Thursday, March 22, 2012

Partnerships Connect People To Jobs

Shown: Lisa Braun, Founder and Executive Director, Ohio City Power talks with Neighborhood Connections Program Director, Tom O'Brien
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Connectivity Builds Healthy, Active, Empowered Communities

Neighborhood Connections Program Director, Tom O'Brien, and Lisa Braun, Founder and Executive Director, Ohio City Power, talk in the video below about connecting people to jobs for healthy, active, empowered communities. 

   
In this video you will learn how:
  • Neighborhood Connections and Ohio City Power work together to connect Ohio City homeless and jobless to small assembly project jobs.
  • Ohio City Power seeks people who are willing, reliable and trustworthy.
  • Neighborhood Connections is pleased to provide basic level work to Cleveland's neighborhoods. 
How do homeless and jobless community members connect to work in your neighborhood? 

Read more about the Neighborhood Connections-Ohio City Power workforce model in the transcription below. How could it be replicated in your community?
Partnerships Connect People to Jobs 

Community Connectivity Creates Local Economic Vitality 

Ohio City Power connects Ohio City homeless and jobless to recreation, skills training and employment opportunities.

Ohio City Power is located at St. Paul's Community Outreach & Church, 4427 Franklin Blvd., in Cleveland, Ohio 44113. The Outreach Office is open Tuesday through Friday from 9:00am to 12:30pm. To contact Ohio City Power, phone 216-651-6250 ext. 2 and leave a message. Your call will be returned as soon as possible. 

Where do people go to learn about community building in your neighborhood? 

Neighborhood Connections provides grants for community capacity building and learning for people interested in understanding community improvement.

For more information about Neighborhood Connections, an affiliated program of the Cleveland Foundation and a member of GrassrootsGrantmakers, an international affinity group for grassroots funders, visit http://neighborhoodgrants.org/ 

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Copyright 2012 Ohio City Power. Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works. Ohio City Power, Ohio City Power @ St. Paul's Community Church, 4427 Franklin Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44113. Phone: 216-651-6250 ext. 2 Web: www.ohiocitypower.net

- Betsey Merkel, Ohio City Power Communications

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