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| Mission Statement Vision Statement Executive Board Roger Conway Pat Craddick Jeanet Osiris Les Thompson Executive Director & Founder Pat Craddick Message Meet Our STAFF Dana Mindlin, Program Director Message Pauline Patterson, Office Administrator Robin Geller, Newsletter Editor Tony Yao, Website Manager Volunteers Bertha Ramirez, Spanish Translator Maira Flores, Program Coordinator Ria Stern, Public Relations Sabine Pierre, Event Coordinator CPA/Bookkeeping Consultants Sonja Apps, Bookkeeper Rich Girasole, CPA Reporting Program Consultants Constance Klages Edwin Sheffield Contributors Amy Carr Alyssa Giddens Susane Lee Tony Meeker Ahvi Spindell Andrea Woolf |
| About Us ParentJobNet, Inc. (PJN) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization, which offers FREE job networking programs, job preparation workshops, computer training, financial literacy, ESL classes, adult literacy, and other job-related services and resources to parents and caregivers of school-age children. ParentJobNet has 4 basic programs, all of which are free of charge: The AccessTraining Program is a series of in-school workshops and seminars designed to prepare, educate, and connect parents to opportunities to help them secure employment, enhance their careers, and become financially knowledgeable, so they can provide a better financial, emotional, and academic environment for their school-age children. There are 7 components to the AccessTraining Program Job Readiness (résumé preparation, interviewing techniques, working with agencies, assessing oneself; Financial Literacy: the ABC’s of Finance (budgeting, credit management, money management, saving for college, etc.); GED (high school equivalency diploma); Computer Training (learning how to feel comfortable with computers and basic programs); Entrepreneurial Workshops; Immigration Classes; and Career Service Workshops. AccessNetworking Once a month, ParentJobNet hosts a Professional Networking and Wine & Cheese Event. Parents promote their products/services, exchange business cards, and make contacts. A Job Fair is offered once a year when we invite companies to meet with prospective employees in a casual atmosphere that encourages the exchange of information. AccessEnglish This program seeks to improve the lives of non-native English speakers by identifying their specific language-related needs and providing small group instruction and on-going evaluation in order to enable them to find jobs and help their children in school. AccessClassifieds www.ParentJobNet.org started out as the heart of our organization. It is the major part of our website. On our website, parents can post that they are looking for a job, have a job to offer, explore corporate job opportunities, post their businesses, and/or have something to give away or sell. In addition, there is a section of resources and events for parents and children, and a place to register for our free programs. ParentJobNet relies on public donations, which are tax deductible, to help fund and operate our programs. Your donation is greatly appreciated. What is ParentJobNet? ParentJobNet is the only known school-based and community networking program and job preparation program for parents and caregivers. A 501(c)3 non-profit organization, ParentJobNet is based in and operated by NYC parents. It supports parents in their everyday professional and personal life situations. Cost This program is FREE to all parents and caregivers. How Do Parents Benefit? Parents benefit through our free job posting network, networking programs, job preparation and development workshops, ESL classes, e-newsletter, and other job-related resource to: * Connect with job opportunities * Help find jobs * Build contacts or get referrals * Find candidates * Promote talents/advance professionally * Explore new career fields * Access job and career resources * Help improve everyday work-life * Lend a helping hand to other parents * Donate or exchange merchandise * And much more.... |
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