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ABOUT
OUR MISSION & VISION
DenverWorks empowers the unemployed and those with barriers to employment to become
self-supporting through job preparation and placement. Our vision is to see all job seekers in our community employed and fulfilling their
God-given design.
OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Founded in 1995, DenverWorks has been committed to connecting job seekers to businesses that need employees. Since then, over 30,000 job seekers have walked through our doors, receiving job readiness instruction, life skills training, professional clothing for interviews and on-the-job use, connections to jobs, and huge doses of encouragement from our caring staff. Of those in the Career Prep & Placement track, approximately 5,800 have gotten jobs after participating in DenverWorks’ programs.
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Who We Serve
Any entry level jobseeker, with an emphasis on the low-income with barriers to employment, age 17 & up. People with barriers may include ex-offenders, monolingual Spanish speakers, those wanting to get off government assistance, those who lack of transportation, child care, or HS diplomas/GEDs, etc.
What We Do
Help the poor and marginalized of metro Denver find jobs through career preparation & placements.
Why
As a faith-based organization, we fulfill Biblical mandates regarding caring for our neighbors, plus we tackle poverty in the most effective and efficient means we know of, which is employment.
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How
Career Preparation Workshops, Soft Skills Training, Job Placement Services, Resume Preparation, Computer Lab, Pathways to Hard Skills Training, and Support Services such as our professional clothing closets.
What We Want to Accomplish
We seek to tackle poverty in a way that works, by helping 10% of Denver’s poor get and keep sustainable wage employment.