Organized by Fort Lauderdale Community Center

DONATE TO INSPIRE2HIRE YOUTH PROGRAMS & SERVICES

 

Fort Lauderdale Community Center (FLCC) provides innovative programs and services to improve the lives of at-risk youth and families from blighted areas in the BMSD (the Broward Municipal Service District Unincorporated Broward County) and neighborhoods primarily in underserved communities in the zip code of 33311.

Our Mission: to eliminate ignorance, homelessness, and unemployment in disadvantage communities in and around the 33311 zip code.

Inspire2Hire (I2H) Youth Empowerment

Since 2002 we have provided 1,200 youth with afterschool and summer programing that also included breakfast, lunch, and a snack, 200 with internships and 800 with laptops, tablets, and computes, along with job opportunities and employability skills.

With just a donation of $3,500 for the year, a youth between the ages of 12 to 19 are provided assessments, a Youth Coach, mentorship, educational and skills development, an arts program, financial literacy, career planning, job opportunities, internships, speakers, workshops, insight into cryptocurrency and mining, certifications, seminars, field trips filled with exploration and learning.

Over 89% of students participating in our programs improved their grades, behavior, discipline, self-esteem and graduated high school with a pursuit of higher learning in career fields in technology and media.  

The demographics of the population we serve are 95% African American, were the annual family income of four is less than $24,000 according to the ALICE Report by the United Way in March 2019. The unemployment rate is over 64% and 75% of the students are on free or reduced lunch. Your support could help us have a greater impact on reaching some of the most vulnerable who fall between the cracks have been left out of case management services, which is how most resources make it to our community to help improve the lives of residents and strengthen families.

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Inspire2Hire’s Budget:

          Program Manager                                  $  42,000.00
          Life Coach (4-part-time)                        $  62,400.00
          Program Activities                                 $  14,600.00
          Consultants                                             $  30,000.00
          Field-trips                                                $    8,000.00
                                                                             $157,000.00

                                   
Website:      www.flccenter.org