Community Enhancement Corporation

Powerful Partners

At the heart of Community Enhancement Corporation’s Community Building effort is a powerful network of partners that include other non-profit organizations, government agencies, corporations, foundations, financial institutions, and educational organizations.

Our key partners for the 2005-2006 SAW Initiative are the following:

	The University of Southern California, School of Social Work – 1st and 2nd year graduate students from USC’s School of Social Work, provide 300 hours of case management, mentoring, leadership workshops and counseling to the homeless youth.
	Abram Friedman Occupational Center (AFOC) – AFOC professionals provide 350 hours of “hands-on” classroom instruction in construction, basic education and apprenticeship training.
	The Community College Foundation (TCCF)- Provides assistance in developing mentors, youth advocacy, access to life skill workshops, helps to maintain fiscal responsibility and follow-up services for our youth. The Foundation also provides an experienced MSW (support staff) to fulfill the requirements of USC’s supervised fieldwork and coursework. The MSW works with the case managers (university interns) who are assigned directly to the youth.
	The East Los Angeles Community Corporation (ELACC) - The partnership with the East Los Angeles Community Corporation helps to provide additional training sites for the youth to work on – increasing the availability of job training sites to serve additional youth, work experience and potential job placement.
	Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) – LAUSD provides guaranteed full-time job placement for youth who complete 700 hours of the SAW Program and receive Certificates of Completion. Participants assist to rehabilitate and reinvigorate schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
	Washington Mutual (WAMU) - Assists in providing capacity-building suport to integrate the organization's initiatives: developing long-term affordable housing and education, training and creating job opportunites with above livable wages for low-income individuals.