Towards Employment
Towards Employment
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About this organization
Mission
Towards Employment connects people to careers – helping them prepare, get, and keep a job; and then advance – in this way we change lives, advance business, and strengthen community. We have over 40 years of experience successfully helping people gain the tools they need to find a job, navigate life's obstacles, and secure a path towards a long-term career. We partner with over 300 local businesses who have confidence in our proven training programs and personal coaching to prepare new and current employees for career success. We are a leading community-based workforce organization in NEO, working to influence the wider system, regional economy, and local community through extensive expertise and trusted partnerships.
About
TOWARDS EMPLOYMENT (TE) HAS OVER 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SUCCESSFULLY HELPING PEOPLE GAIN THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO FIND A JOB, NAVIGATE LIFE'S OBSTACLES, AND SECURE A PATH TOWARD A LONG-TERM CAREER - OVER 126,000 PEOPLE SINCE 1976. JUST LAST YEAR, 612 GREATER CLEVELAND RESIDENTS GOT A JOB AND TOOK A STEP ALONG THEIR CAREER PATHWAY.WE PARTNER WITH OVER 300 BUSINESSES WHO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN OUR PROVEN TRAINING PROGRAMS AND PERSONAL COACHING TO PREPARE NEW AND CURRENT EMPLOYEES FOR CAREER SUCCESS. (CONTINUED AT SCHEDULE O)WE ARE A LEADING COMMUNITY-BASED WORKFORCE ORGANIZATION IN NORTHEAST OHIO, WORKING TO INFLUENCE THE WIDER SYSTEM, REGIONAL ECONOMY, AND LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH EXTENSIVE EXPERTISE AND RELIABLE PARTNERSHIPS. TOWARDS EMPLOYMENT'S PROGRAMS CHANGE LIVES, ADVANCE BUSINESS AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY. IN 2018 OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDED:REENTRY CAREER PATHWAYS - CAREER PATHWAYS: OPEN TO ALL IN THE GREATER CLEVELAND AREA WITH CRIMINAL BACKGROUNDS, ECONOMIC AND OTHER BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. - JAIL: SERVING MEN IN EUCLID COUNTY JAIL WITH PRE-RELEASE SERVICES AND CONNECTION TO TOWARDS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMING POST RELEASE. WORKADVANCE - WORK ADVANCE: SERVING PEOPLE WHO WANT TO ENTER AND ADVANCE IN MANUFACTURING AND HEALTHCARE CAREERS. CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYER CAREER PATHWAYS - STEP UP TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL: CUSTOMIZED RECRUITMENT, SOFT SKILLS/JOB READINESS WORKSHOP AND POST-EMPLOYMENT COACHING FOR UNIVERSITY CIRCLE RESIDENTS. - YOUNG ADULT WORKFORCE HUB AT OHIO MEANS JOBS, CO-MANAGED BY TOWARDS EMPLOYMENT AND YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITED. TE ALSO PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT SERVICES IN THESE PARTNER LOCATIONS - GENERATION WORK: SUPPORTING A MORE ALIGNED WORKFORCE SYSTEM FOR YOUNG ADULTS. - BLOOM BAKERY: BLOOM IS A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE WHOLLY OWNED BY TOWARDS EMPLOYMENT. BLOOM BAKERY CREATES DELICIOUS HAND-CRAFTED FOODS WHILE PROVIDING INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE FACED BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT TRAINING FOR A GOOD JOB AND A PATH TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY.EVERY YEAR OVER 3,000 PEOPLE ENGAGE WITH TOWARD EMPLOYMENT TO BUILD OR ADVANCE THEIR CAREER PATHWAY. IN 2018, TOWARDS EMPLOYMENT PLACED 612 PEOPLE IN FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT, 350 OF WHOM WERE INVOLVED WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM; AND 181 PEOPLE ADVANCED ON THE JOB. WE PARTNERED WITH OVER 300 EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE A SOURCE OF RELIABLE TALENT. OUR PROGRAMMING INCLUDES JOB READINESS, JOB PLACEMENT, AND JOB RETENTION AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT WITH ON-GOING CAREER COACHING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. RETENTION AND ADVANCEMENT SERVICES INCLUDE CAREER EXPLORATION AND COACHING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, PERSONAL WELLNESS AND WORKPLACE SUCCESS TRAINING. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PROVIDE CONNECTIONS TO BASIC NEEDS FOR PARTICIPANTS WHO ENCOUNTER BARRIERS DURING THEIR JOB SEARCH/EMPLOYMENT, AND FOR NEWLY EMPLOYED LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO TRANSITION TO EMPLOYMENT. THESE INCLUDE LEGAL SERVICES TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT OR JOB RETENTION SUCH AS CREDIT/DEBT ISSUES, BANKRUPTCY, FORECLOSURE, OR CRIMINAL ISSUES. IN ADDITION, WE LEVERAGE LOCAL AND NATIONAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE WORKFORCE SERVICES FOR KEY STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING DISCONNECTED YOUNG ADULTS, INDIVIDUALS WITH CRIMINAL HISTORIES, AND LOW-INCOME JOBSEEKERS.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The non-profit's mission is outlined in the filing as being “Empowering individuals to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency through employment. we help people prepare for a job, get a job, keep a job, and move up the career ladder through job readiness training, job placement, and retention, supportive, and advancement services.”.
When detailing its duties, they were outlined as: “Empowering individuals to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency through employment.”.
- The state in which the non-profit operates has been officially reported as OH.
- The filing reveals the non-profit's address in 2019 to be 1255 EUCLID AVENUE NO 300, CLEVELAND, OH, 44115.
- The non-profit's form for the year 2019 reports a total of 91 employees on their payroll.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $157,118.
- The organization has 23 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1988.
- The organization pays $3,452,506 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $227,965 in fundraising expenses.