WTB Initiative
Working Women, Thriving Families, and Better Communities Initiative
Providing Resources to Our Community.
The Problem: The gender wage gap is one of the most persistent and pervasive economic problems facing our nation. The pandemic has further exacerbated the employment and earnings divide between women and men. Black women face an unemployment rate of 16.4% whereas the rate for women overall is 15.5%.
The Solution: The decisive element of differentiation with this WTB Initiative is that with the additional key team, the partnership pipeline, and the core personnel at the Urban League, the ability to place women in livable wage careers and work to remove barriers with strategic partners for women and their families will provide the full continuum needed to move from receiving a service (transactional) to also being afforded and equipped with the opportunity and access to human and social capital in the areas of need for transformational outcomes.
The Working Women, Thriving Families and Better Communities (WTB) Initiative is a strategic response from the Urban League of the Central Carolinas to address the needs and disparities of pay-equity, access to resources, and opportunities for training and development to meet the social and economic mobility growth of women in the Mecklenburg County area.
WTB will provide the following:
- Livability Stipends
- National Certification Programs include Amazon Web Services (AWS), Universal Banking and Medical Billing.
- Wrap-Around Services that provide a support system of various agency personnel and community representatives based on Client needs.
The Urban League will provide:
- Recruit and engage women in the county who may need social and economic support to get a livable wage
- Work with companies to build a plan of action and priority for those who go through the WTB (Working, Thriving, Better) Initiative for job
- Develop profiles for each client to determine support plan and resources
- Create social and capital networks to create mentorships, professional development, and other support need to build additional wealth and thriving
Targeted Jobs:
- Microsoft and Amazon Web Service Certifications: Technical Support Advisors, Executive Assistants, Technology Product Specialist
- Medical Billing: Patient Accounting, Patient Access (patient registration)
WTB Certification Programs
HVAC
(Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning)
focused on the knowledge and hands-on skills needed to be ready for certification and immediate entry-level employment. Topics include mechanical refrigeration, heating and cooling theory, electricity, controls and safety.
MEDICAL BILLING/CODING
serving 30 participants to become professionals working in the healthcare industry that can earn an average annual salary of $57,646 with an annual growth rate of 9%
MEDICAL BILLING/CODING
serving 30 participants to become professionals working in the healthcare industry that can earn an average annual salary of $57,646 with an annual growth rate of 9%
GOOGLE CAREER CERTIFICATES
Flexible online training programs designed to put you on the fast track to jobs in high-growth fields. Learn at your own pace in this 12-week program.
UNIVERSAL BANKING CERTIFICATION
The scope of the Universal Banking Certification has a common theme of learning and development that take place before engaging in specialized core content. Each participant also engages in financial education and empowerment sessions to learn how to manage and responsibly handle and grow their own finances. Programs are a total of 4 weeks.
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT
The Nursing Aide 1 Program is a one hundred and twelve (112) hours NC State approved training course which provides the core knowledge and skills necessary to provide quality health care to residents in nursing homes, hospitals, home care, rehabilitation, and assisted-living facilities. Students will be taught the proper way to care for residents/patients with empathy.
AMAZON WEB SERVICES (AWS)
This credential helps organizations identify and develop talent with critical knowledge related to implementing cloud initiatives. Earning AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner validates cloud fluency and foundational AWS knowledge.
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT
The Nursing Aide 1 Program is a one hundred and twelve (112) hours NC State approved training course which provides the core knowledge and skills necessary to provide quality health care to residents in nursing homes, hospitals, home care, rehabilitation, and assisted-living facilities. Students will be taught the proper way to care for residents/patients with empathy.
Financial Support
While we look forward to starting somewhere, providing virtual learning support for a small number of children, we also realize the number will pale in comparison to the nearly 5,000 homeless children in the CMS system that will need daily access to services and assistance. It is for this reason we are counting on our community to help us support the remaining 4,965 students that need and deserve assistance. Your financial support will help us broaden our reach and impact by covering the cost for expenses to include workspace, instruction, meals, school supplies, PPE, cleaning materials and thermometers, and transportation.
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