WORK IT WELL SERVICES
WI Well SOS-Save Our Sisters
With over 200,000 people living in poverty in Alameda County, the Work It Well Project has a mission to provide solutions for the most vulnerable members of our community. Our SOS program serves women with barriers and/or are in transition based on hardships, limited income, lack of wisdom, lack of resources or limited exposure. Our objective is to help transform their lives and become healthier, economically empowered, safe and inspired. We provide them extensive case management that includes work experience through employment placement, career exploration, education, skills building, entrepreneurship coaching, resources, housing placement, referrals and/or entrepreneurship as a supplemental income. We have worked with hundreds of women to change their lives for the better, putting them on a track to success. Many of the women that we serve are mothers, so our impact goes beyond the individual needs, but their children, families and communities.
“A young lady in a domestic violence relationship enrolled in the Save Our Sisters program in a dark time of her life. The wrap around services of the Work It Well Project helped her to secure affordable housing and consistent employment. She was able to move away from the risky work she had been doing in adult entertainment and gain a healthy career. In the process she became stable so that she was able to obtain full custody of her son.”
“One low-income woman whose only income was from Social Security benefits wanted to transition into the workforce but had very little work experience. Through our in-house job training, she was packaged with work experience opportunities and gained new skills. Our team provided a career opportunity that doubled her income within the same year.”
With over 200,000 people living in poverty in Alameda County, the Work It Well Project has a mission to provide solutions for the most vulnerable members of our community. Our SOS program serves women with barriers and/or are in transition based on hardships, limited income, lack of wisdom, lack of resources or limited exposure. Our objective is to help transform their lives and become healthier, economically empowered, safe and inspired. We provide them extensive case management that includes work experience through employment placement, career exploration, education, skills building, entrepreneurship coaching, resources, housing placement, referrals and/or entrepreneurship as a supplemental income. We have worked with hundreds of women to change their lives for the better, putting them on a track to success. Many of the women that we serve are mothers, so our impact goes beyond the individual needs, but their children, families and communities.
“A young lady in a domestic violence relationship enrolled in the Save Our Sisters program in a dark time of her life. The wrap around services of the Work It Well Project helped her to secure affordable housing and consistent employment. She was able to move away from the risky work she had been doing in adult entertainment and gain a healthy career. In the process she became stable so that she was able to obtain full custody of her son.”
“One low-income woman whose only income was from Social Security benefits wanted to transition into the workforce but had very little work experience. Through our in-house job training, she was packaged with work experience opportunities and gained new skills. Our team provided a career opportunity that doubled her income within the same year.”
WI Well SOB -Save Our Brothers
A wrap-around program targeting men who experience barriers that set them back from reaching their goals. The program elements are based on the participant’s needs, and include employment placement, entrepreneurship exploration, health, wellness, leadership, life-skills, personal and professional development. Over the 25 years in service, we developed a cohort of partnership organizations, and businesses where clients are placed in employment positions that fit their diverse skills and interests, while providing other necessary services around housing, food, transportation and health. Our objective is to inspire men and find replacement options that can meet them where they are while helping them explore what they can become and creating a safe place for them to share in order for them to find solutions to their life challenges.
“A housing-insecure couple was living in their car through the Covid-19 pandemic when they enrolled in our program for our wrap around services. We assisted the wife in obtaining Social Security benefits, making sure that she was able to get the public assistance that she desperately needed. We also helped her husband secure consistent income by placing him in a temporary job opportunity until we identified an employee partnership in his credentialed career. Additionally they were placed in housing paid for through our partnering agencies, and are now able to sustain on their own.”
A wrap-around program targeting men who experience barriers that set them back from reaching their goals. The program elements are based on the participant’s needs, and include employment placement, entrepreneurship exploration, health, wellness, leadership, life-skills, personal and professional development. Over the 25 years in service, we developed a cohort of partnership organizations, and businesses where clients are placed in employment positions that fit their diverse skills and interests, while providing other necessary services around housing, food, transportation and health. Our objective is to inspire men and find replacement options that can meet them where they are while helping them explore what they can become and creating a safe place for them to share in order for them to find solutions to their life challenges.
“A housing-insecure couple was living in their car through the Covid-19 pandemic when they enrolled in our program for our wrap around services. We assisted the wife in obtaining Social Security benefits, making sure that she was able to get the public assistance that she desperately needed. We also helped her husband secure consistent income by placing him in a temporary job opportunity until we identified an employee partnership in his credentialed career. Additionally they were placed in housing paid for through our partnering agencies, and are now able to sustain on their own.”
WORK FORCE & RE-ENTRY
BARS Up Strategy
A program that serves as a replacement or supplement strategy for those with barriers in vulnerable & at-risk populations. Business as a replacement or supplement (BARS Up) Strategy gives re-entering females and males a chance to be made aware of thriving career choices, job readiness, resources professional development, personal transformation, mentor-ship, wrap around support and entrepreneurship exploration. The BARS Up Strategy is an intervention to those who have limitations enabling them to have a better chance of reaching their goals and lesser chance of destructive or risky behavior.
A program that serves as a replacement or supplement strategy for those with barriers in vulnerable & at-risk populations. Business as a replacement or supplement (BARS Up) Strategy gives re-entering females and males a chance to be made aware of thriving career choices, job readiness, resources professional development, personal transformation, mentor-ship, wrap around support and entrepreneurship exploration. The BARS Up Strategy is an intervention to those who have limitations enabling them to have a better chance of reaching their goals and lesser chance of destructive or risky behavior.
AUMAZING PARENTS
Family Support Services For Parents of Children With Autism
Among the communities we serve, the families with children on the spectrum are close to our heart. Ms. Stevens has personal experience with the hardships that these families overcome because her own granddaughter was born neural divergent, and needs a great amount of extra care and attention to lead a safe and healthy life. Our families of the AUMAZING Parents Program are impacted heavily by the pandemic, and with more funding we can do more to help them. We offer vital resources such as referrals to health and wellness organizations as well as direct services, providing access to meals and fresh produce.
AUMAZING Parents provides support, inspiration, and supplemental tools that can assist families and especially mothers to improve their quality of life. We provide case management introducing them to supportive services, resources, wellness intervention, housing, food, COVID19 emergency support and clothing. The program also provides opportunities of entrepreneurship, education, skills building and/or career opportunities to help them overcome barriers in their lives, while keeping them and their children healthy, safe and economically empowered.
“Through the Aumazing Parents, a program designed for families with children on the spectrum, we support them through our wrap around services. One year we raised enough money to purchase a special technology for a young child with autism that support his cognitive development.”
“One single mother enrolled in our Aumazing Parents program with a a severely affected child on the autism spectrum that needs one-on-one care 24/7. We gave her a scholarship to our online virtual training module, a financial support stipend, and business coaching to help her build her own unique company. Now working independently at home, as a supplemental income, she is able to have the freedom, flexibility and financial stability to support her family.”
Among the communities we serve, the families with children on the spectrum are close to our heart. Ms. Stevens has personal experience with the hardships that these families overcome because her own granddaughter was born neural divergent, and needs a great amount of extra care and attention to lead a safe and healthy life. Our families of the AUMAZING Parents Program are impacted heavily by the pandemic, and with more funding we can do more to help them. We offer vital resources such as referrals to health and wellness organizations as well as direct services, providing access to meals and fresh produce.
AUMAZING Parents provides support, inspiration, and supplemental tools that can assist families and especially mothers to improve their quality of life. We provide case management introducing them to supportive services, resources, wellness intervention, housing, food, COVID19 emergency support and clothing. The program also provides opportunities of entrepreneurship, education, skills building and/or career opportunities to help them overcome barriers in their lives, while keeping them and their children healthy, safe and economically empowered.
“Through the Aumazing Parents, a program designed for families with children on the spectrum, we support them through our wrap around services. One year we raised enough money to purchase a special technology for a young child with autism that support his cognitive development.”
“One single mother enrolled in our Aumazing Parents program with a a severely affected child on the autism spectrum that needs one-on-one care 24/7. We gave her a scholarship to our online virtual training module, a financial support stipend, and business coaching to help her build her own unique company. Now working independently at home, as a supplemental income, she is able to have the freedom, flexibility and financial stability to support her family.”
OTHER SERVICES
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TRAINING & WORKSHOPS
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AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
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CASE MANAGEMENT
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WORK IT UNIVERSITY ONLINE
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ARTS & CULTURE
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MENTORING & SUPPORT
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SPECIAL EVENTS & MEDIA
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STAFF DEVELOPMENT
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OUTREACH & AWARENESS
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VIRTUAL SOLUTIONS
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WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT
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HEALTH & WELLNESS
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