ID 21-162 HEARING to obtain public comments regarding community needs for consideration in the development of the 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan for federal funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Community Planning and Development (HUD CPD).
Dear Mayor Dyer, Council President Chavez and members of the Fresno City Council,
As you consider plans for how to address housing needs for the people who call Fresno home, we ask you to continue to ensure adequate resources for victims of crime, specifically adults (and their children) fleeing domestic violence. For more than 40 years, Fresno has relied upon the Marjaree Mason Center to provide a safe refuge for survivors seeking emergency shelter. Through past ESG/CDBG/HEAP and CARES Act funding, you have supported our emergency shelter operations to meet the growing demand for services. For that we are extremely grateful!
I once heard someone say that, “domestic violence will only rise to a level in which the community allows it.” You are all well aware that Fresno County has the highest per capita calls to law enforcement for domestic violence. Local crime statistics already show that year-to-date, Fresno Police Department has recorded a 173% increase in domestic violence over January of last year. Marjaree Mason Center is a 501c3 and will do everything in our power, and with the resources available to us, to assist survivors with their multifaceted needs. Your continued partnership to ensure their safety in housing is paramount to us changing the trajectory for families in Fresno.
With sincere gratitude,
Nicole Linder
Executive Director
Workforce Training in Fresno
The biggest problem facing the technology industry is their inability to find talent fast enough to keep up with demand. Bitwise is focused on providing training and apprenticeship to low- and moderate-income persons. The programs are designed to increase STEM competency, job readiness and prepare participants for entry level high paying jobs with Fresno based businesses. Bitwise programs are specifically designed to make it possible for the son or daughter of a migrant farm worker, adults vulnerable to gangs, or individuals from persistent poverty to become a skilled worker in the technology sector.
In our tech apprenticeship programs, participants will learn while producing actual client work. In this accelerated learning program, it is important that participants are able to devote their full time and attention to working on these projects and acquiring the skills that will make them successful in the industry. For this reason, we hire apprentices in order to pay them a wage and offer a benefits package.
Many individuals that we serve work in low wage, low growth jobs. We’re eager to expose people to the skills that can make them successful in the high wage, high growth technology industry.
Bitwise respectfully proposes that workforce development and training programs are included in the $7,112,600 Community Development Block Grant allocation in the 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan.
Dear Mayor Dyer, Council President Chavez and members of the Fresno City Council,
As you consider plans for how to address housing needs for the people who call Fresno home, we ask you to continue to ensure adequate resources for victims of crime, specifically adults (and their children) fleeing domestic violence. For more than 40 years, Fresno has relied upon the Marjaree Mason Center to provide a safe refuge for survivors seeking emergency shelter. Through past ESG/CDBG/HEAP and CARES Act funding, you have supported our emergency shelter operations to meet the growing demand for services. For that we are extremely grateful!
I once heard someone say that, “domestic violence will only rise to a level in which the community allows it.” You are all well aware that Fresno County has the highest per capita calls to law enforcement for domestic violence. Local crime statistics already show that year-to-date, Fresno Police Department has recorded a 173% increase in domestic violence over January of last year. Marjaree Mason Center is a 501c3 and will do everything in our power, and with the resources available to us, to assist survivors with their multifaceted needs. Your continued partnership to ensure their safety in housing is paramount to us changing the trajectory for families in Fresno.
With sincere gratitude,
Nicole Linder
Executive Director
Workforce Training in Fresno
The biggest problem facing the technology industry is their inability to find talent fast enough to keep up with demand. Bitwise is focused on providing training and apprenticeship to low- and moderate-income persons. The programs are designed to increase STEM competency, job readiness and prepare participants for entry level high paying jobs with Fresno based businesses. Bitwise programs are specifically designed to make it possible for the son or daughter of a migrant farm worker, adults vulnerable to gangs, or individuals from persistent poverty to become a skilled worker in the technology sector.
In our tech apprenticeship programs, participants will learn while producing actual client work. In this accelerated learning program, it is important that participants are able to devote their full time and attention to working on these projects and acquiring the skills that will make them successful in the industry. For this reason, we hire apprentices in order to pay them a wage and offer a benefits package.
Many individuals that we serve work in low wage, low growth jobs. We’re eager to expose people to the skills that can make them successful in the high wage, high growth technology industry.
Bitwise respectfully proposes that workforce development and training programs are included in the $7,112,600 Community Development Block Grant allocation in the 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan.