CEOGC News: CEOGC Graduates 40 Job-Ready Students

Posted: Tue, May 18, 2010

 

 

On Friday, May 14th CEOGC Community Services graduated 40 students from its Future Routes for Entrants to Employment (FREE) Program during a ceremony at the May Dugan Center. 

 

CEOGC promotes efforts to fight poverty and build families throughout Greater Cleveland with programs such as the Future Routes for Entrants to Employment (FREE) Program sponsored through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds.   
Through this program, clients are offered job readiness training, job placement assistance services and limited employer training reimbursement.   Job readiness training consists of job preparedness training, financial literacy and Life Skills workshops. 
The benefits consist of soft skills enhancement, assistance in creating a sample cover letter and resume, sharpening interview skills as well as job placement assistance services. 

 

 

 

Each six week session consists of engagement in the following activities:
·         Job Search and Online Applications Workshops
·         Mock Interviews
·         Cover Letter & Resume Writing
·         Group Discussions and;
·         Professional Day.
The Community Services Resource Team consists of:
·         Annette Ferguson and Paula Payton, Intake Specialists
·         Cynthia Chandler and Sharon King, Case Manager(s)
·         Kerry Austin, Giovanni Jones and Audrey Taylor,  Job Readiness Training Specialists
·         William Jackson III, Salema Wiggins and Robert Zele, Job Development Specialists
·         Gregory Mason, Program Manager  
CEOGC currently have two site locations for the FREE Program:
·         HEAP Site
1849 Prospect Avenue
Cleveland, OH  44115
·         May Dugan Center
4115 Bridge Avenue
Cleveland, OH  44113
CEOGC has one site location for the Progression toward Employment (PTE) Program:
     Hough Multi-Cultural Center
8555 Hough Avenue
Cleveland, OH  44106
Maurice Stevens, Facilitator of PTE Program.
There are three six week sessions that remain in the FREE program schedule:
·         May 24, 2010 – July 2, 2010
·         July 12, 2010 – August 20, 2010
·         August 30, 2010 – October 8, 2010
Please contact the CEOGC Community Services Department at (216) 696-9077 for further information.