Retail, Marketing and Website Design Experience

The term community service, often brings the image of manual labor or difficult, less-fulfilling tasks to mind.  Our programs have found a way for individuals to use their knowledge of the community, engagement with their family and friends and put it into action in community service positions.

At the PA WorkWear Programs located in Pittsburgh and Chester Pennsylvania community service volunteers gain valuable retail experience including:

- managing inventory systems

- processing incoming goods

- window dressing / merchandise photography

- retail customer service

- website management

- on-line service delivery

Our tiered training approach allows volunteers to graduate in skills and knowledge through their community service internship.  The majority of our volunteers are participants of the Centralized Training Program through the State of Pennsylvania's EARN Program that provides employment and training services to individuals in Welfare-to-Work Programs.

The Family Literacy Program offers community service opportunities that build individual's skills in the area of early childhood literacy and child guidance.  Community service volunteers are provided classroom learning to gain information regarding the principles of early childhood literacy.  As individuals progress in the program they learn to create lesson plans and facilitate learning activities for 1-5 year-old children.  Our community service volunteers are helping the community at the same time they are gaining skills to become better educators and caregivers in their own home.

Our collaboration with Michigan Works! JET Contractors has allowed us to offer these opportunities on-site, increasing retention through accessibility.

Sharing resources, ideas and support is a big part of being a parent and building healthy children and productive communities.  In addition to classroom interaction for caregivers and children our adult learners interact through our blog.  In addition to interaction the blog allows caregivers to gain information about community events and literacy activities to try at home.

familyliteracyoutreach.blogspot.com

CDI is hosting a benefit evening at Crave Lounge in Downtown Dearborn to honor and support The Hope Fund, a mentoring & coaching program for aging-out foster youth, at-risk and low-income families.

The evening will honor the accomplishments of the individuals and families that have triumphed over adversity, and welcome new members into our community of support.

Join us Thursday, June 16th 6:00-8:00pm at Crave Lounge - 22075 Michigan Avenue / Dearborn 48124

Tickets $35 can be purchased here on our website (right sidebar of site) with a major credit card, with a personal check mailed to:  The Hope Fund c/o CDI 15350 Commerce Drive North, Suite 204 / Dearborn, MI  48120, or purchased at the door on the evening of the event.

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Enjoy musical entertainment by Acoustic Guitarist Rick Beard of Free Dirt Band, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres.  Share a relaxing evening with other Hope Fund contributors invested in creating brighter futures, on life at a time, in the Metro Detroit Community.

Learn more about how we help, meet our graduates, board members, mentors and enter to win a weekend get away to the MGM Casino.

CDI is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the mission of providing support to individuals and families that fall outside of the government safety net.