Ethiopian Community Services And Development Council Inc

ECSDC IS A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN WARD 1 (1816 12TH STREET, N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20001), THAT FOSTERS THE WELL-BEING OF AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS IN DC, BY PROVIDING THEM WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. OUR TARGET POPULATION IS AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS THAT ARE MORE LIKELY TO ENDURE ADVERSE LIVING CONDITIONS CHARACTERIZED BY HIGH LEVELS OF UNEMPLOYMENT, POVERTY, CRIME, RISKY REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR, POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES AND HOMELESSNESS. KEY ACTIVITIES ARE, 1 .ESL , 2. BASIC COMPUTER TRAINING , 3.YOUTH PROGRAM , 4. PARENT EDUCATION ETC

DPR FUNDED ECSDC $50,00 TO SERVE 20 DC RESIDENTS TO PROVIDE WORK READINESS TRAINING PROGRAM AIMS TO EQUIP PARTICIPANTS WITH COMPREHENSIVE SKILLS, EMPOWERING THEM FOR WORKFORCE SUCCESS WHILE TACKLING THE COMPLEX HURDLES LINKED WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INSTABILITY. OUR FOCUS IS ON ENHANCING WORK READINESS AND CULTIVATING NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND TRAITS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS IN THE EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENT. SIMULTANEOUSLY, WE PRIORITIZE THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERACY AND NUMERACY SKILLS CRUCIAL FOR HOLISTIC GROWTH. THE HOLISTIC APPROACH ENSURES THAT INDIVIDUALS NOT ONLY GAIN PROFICIENCY IN INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC SKILLS BUT ALSO DEVELOP THE SOFT SKILLS NECESSARY FOR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS.

DOES FUNDED ECSDC $50,00 TO SERVE 15 DC THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC INSECURITY AND ISOLATION FACED BY AFRICAN IMMIGRANT YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, WHILE BUILDING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY. ECSDC WILL IMPLEMENT WORK PLANS THAT FOCUS ON WORK READINESS, AND INCREASE EMPLOYABILITY THROUGH BUILDING THE NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS, LITERACY AND NUMERACY SKILLS. ECSDC WILL ALSO PROVIDE ACADEMIC SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (SEL), SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL), AND BUILD LIFE SKILLS, AND CULTURAL ADJUSTMENTS.

ECSDC WILL TARGET 60 UNDERSERVED YOUTH POPULATIONS (BLACK, LATINO AND AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS) DUE TO THE INCREASED RISK OF UNEMPLOYMENT, POVERTY, CRIME, RISKY REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR, POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES AND HOMELESSNESS. WE ARE A UNIQUE ORGANIZATION BECAUSE WE INCLUDE PROGRAMMING FOR AFRICAN YOUTH, ALONG WITH BLACK AND LATINO YOUTH. THEY ARE SELECTED DUE TO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY. THE YOUTH (AGED 16-21) RESIDE IN ANY WARD, BUT ESPECIALLY WARDS 5,7, AND 8, AND MEET THE DCPS AT-RISK YOUTH AND HIGH PRIORITY DEFINITION BECAUSE THEY RECEIVE TANF/SNAP, ARE SCHOOL DROP-OUTS, UNEMPLOYED, LACK BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS, HAVE LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY, AND FACE ISOLATION AND MARGINALIZATION DUE TO RACIAL AND SOCIAL BARRIERS.