at-risk youth
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Serve at risk children, families and seniors; develop appropriate services utilizing volunteers and professionals; act as a catalyst for positive change; engage congregations to expand community outreach; develop new and ongoing resources for quality ministry
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Children, Families, and Seniors
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Cynthia Guerrero Director of Administrative Services (520) 322-9557 3127 E Adams Tucson, AZ 85716
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Tucson Urban League
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Project-YES
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Project YES, Inc. offers enrichment and support services to youth and families to improve academic performance effectively decrease or reverse the dropout rate and reduce juvenile delinquency, gang activity and substance abuse. Toward this end, Project YES, Inc. strives to achieve its mission through positive opportunities and programs that allow for educational, social, recreational, cultural, and spiritual development. All of our components are based in multicultural sensitivity and foster positive self-esteem, as well as positive decision-making skills.
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Children, Youth and Families
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Kelly Langford President and CEO (520) 791-9522 Main Svc. Center
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Youth Volunteer Corps
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Ensure positive and healthy development of youth
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The Youth Volunteer Corps' goals are to ensure positive and healthy development of youth and increase the number of high-risk youth involved in positive activities. Young people are engaged in challenging, rewarding and educational projects that promote greater understanding and appreciation for the diversity of the community, serve the unmet needs of the community and promote a lifetime ethic of service.
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Youth and Adults
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Dave Chandler Senior Manager (520) 881-3300 924 N. Alvernon Way |
Neighborhood Empowerment System Model
Through this social networking site, you can communicate with neighborhood leaders, residents, school officials, church leaders, nonprofit leaders, businesses and other people who care about building great neighborhoods in Tucson and surrounding communities.
As you look through this website, please take the time to view different neighborhood groups and see what they are doing to empower their communities.
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