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Here's how you can make an impact in Charlotte this year
Did you know that one in three young people are growing up without a mentor? This year, you have the opportunity to change that by being someone a young person in Charlotte can turn to for help.
Visit the Mayor's Mentoring Alliance's event registration website to sign up for the following events that will help you learn more about mentoring in Charlotte, connect with local mentoring agencies and celebrate the great work that mentors do in our community.
- Mentoring Town Hall (10 a.m. - noon on Tuesday, Jan. 24)
- The Mentoring Town Hall will feature a panel and roundtable discussions about the importance of mentoring in Charlotte. Members of the panel will include representatives from My Brother's Keeper, the City of Charlotte, local business leaders and community members.
- Mentor 101 Training and Agency/Mentor Speed Networking (9 a.m. - noon on Wednesday, Jan. 25)
- The Mentor 101 training will provide potential mentors with effective mentoring practices, including an understanding of your role as a mentor and how to engage with your mentee. After the training, mentors will participate in a short series of conversations with local mentoring agencies to learn more about their organizations.
- Mayor's Mentoring Alliance Awards Gala (6 - 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26)
- Community members, mentors and mentees are invited to join the Mayor's Mentoring Alliance for a celebration at the Harvey B. Gantt Center. During the event, the Mayor's Mentoring Alliance will present awards to deserving mentors, mentees, mentoring agencies and organizations that support mentoring.
Registration for these events will close on Friday, Jan. 20. For more information about the Mayor's Mentoring Alliance and this month's events, please visit the Mayor's Mentoring Alliance's website.
New workforce development program aims to increase opportunities
among individuals with barriers to employment
Have you ever thought about a career in construction or fiber optics/broadband and premise cabling?
The City of Charlotte's Neighborhood & Business Services department, Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont and the Urban League of Central Carolinas have partnered on Project P.I.E.C.E., a new workforce development program that aims to address labor market shortages and increase employment opportunities among individuals with barriers to employment.
Project P.I.E.C.E. will offer career-related training in residential and commercial construction, highway-related construction, fiber optics and broadband training. Program participants will have access to state-of-the-art career centers and other supportive services that include mentoring, coaching and intensive case management. The program, which will initially serve 180 participants, will host the following information sessions:
- 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at IKEA, located at 8300 IKEA Blvd.
- 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at International House, located at 1817 Central Avenue
For more information on Project P.I.E.C.E. and upcoming information sessions, please visit the webpage or call 704-336-2427.
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