2Unique Community Salvation Foundation

I would use the funding to help revolutionize the workforce. This funding will help expand innovation not only in the city where I reside but in other cities that a innovative online curriculum platform that will be designed as a catch all system in order to provide a holistic individual to each individual who participates in our workforce readiness program. Participants will be able to receive certifications, complementary experiential learning credits, professional development training through career exploration and then identified for job placements, apprenticeships/pre-apprenticeships, internship and community service learning projects which will help leverage the individuals from entry level to professional level.  This platform will help leverage those with little to no experience, provide high school credit for those who are short credits upon graduation, assist participants to receive in demand industry certifications for industry shortages, etc. We need a one stop shop system that will allow job seekers to receive mentors and advocates in the employment field to help fill the unemployment gaps in cities all over the world and in the process create a quality talent pipeline for the U.S. Workforce. 

2Unique Community Salvation Foundation would like to provide professional development and specialized training to students for transformation, student achievement, the whole child, human capital and enrich the overall climate and culture of the district in U.S. school districts and youth organizations.  Our professional development career and leadership programming and in-demand workforce training services include whole group, small group, collaboration, and highly engaging activities for youths ages 16-24. The training provides explicit instructions regarding different programs around workforce readiness training to include career certified nursing assistant, patient care technician, lean six sigma processes, business concepts for youth, experiential learning credit process workshops, advanced manufacturing, public relations, school of the arts, financial literacy and more.  Moreover, the program includes a curriculum design and instruction for elementary schools (K-6) on different skills trades to help youth ages (6-12) identify various career interests and learn about different career fields and jobs through relatable characters in our Find Your Design Coloring & Activity book via IT, entrepreneurship, culinary arts, music and entertainment, fashion design, etc. 2Unique CSF was founded in 2005 in Memphis, Tennessee. 

We are housed in the Hickory Hill area. The socio-economic status is derived from a combination of single parent income, education level and parent occupation. The approximate income ranges from $10K to $37K a year. Most parents in the Hickory Hill area graduated from high school (80%) but most did not attend or complete a post- secondary education (92%). A small percent (20%) of parents attempted or completed a post-secondary education. The racial makeup of the Hickory Hill area is primarily 79.3 % African American; 11.2 % White and nearly 10% Hispanic or other race. The dominant gender in this area is female with 54% of the populations and 46% male. Through our partnerships with  the GRASSY program, Memphis Police Department, Juvenile Justice Center and Shelby County Schools we have been able to target various communities throughout the Memphis and Shelby County area. The majority of students and family have been referrals from these partnerships. Our target schools have been Overton High School, Cordova High School, Kirby High School, Hamilton High School, Hamilton Middle School and Whitehaven High School. The Find Your Design Career Track & Leadership is a mobile program and brings services to the students and their families

2Unique Community Salvation Foundation proposes a workforce/talent management system by providing 20 plus essential skills training courses for educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, prison systems, etc. to provide a year-round (catch-all) “workforce readiness” self-directed professional development learning project and employment program as a career exploration and pathway development system to support a core curriculum for high school students, prepare inmates for community re-entry, business mapping for budding entrepreneurs and leverage transferrable skills for candidates with little to no work experience.  

Impact Capabilities

Embedded are career pathways, an integrated education, and training approach integrating academics, training, work experience and wrap around support services that provide an accelerated path to credentials, resume building, experiential learning and around selected industries in demand in the local labor market.  All of our programs are structured around ten (12) core competencies: Career Planning & Assessment; Customer Service; Public Relations, Nonprofit Development, Industry Certification Training; Leadership Development & Community Engagement; Life Skills; Internship/Job Placements; Personal Development; College Preparation; Community Service Hours; and Entrepreneurship. We also help participants receive experiential learning/college credit upon graduation.

1. Played a key role in decreasing violence by 4% in Shelby County Schools

2. Helped the Shelby County School System reduce gang activity in selected high schools by 40%

3. Developed a Fast track training program for local school districts

4. Designed and implemented behavioral intervention and prevention strategies that helped students successfully complete and graduate high school.