Vocational readiness efforts are ‘give them a fishing pole’ kind of benevolence and the sweet spot of helping friends and neighbors.
Caring Friends is a partner with IPEET, a program offering jobs to the unemployed who demonstrate strong character qualities and drug free living after passing a 12 week, biblically based, worldview and lifestyle class.
In 2015 in NE Houston’s 5th Ward, and in SW Houston:
26 people are currently in class at the northeast campus.
18 people are currently in class at the southwest campus.
32 others are in a transition class as of 3/24/15.
11 people hired so far this year by Brand Energy Solutions
20 people pending hires: must work through drug addictions.
You can help encourage this challenging work by donating via PayPal at
www.caringfriendsindeed.org.