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Bobbi Smith, Los Angeles Urban League WorkSource Center-West Adams Business Services Representative, was an excellent host for the April 2006, P.O.W.E.R. Collaborative Network meeting.  She coordinated a marvelous array of presenters on career and business opportunities.  We want to thank also thank Angela Hill, Jonathan Jones, Denise Hollis, and the center’s director Ms. Kuliema Blueford for their outstanding contributions to this most successful meeting.

 

Lisa Wright, Starbucks Coffee Company, Marketing Manager for the Urban Coffee Opportunities (UCO) Division, presented great information and great gift certificates on behalf of Starbucks.  Starbucks and Johnson Development Corporation formed Urban Coffee Opportunities in February 1998 to enhance the development of Starbucks retail stores in diversely populated communities across the country. 

This partnership embraces our communities by providing jobs and creating construction employment for viable firms.  There are 92 UCO stores across the country from New York to Seattle.  There are over 32 UCO Johnson Development Corp. partnerships around the greater LA basin.  To reach Ms. Wright, her email is: liwright@starbucks.com

 

Kurt James, ComCast provided some great information regarding their programs to recruit and employ people form the communities they serve.  The latest merger includes time Warner, AOL and Comcast.  This newly formed organization will begin to provide some of the most dynamic community access service and programming of all time.  From retail, customer care, warehouse, field installation and sales, the Comcast division has something for every job seeker.  To contact Kurt James, use his email address at: Kurt_James@cable.comcast.com

 

Deborah Cujino-Deras shared details about the 8th Annual Cinco de Mayo Career Expo Diversity Employment Source at the Hollywood Park Pavilion at Hollywood Park, 3883 Century Blvd., Ste. 300, Inglewood on Thursday, May 4, 2006, at 10a.m.-3p.m.   There are still spaces available and businesses are encourage to participate.  Job Seekers: Dress for success & Bring 95 Resumes.  Businesses can register online at www.deslive.com, or for more information call our hotline: 310-342-5672.

LA Urban League Hosts Round Table

 - Urban Opportunities -

The next PCN meeting is: Monday, May 15, 2006, hosted by the City of Los Angeles’ Youth Opportunities Movement (YOM), Community Development Department.

 

April PCN meeting attendees:
Text Box: Ali Bayrami, Franklin Career College Angela Hill, Los Angeles Urban League Anita Wallace, Angeles Urban League WorkSource Business & Career Center Antoinette Anderson, LA Urban League WorkSource Business & Career Center Billy Williams, Business Training Schools Blanche Octave, LA County Sheriff’s Department Bobbi Smith, Los Angeles Urban League WorkSource Center West Adams Carla Cortez, AIHS Carlos E. Ruvalcaba, Community Center, Inc. Carolyn Hines, Hines Hospitality Group Catherine Blaylock, SouthBay Workforce Investment Board Celivio Green, WorkSource Center-Los Angeles Darnetta Dautest, YWCA of Greater Los Angeles Dean Jones, Southland Business Partnership Deborah Deras, DES Eileen Arthur, SELA Worksource Center Elizabeth Russell, Los Angeles Job Corps Center Fernando Reyes, Easter Seal-Culver City Gary Wright, Los Angeles, County Office of Education Gentry Humphrey, Veteran’s Administration, Veteran Program Gina Cali, County of Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department James Jones, Gangsters For Christ Jane Alcala, US Probation Office, Inglewood Janneise Brooks, Goodwill Industries Long Beach JC Campbell, BTTS Jennifer Frank, Center for International Trade Development Jocelyn Vaughn, Goodwill Industries Jonathan Jones, Los Angeles Urban League WorkSource Center West Adams Joseph Rouzan, City of Los Angeles Community Development Department June Wilson, Social Security Administration Kenisha Humphrey, Goodwill Industries Kurt James, Comcast LaVonté Jackson, Goodwill Industries LBSB Leslie Belt, Los Angeles Urban League Lillie Frierson-King, Spectrum International Beauty Expo (SIBE) Linda Marquez, JVS WorkSource Lisa Wright, Starbucks Urban Coffee Opportunities Luz Ross, County of Los Angeles Department of Public Social Services GROW Maryd Miller, City of Los Angeles YOM-Watts Merwin Gerard, County of Los Angeles Department of Public Social Services-GROW Michael Bennett, Los Angeles Urban League Michael Richardson, Los Angeles Unified School District Nicole Gon, PATH Patricia Castellon, Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Portia Smith, State of CA Employment Development Department Raquel Rios, Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Robert Hamm, Los Angeles Unified School District, Maintenance and Operation Shirley Green, ‘N’Side EBS Trena Lawson, Romona’s Vocational Schools Tyrone R. Horn, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

This forwarded email is from the Southland Business Development Partnership, 700 North Bullis Road, Compton, CA 90221, (310) 637-7248, and facsimile 310.637.7412, http://www.bizpartnership.biz/.  Should you choose to discontinue your community service email information notices, simply reply “Remove From List.”

Fiorella Del Carpio, Program Specialist with Crystal Stairs, Inc. is working to improve lives through Child Care Services.  Ms. Del Carpio wants all parents and legal guardians who receive Cash-Aid that you may be eligible for FREE child care service with Crystal Stairs.

Ms. Del Carpio is working in the Los Angeles Urban League Business and Career Center three day a week and can be reached at (323) 421-1028.  For Spanish speaking clients, they may call (323) 421-1068 for complete service.

Crystal Stairs offers a FREE Child Care Program

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JOB FAIRS & OPPORTUNITIES

Exhibitors are welcome to participate in this special event to truly support the community.  Saturday, April 22, 2006, 9 AM—3 PM, at 11867 S. Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90061.  For more information contact Francis Spates at (323) 759-7515.