Since 2020, Riverside County’s homeless population has grown 15%. More than 300 are youth aged 18-24. Train the Homeless wants to help break this cycle by providing skilled job training to empower these young people to become self-sufficient.
Supporting education while breaking the cycle of homelessness.
Problem: More than 300 youth, aged 18-24, are homeless in Riverside County.These young people are not contributing to society - in fact, they’re draining precious public and private resources.
Solution: Train these young people in job skills - HVAC, plumbing, electrical, auto repair, etc.
Outcome: Young people become employable beyond non-skilled, minimum wage jobs. This empowers them to become self-sufficient financially, while giving them a sense of worth and value, transforming self-destructive behavior into positive, productive lives.
Involvement: We need your prayers. We need trade-skilled volunteers to teach. We need outreach to this population to make them aware of what’s available to them. We need training facilities. We need financial resources to increase our reach and support our training ministry.
Materials for Learning
Training requires tools and materials. For example, plumbing is one of the most valuable jobs in the world. Because of plumbing, we have clean water at our fingertips. The waste we produce that may contain dangerous chemicals and other risky elements are disposed of properly because of plumbing. It may not be the flashiest job, but we cannot deny its importance.
However, to do the job correctly, specialized tools are often required. Having the ability to train with specialized tools can vastly improve employability for our trainees.
Items we’d love to have for training include: Press Fitting Systems, Pipe Benders, Borescopes and Plumber’s Torches., along with basic tools, like pipe wrenches, plungers, and drain snakes.
Each of our trade skills training programs require their own sets of both specialized and common tools and materials in order to teach best practices to our trainees.
Teachers and Facilities
To become a successful trades worker, men and women need to have professional training and real-life opportunities to practice their craft. Having the proper training, correct tools and trades-specific venues ensure that they have the skills, correct processes and techniques to do the job.
Support for Communities
Reducing the homeless population and bringing new faces into the local workforce turns a drain on the economy into a net gain - both for the new worker and the local business community.
“With the support from Train the Homeless, I have been able to find a full-time job and am no longer homeless.”
— Alonzo F., Riverside County
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