Caleb Opportunity Centers

Building blocks toward self-sufficiency

 

	Caleb's Challenge: Overcoming the Poverty Cycle Tina was a "welfare mom" who quit one of her three jobs because if she made "too much money" she would lose her baby's health insurance. In affordable housing she pays 30% of her income for rent: as her income rises, her rent does too. Tina wants to break the cycle of poverty by providing her son with opportunities that she never had, and by building up some savings.  She is thankful to Caleb for their affordable housing community which has provided her with a secure foundation.  But Tina knows to really make these life changes she needs tools and programs aimed at self-sufficiency. Caleb's opportunity centers are the door through which Tina's goals can be realized.

Caleb's Solution:
Caleb Opportunity Centers
Caleb Opportunity Centers are skill building centers in Caleb communities that empower residents through access to services that stimulate growth and self-sufficiency. Caleb Opportunity Centers are being developed at each affordable housing community. The goals of the opportunity centers are to:

Open a world of new employment possibilities through

• Computer skill training
• One-on-one tutoring
• Job seeking skills
• Resume writing assistance
• Educational scholarships

Nurture youth and teens through

• Academic enriched After-school Homework Clubs
• Extra help in math and English

Encourage economic self-sufficiency by

• Offering financial planning courses
• Hosting home buying seminars
• Connecting residents with savings programs and Individual Development Accounts

Promote social self-sufficiency and self-esteem building  

• Offering support groups to promote self-esteem
• Teaching parenting skills to help parents raise strong, healthy and confident youth.