Community Outreach to Diversity Organizations

The AARP Foundation Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) helps job seekers improve their skills, obtain training, and find a job. If you're 55 or over and meet the income guidelines, we can help you enter-or re-enter-the job market. Your job is to get a job. SCSEP's job is to help you.

Founded by United Methodist Women in 1940, the Bethlehem Center of Charlotte is part of the National Mission Institutions related to the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church. In 1956, after Charlotte's Urban Renewal Program, Bethlehem Center was relocated in the "fragile" neighborhoods of Southside, Brookhill, and Wilmore where it continues to provide quality child enrichment activities for school age children and youth and strives to develop innovative programs to improve the quality of life for at-risk families.

The BRIDGE Jobs Program is a non-profit agency dedicated to assisting high school dropouts, the unemployed and underemployed citizens of Mecklenburg County obtain and sustain long-term, career-enhancing employment by providing career counseling and support as they complete their education. The program provides a variety of support services. These services include educational assistance and referral, personal and family counseling, life skills classes, job readiness training, internships, job placement services and financial support for completing education.

The Catholic Church in the Diocese of Raleigh is: A community of faith, which needs to be nourished by the Word of God; A community of grace, in which the Eucharistic sacrifice is celebrated, the sacraments are administered and prayer is offered unceasingly to God; A community of charity, both spiritual and material, which flows forth from the Eucharist; A community of missionary service, in which all are called to spread their gifts and the inexhaustible riches of Christ.

CCSC has gained national attention for its success in helping people who have experianced barriers to employment. By preparing nutritious meals for the homebound, students learn the skills necessary for an exciting career in the world of foodservice. Graduates find employment with local restaurants, hospital cafes, assisted living centers and country clubs, which makes CCSC an effective way to fill some of the 8,000 foodservice positions open in Charlotte.

ECO is a non profit organization with a mission to improve the quality of life in Charlotte-Mecklenburg by restoring offenders to their families and the community, helping them find work and reducing recidivism.

Our mission is to form a united community of many cultures. Through our Immigrant Assistance Center we help new neighbors solve problems that result from language or cultural differences. At the International House itself, we provide immigrants a gathering place and technical assistance for the formation of mutual assistance associations. Our educational programs provide cross-cultural training for hundreds of public servants throughout the state each year. We help community members understand, respect, and welcome our new neighbors whether from across the country or around the world.

At Jacob's Ladder Job Center, Inc., our mission is to help unemployed and underemployed people find and keep living wage jobs. Since 1998, Jacob's Ladder has helped hundreds of individuals make positive changes in their lives. Our clients go through a four-step process to help them find jobs. Volunteers help them through the process and continue to support them after they obtain jobs. We also work with employers to hire our clients, who often face major barriers to employment.

NEViNSinc. is a non-profit organization that provides job training and placement services for adults with developmental and similar disabilities.

If you are 55 years or older and economically disadvantaged, the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is available to you through the Division of Aging and Adult Services and other agencies in North Carolina. The Senior Community Service Employment Program, funded through Title V of the Older Americans Act, places individuals 55 and older who are economically disadvantaged into useful part-time community service programs while helping them transition into unsubsidized employment.

Summit House is a Therapeutic Community. The basic goal for women offenders and ultimately their children is to offer a lifestyle that includes drug abstinence, elimination of anti-social (criminal) behavior, development of employable skills, and the acquisition of positive attitudes, beliefs and behaviors which reflect honesty, respect, non-violence and self-reliance. In addition, Summit House strives to maximize healthy bonding between the mothers and children in the program.

Our mission is to inspire individuals, families and communities to find solutions that create a better future. We work in diverse ways, and in partnership with others, to restore all individuals and families to basic levels of security, self-sufficiency, and belonging, through quality services to ensure that children have mentors, that women are safe, that victims are not left in the cold, that no one is overwhelmed by debt, and that counseling is accessible.

Welcome to the Uptown Shelter, Charlotte's only permanent year-round shelter for homeless men. Homeless adult men who are clean and sober and able to take care of their personal needs are eligible for admission to our program. Last year, we served 2,560 homeless men, connecting them with services they needed to rebuild their lives.

The Urban Ministry Center is an interfaith organization involved both in ministries of compassion and in the study of urban issues. Our commitment is to the poor, the homeless and others in need. Our goal is to address their needs with love, compassion and tangible help by providing the services listed below. The Center is committed to making maximum use of existing resources and agencies, not duplicating these services. The Urban Ministry Center serves as a community resource for the study and discussion of urban issues.