Invest in people. Invest in change. Support the BEE campaign.
Our goal is to raise $38,000.
We are excited to be celebrating 8 years of impactful work in the Durham community. Walking hand-in-hand with adults and children to transform their lives through employment and life skills training is an amazing journey.
Build
What Is Build?
Apprenticeship pathways to permanent employment. Build supports people with a skills gap or stigma preventing them from landing permanent employment
+ Logistics:
- Build placements last up to 12 weeks at up 16hrs/week
- StepUp Durham pays BUILD apprentices $13.50/hr for their work with the placement organization (BUILD apprentices submit their timesheets to StepUp Durham)
- BUILD placements receive their job description, duty, and on-site supervision from the placement organization
- If the BUILD apprentice is a good fit and the placement organization has hiring capacity, the Build apprentice would be given priority in hiring
Elevate
Access to short-term courses to help fill in skill gaps hindering participants from gaining livable wage employment
The participant will be supported before, during and after completion of the course by the workforce development coordinator and will also come up with an employment action plan prior to graduation in order to ensure an employment placement in their field of interest.
For more info, contact Cashmere Bentley: cashmere@stepupdurham.org
+ Requirements:
- Must be an active StepUp participant
- Must have stable employment (been on the job for at least 6 months) or income
- Must have stable housing
- Complete an application
+ Benefits:
- Certificate received from Durham Tech after course completion
- Monthly stipend, ranging from $125-$625, given for classes that are longer than 4 weeks based on income and household size
- Bonuses given for each milestone reached based on attendance and academics
What Is Elevate?
Excel
In Durham’s Guaranteed Income Pilot, or Excel, 115 formerly-incarcerated individuals will be randomly selected to receive an unconditional, cash transfer of $500 per month. The pilot will last one year.
OUR GOAL IS $38,000
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Provides bus passes for 20 job seekers to get to and from job fairs and interviews.
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Provides graduates with the work attire needed to start their first day of employment
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Provides candidate recruitment and referral services to one business for one year
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Provides 28 hours of soft skills training and resume assistance for one individual
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Provides pre-employment training and six months of job coaching for one working adult
Thank you for your Sponsorship!
We want to give special recognition to the following sponsors for their financial contributions in support of our StepUp Programs. Your gift allowed us to connect job seekers to new employment opportunities and support them in building their careers. Thank you, Blacknall Memorial for the $10K gift towards the BEE Campaign!
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