AVAILABLE SERVICES

Within the Community Resource and Grant Development Center our team of consultants continuously identify and research in depth available grants and other resources that will benefit our community. Upon identifying relevant funding resources, we will email available opportunities when we can.  Otherwise, most opportunities are bookmarked so that you can easily access them when you come into the Center.  Please remember that responding to grant opportunities are time sensitive and that you must be proactive in meeting the funder’s deadline for submitting your proposals.

JOB PREPARATION, PLACEMENT, CAREER ADVANCEMENT AND COMPUTER TRAINING
A.C.E.S. will train collaborating organizations to facilitate a two-week job preparation and placement workshop. These workshops are designed to assist the low-skilled, unemployed, disadvantaged population with finding work, building skills to advance on the job and introduce them to work place ethics using software specifically designed for employees to help them better understand their employers needs. Career advancement assistance will available to those lacking high school credentials. Services to participants of the program are free. 

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS
Assist businesses with filling job openings by referring qualified community applicants to them. Qualified applicants will have successfully completed the job preparation workshop Applicants will have been pre- screened for drugs and will be ready to work. Services to employers are free.. 

FATHERS AT WORK CHILD SUPPORT INITIATIVE
Select organizations participating in the collaboration will provide scheduled groups sessions for non-custodial fathers to attend and bond with other dads seeking to establish paternity for their children. Collaborating partners will assist fathers graduating from the workshops with employment opportunities and we will help them navigate the process to set-up a payment plan with the Division of Child Support. Mediation services will be provided on site to assist families with difficulties reaching agreements pertaining to their child(ren). Local area attorneys will be on-site once a week to meet with fathers seeking legal advice on father’s rights. Services to non-custodial fathers are free.

WOMEN IN BUSINESS
A.C.E.S. and business representatives will facilitate workshops for women seeking business ownership. Systematically we will provide assistance in developing a business plan and identify institutions able to provide financial support. Services to women are free.

ADVOCATES FOR THE AGING
Identify as many senior citizens in the community as possible. The goal of the collaboration will be for non-related families to adopt a senior. We want to get seniors active and participating in either jobs or volunteer work and to make sure that their immediate needs are met. Services to seniors are free. 

YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Select organizations participating in the collaboration will provide scheduled workshops for youth to get them prepared for the business world. Workshops will include but will not be limited to the World of Debating, Financial Planning, Business Ventures, What about Banks, Is College the only Answer? Working in Social Services, Are you struggling in School? In addition, to other topics pertaining to youth. Services to youth are free.

Web Site Links

www.snpo.org

www.foundationcenter.org

www.grants.gov

www.lano.org

info@acadianaces.org

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