The Employment Landscape

 

Navigating the employment landscape is more challenging than ever, as technological advances, the rise of contract and part-time work, and an increasingly diverse workforce are changing the nature of work. In particular, target populations with less access to education and work opportunities need support in finding jobs, accessing benefits that foster stability, and advancing in their careers.

Career Advancement, Retention, and Empowerment (CARE)

Strong Fathers, Stronger Families

Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program

West Baltimore Career Pathways Collaborative 

Re-entering into Society to Excel

Bridges to Careers: Supporting Justice-Involved Young Adults

Career Advancement, Retention, and Empowerment (CARE)

Since 2014, Seedco has worked with young adults ages 18-24 in New York City through the Youth Advancing in the Workplace (YAW) program to enter the workforce world, become more independent, and plan for their futures. Through this work, Seedco has identified the benefit of supporting employers by being a resource for their employees including reducing the costs associated with turnover.

Out of YAW, Seedco has developed the Career Advancement, Retention, and Empowerment or CARE program. CARE provides support and resource to employees, jobseekers, and employers by taking a dual approach.

1. Seedco partners with employers to help their employees overcome challenges to staying in their jobs and becoming more engaged at work.

2. Seedco partners with workforce development and other social service programs to assist young adult job seekers find, sustain, and advance in employment.

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CARE is currently funded by The Pinkerton Foundation and the Ira W. DeCamp Foundation

West Baltimore Career Pathways Collaborative

Seedco’s West Baltimore Career Pathways Collaborative engages local employers, service providers, and correctional agencies in establishing career pathways for individuals coming out of the criminal justice system. By helping individuals find a job and establish a path for advancement, Seedco improves their chances of successfully integrating into their communities and staying out of prison.

Since 2015, our program implements training and placement around locally in-demand sectors, including manufacturing and construction, and integrates:

  • access to training, education, and career development services;
  •  case management to address life issues that are barriers for success; and
  • job placement to connect participants in long-term, well-paying jobs

A key partner in outreach and service delivery is Bon Secours Community Works. Other local partners in the West Baltimore CPC include the Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, the Baltimore Workforce Investment Board, the Mayor’s Office of Human Services – ReEntry Division, and Job Opportunities Task Force. The US Department of Labor funds this program.

Bridges to Careers: Supporting Justice-Involved Young Adults

Starting in 2018, Seedco is scaling its impact in positively affecting employment among young adults that have involvement in the juvenile or adult criminal justice system. The program implements a national model, while integrating localized approaches in New York, Maryland, Tennessee, and Arkansas. The comprehensive program is focuses on in-demand industries and combines:

  • case management and assessment
  • occupational training and credential attainment
  • placement in employment
  • supportive services, such as financial coaching, parenting skills workshops, mentoring, enrollment in public benefits, and follow-up care

Learn more about this program here.

Re-entering into Society to Excel

Building upon the partnerships and systems established across its other local programs serving those with a criminal history background, Seedco established its RISE program in 2018 to improve employment outcomes for adults who have been incarcerated or recently released in the Memphis metropolitan region, including West Memphis, Arkansas.

Seedco’s program integrates case management, job readiness, occupational training, connections to apprenticeship, placement in employment, financial coaching, parenting skills, mentoring, legal services, enrollment in public benefits, and follow-up care. Our strengths are strong community relationships that expand the resources available to participants, including literacy and education, legal services, and health care. Partnerships provide opportunities in distribution and logistics, food, and construction sectors, all experiencing strong job growth locally.

The US Department of Labor funds this program.

Employment, Training, & Housing Opportunities for Veterans in New York City

Acacia Network, Promesa Inc, and Seedco have launched a program to support veterans experiencing homelessness. Veterans struggling to find sustainable housing and in need of job readiness and employment support are encouraged to apply.

Services and benefits:

  • Assess and meet veteran job-training needs
  • Connect veterans to employment opportunities
  • Address supportive service needs of veterans, including housing

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Strong Fathers, Stronger Families

Strong Fathers, Stronger Families Mid-south (SFSF Mid-south) builds upon Seedco’s ten years of experience of operating responsible fatherhood programs in New York City and brings that knowledge to meet the needs of fathers in the Greater Memphis Metropolitan Region including Shelby County and Tipton County, TN and Crittenden County, AR. SFSF Mid-south will support fathers and father figures build strong father/child relationships, establish positive co-parenting skills, and increase economic stability and mobility through workshops, trainings, and job search, job placement, and job enhancement services.

Click here to learn more about Strong Fathers, Stronger Families Mid-south.

Service in Six States

We have a program specific to Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, New York, and Tennessee – and we are always on the lookout for new communities

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