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oldenGoldenDecoy — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 02:11:31 +0000

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Floyd McKissick March 9, 1922 – April 28, 1991

In 1966 he became leader of the Congress of Racial Equality

A Unique Welfare-to-Work Job Training Program

The economic redevelopment of urban America is on hold. Until we resolve the issue of the self-perpetuating nature of welfare dependency-- the lack of vision, jobs, values and hope--we will never break the cycle. The burden generated by welfare dependency and unemployment inhibits private sector growth, health care, the criminal justice system, and the infrastructure of America.

The Problem

Welfare recipients have a different view of the world that will never allow them to break free of the walls of the ghetto without the competitive vision of what America can and must be. Without skills and the chance to earn an income, people become mired in welfare, crime, alcohol, drugs and a breakdown of traditional family values. Any attempt to change this reality must be preceded by an intensive drive to train and re-train the victims of a system where people are programmed to underachieve.

The Solution

CORE has a long history of providing workforce training and welfare-to-work assistance. We recognized the need for the development of technical skills, employability competencies, work values and self-esteem and developed a unique welfare reform/job training program to deliver these services to our community in an effective and efficient way. We call our program "Project Independence."

Project Independence is designed to address the lack of skills among inner-city young adults by providing intensive training in office skills and then helping them to find meaningful employment.

Targeted Population

With the hundreds of thousands of unemployed people in America, it is virtually impossible to service them all. CORE chose to concentrate its efforts on a select group defined as "young single mothers who are currently receiving public assistance." We have found that the desire to get off welfare.

By targeting young mothers on welfare, CORE hopes to break the perpetual cycle of welfare dependency by giving the participants the skills they need to find employment, We hope that the concept of being self-supporting and the development of personal and work values will be passed on to their children.

Entry into our program is strictly voluntary and training individuals who want to learn has been an important ingredient to our success

And never, ever forget...

~OGD~

I remember McKissick

rmrd0000 — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 01:03:00 +0000

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I remember McKissick

I don't remember much about his efforts to build Soul City.

Another book to read

There are so many aspects of Black history left untapped

It is great to see stories fleshed out in books rather than the limitations imposed by the paragraphs in an article.

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Do you know...

I remember McKissick