Focus: HOPE

Join us in celebrating National Apprenticeship Week! This week, we’re shining a spotlight on the value, benefits, and opportunities that apprenticeships provide. We’re especially proud to recognize the incredible women apprentices in our program who are breaking barriers and paving the way for future generations. Learn more about our pre-apprenticeship programming at Focus: HOPE here: https://lnkd.in/gzAD7CfR #nationalapprenticeshipweek #detroit #focushope

We’re hiring! Join the team at Focus: HOPE by applying to our available positions. Click below to read the full job description and apply today: https://bit.ly/4fnXXjM #jobs #careers #detroit #focushope

Have you stopped by The Giving Machine yet? We are excited to be part of this incredible giving experience alongside several other community organizations including Catholic Charities, Zaman International, Jewish Family Services, Pope Francis Center, Water Aid, and Church World Service. Be sure to stop by and check out how you can give a gift this holiday season! 100% of the proceeds go back to each organization. Join us for Focus: HOPE Night on December 2nd at the Giving Machine from 4-8 pm for gift giveaways and more! Volunteer opportunities are also available! Click here to learn more: https://bit.ly/48Pj38b #give #community #detroit #GivingMachineDetroit

Today we are dancin' in the streets in gratitude for these valued partners! Stronger together!! Thank you Focus: HOPE, Engaged Detroit-Home School HUB and St. Suzanne Cody Rouge Community Resource Center for being a vital part of our shared mission! We love you!!!

"I want to take a moment to reflect and reaffirm our commitment to our mission" A note from our CEO Portia Roberson. #Detroit #FocusHOPE

Focus: HOPE’s Workforce Development program is honored to be recognized for the second year in a row at the U.S. Department of Labor Apprenticeship Ambassador Recognition Ceremony in Washington D.C.! The ceremony welcomed the latest cohort of Apprenticeship Ambassadors and recognized current ambassadors for meeting or exceeding their commitments to expand and diversify Registered Apprenticeships. We are so grateful to be included in this amazing group of ambassadors.

We are shouting from the rooftops our appreciation for these Detroit PBS KIDS Valued Partners! We cannot do it alone and we are stronger together! Thank you Focus: HOPE, Detroit Parent Network, Black Family Development, Inc. and The Order of the Fisherman Ministry Head Start for being critical partners in our village!

Last week our CEO, Portia Roberson, was inducted into the Sparky Anderson's? #CATCHCharity for Children Hall of Fame! Portia joins other amazing inductees this year including Chris Spielman of the Detroit Lions and CEO of The Parade Company, Tony Michaels. What an amazing and incredible honor! Congratulations to all the class of 2024 inductees and everyone who was honored during this awesome event helping to advance the quality of life for Detroit children.

Earlier this month Director of Workforce Development & Education, Tiffany Graydon attended the William T. Grant Foundation’s Institutional Challenge Grant annual grantee convening at the University of California, Santa Cruz., where she was invited to speak on a panel during a plenary session on Surviving and Thriving in Research Practice Partnerships. Currently, the University of Michigan School of Public Health and Focus: HOPE are conducting and using research to understand how mental health-enhanced workforce development programs may benefit African American youth, aged 18-25.

We want to hear from you! Have a story or testimonial about how Focus: HOPE has impacted you or someone you know? Let us know! Follow the link to tell us your story: https://bit.ly/3MmrVYJ