Action Alert: New Opportunities for Individuals
Looking for practical ways to serve our community
Hey all,
I hope this email finds you doing well! These email updates are back after a bit of an interlude! This week we wanted to feature the Helping Individuals aspect of our community ministry. Below are some opportunities we want to ensure folks in our community can use. Next week, be on the lookout for some options emerging in other areas of our community ministry!
IT Certification
LA County Delete’s the Divide initiative recently launched a partnership with Google and Facebook, allowing youth ages 12 to 24 to participate in FREE 6-month IT certification programs. Completing the certificate is a pathway to a $50,000 entry-level position in various IT careers
Each certificate program is like a $1000 value, but Google and Meta donated 500 certificates each to LA County. It may be first come, first serve, so if you know a young adult who might be a good fit, please share and support them in getting set up! Below are the certificates offered:
LA County - Guaranteed Income
Los Angeles County is launching “Breathe,” a guaranteed income program providing the chance for 1000 eligible county residents to be more financially secure. Participants will receive $1,000 per month for three years. To sign up, visit the link below:
If you do not have online access through a computer or your cell phone, click here for designated locations across the county. You can visit to receive assistance completing the application during the open enrollment period.
The eligible incomes are listed below:
As you can see, almost all neighborhoods on the Eastside are eligible
Ascending Lights
Ascending Lights is a program that our church has partnered with in the past to help young adults finish community college. They look for young adults who are actively looking to take leadership roles in their local churches and provide them college advising, tutoring and mentoring, and cash stipends to help them through school.
If you know someone who would be a good fit, encourage them to apply below:
Survey - Local Resources you have found helpful
We are also looking to build out a more robust list of local resources and assets in our community that our church and community members could use in times of need. We are looking for any Can you help us by taking a few minutes to fill out a survey to help us do this better?
Thanks church family! Look for more next week!