OEWD hosts kickoff event
OEWD's Workforce Dream Keeper Kickoff at the African American Art and Culture Complex brought together all of the DKI partners in-person for the start of the 2023 Fiscal Year. At this special gathering, the partners discussed how to better collaborate and serve the community and organization mission through workforce programs.
Business practices to support artists
- Educates artists about best business practices that help to generate and sustain income
- Assists artists with portfolio development, how to search for grants, internships, networking, establishing residency, and securing employment
African American Art and Culture Complex
415-922-2049
African American Shakespeare Company
415-762-7021
Veterans Mural Alley Project
415-615-9945
Community arts
- Provides artists with skills and experiences to succeed in the art industry to display and improve their respective skill(s) in chosen artistic disciplines
Bayview Opera House
415-824-0386
Homeless Children's Network
Kuamka Community Healing Arts Program
415-563-8180
San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company
415-484-8566
New Community Leadership Foundation
415-822-1022
Zaccho S.F.
415-822-6744
Education and enrichment
- Offers a blend of workforce and postsecondary programming to build a comprehensive retention- centered initiative for Black and African American students
- Provides additional financial information and incentives for students to persist and complete their postsecondary education goals
- Delivers wrap-around financial and educational services, including workshops, trainings, educational seminars, financial aid literacy support, assistance with academic tutoring, and academic advising
- Offers multi-semester coursework to make Afrocentric education widely available to community members with interest in pursuing education on systemic racism
- Provides a series of workshops to promote high-quality Afrocentric education and systemic racism to the community
100% College Prep
100% College Prep
415-822-3491
Collective Impact
Community research training / post-secondary student support
415-567-0400
Health services
- Provides Transitional Age Youth (18-24) with a rigorous 4-month academy, learning high-level emergency medical technician skills
- Offers mental health training pathways designed to meet the need for culturally responsive mental health and wellness services
Dusty's Fishing Well (City EMT)
EMT training program
415-525-6999
Homeless Children's Network
Amani Mental Health Training Program
415-563-8180
Industries of opportunity
- Supports the Early Childhood Education, Teaching, Hospitality, African American Hair Care, and Cannabis sectors to create jobs and career pathways for local residents who have overcome barriers to employment
- Connects low-income job seekers to employment in the Early Childhood Education, Teaching, Hospitality, African American Hair Care, and Cannabis sectors through job placement assistance and training opportunities
Children’s Council of San Francisco
Early childcare provider
415-276-2900
National Coalition of 100 Black Women
Culinary/Hospitality
415-525-0410
Center for Equity and Success (Success Centers)
Cannabis
415-549-7000
Urban Ed Academy
Teaching and education
415-330-1025
PRC
Medical care navigation
415-777-0333
Jarmstead Unlimited
Black Hair Care
415-333-7261