FOLSOM,
Calif., July 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/
-- Demonstrating its commitment to supporting individuals
overcoming trauma or experiencing homelessness, SAFE Credit Union
is providing $20,000 to the Saint
John's Program for Real Change employee training program to help
women in crisis gain essential skills they need for long-term
success.
"We are honored to support Saint
John's mission to support women who are experiencing
homelessness with resources like their employment training
program," says SAFE Credit Union Vice President of Community
Relations and Financial Education Rebecca Delmundo. "Nearly 72
percent of the families who Saint
John's serves do not hold a high school diploma and
especially benefit from the program."
Saint John's provides
employment training for women experiencing homelessness in the
Greater Sacramento region as part
of its residential program that provides comprehensive support
services that includes mental, physical, interpersonal, and
vocational assessments, followed by education, hands-on employment
training and career exploration. The employment training program is
ongoing, with at least 100 women each receiving up to 400 hours of
employment training a year through Saint
John's social enterprises.
SAFE's grant will help cover recent challenges Saint John's has faced from ongoing impacts
from the COVID pandemic to the loss of an industrial kitchen
provided in-kind for many years. In 2023, Saint John's moved its social enterprise
operations onto its main campus, requiring the transformation of
the existing kitchen into an industrial kitchen. This effort is
ongoing as funding allows.
"Saint John's Program for Real Change expresses deep gratitude
for SAFE Credit Union's generous support of our workforce training
program. This crucial partnership empowers women experiencing
homelessness by equipping them with essential skills for
employment, enabling them to gain financial independence and
transforming their lives," says Shahnaz Van
Deventer, Chief Philanthropy and Marketing Officer at Saint
John's Program for Real Change.
From this grant, Saint John's
anticipates the following outcomes:
- 100 women will receive comprehensive workforce training.
- 40 will complete 250 hours of intensive employment
training.
- 30 will secure full-time employment opportunities.
- 18 will maintain employment for at least 12 months.
About SAFE
SAFE Credit Union is a not-for-profit, state-chartered credit
union in Northern California with over $4.6
billion in assets and more than 236,000 members. Insured by
NCUA
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