P.O.W.E.R.
Collaborative Network
Meeting
Summary
JUNE
2005
Thank
you very much PATH (People Assisting the Homeless) for hosting the June 2005
P.O.W.E.R. Collaborative Network (PCN)
Meeting. It is very gratifying to
see organizations like PATH join in with the intent and mission of the
PCN. A special thank you goes to Janet
Denise Ganaway,
PATH’s Chief Operating Officer for allowing PCN
the privilege to meet and tour the facilities. PATH is doing great work with
great vision for preventing the challenges that face so many
homeless.
Brad
Kemp,
Labor Economist and Market Consultant for the State of California Employment
Development Department was truly an outstanding presenter. Mr.
Kemp
provided an excellent overview on the County of Los Angeles’ future labor market
industrial trends. We are now better informed that employers are moving away
from specific job titles and moving more toward a span of skills. Workers are doing less single task
functions and titles are sometimes limiting the expected skills needed to do the
job. The largest job growth by industries rests clearly with the Service
industry. Retail manufacturing, and
government industry positions fall half way to the service industry as reported
in 2001 and projected to 2008.
Mr.Kemp
reminded us through his presentation that employers want people who have
attention for detail, can recognize problems and report them, deliver good
judgment and customer service, use critical thinking and employ operational
analysis on the job Mr.Kemp
can
be reached at 213) 744-2569, or email: lmid.bkemp@edd.ca.gov
Paul
Freese,
director of Litigation and Advocacy for Public Counsel gave an immense overview
of his organization’s direct relationship with PATH and how they work to
eliminate the legal issues that plague most homeless clients. Mr.
Freese
shared vital statistics about the social unbalance related to educating versus
incarceration processes. For
example, a woman that is homeless on the street for 30 days runs a 38% chance of
being a victim of a sexual assault crime and that probability increases
significantly each day that she remains on the street. Public Counsel help clients with
Consumer Laws, Children’s Rights, Homelessness Prevention, Community
Development, Child Care Law and Immigrants’ Rights. Mr.
Freese
distributed a guide to ‘expungement’ of criminal conviction that eliminates this
common barrier toward gaining employment.
We want to also thank Liz
Bluestein,
Director Attorney Community Development for sharing the processes available to
many of the homeless clients register with PATH. Mr.
Freese
can be reached at (213) 385-2977, ext. 109. Liz
Bluestein
can be reached at (213) 385-2977, ext. 131. Or, for more information feel free to
visit Public Counsel’s website: http://www.publiccounsel.org/
Connie
Brown,
with Prepaid Legal shared some important background information about ‘identify
theft’ and how it is a growing crime America. Personal data is being sold and traded
by large criminal groups each day.
Few people are being caught due to the sophistication of the identity
theft process. The losses are in
the billions annually and Ms.
Brown
wants to share in more detail with any PCN
member or human resource representative how people can help prevent or minimize
the pain of being a victim of identity theft. Ms.
Brown
can be reached at (323) 752-8938, or email: conniebrown58@hotmail.com
The next
PCN meeting is set for 10 AM, Monday, July 11, 2005, at Progress Park, 15500 Downey Avenue, Paramount, CA
90723. Our meeting hosts are the Paramount
Southeast Area Social Services Funding Authority (SASSFA) and Business Training
Schools, Inc. (562) 634-2020.
For
specific PCN
member announcements go to: http://bizpartnership.biz/events.htm
JUNE
PCN
meeting attendees:
Al
Washington, Africa/USA International Chamber of
Commerce
Allyson
Lavalais, Los Angeles World Airports
Anita
Wallace, Los Angeles Urban League
Brad
Kemp, EDD
Carlos
E. Ruvalcada, Community Centers, Inc.
Carolyn
Hines, Hines Hospitality Group
Christine
Fisher, Computer Access Center
Connie
Brown, PPL-Identity Theft
Cynthia
Tollette, Fremont-Washington CAS
Dean
Jones, Southland Business Development Partnership
Dinah
White, State of CA, Employment Development Department
Elainea
Robbins, Los Angeles Urban League
Ernesto
Cantas, DPSS GAIN Region IV
Frank
Garcia, Century Community Training Program
Hein Vu,
GROW-Pasadena District
James
Jones, Gangsters for Christ
Janet
Canaway, PATH
Jean
Franklin, City of Refuge – Anchor of Hope Ministries
Kenisha
Humphrey, Goodwill Long Beach
LaVonté
Jackson, Goodwill Industries-Long Beach
Liz
Bluestein, Public Counsel
Lucille
Spence, God’s Helping Hand
Maria
Garcia, Jobstarts
Marta
Rodriguez, Charo Community Development Corporation
Michael
Bennett, Los Angeles Urban League
Michael
Richardson, Los Angeles Unified School District
Patricia
Pascua, Harbor-UCLA Ami/Able Program
Paul
Freese, Public Counsel
Phyllis
Jasso, VA-Veterans Industries
Phyllis
Mack, Association for Better Living and Education
(ABLE)
Whitney
Daniel, Meaning & Purpose, Inc.
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