Wesley Community Center Inc

Financial stability: wesley's financial stability programming provides employment and career counseling, job placement, financial coaching, financial and small business development workshops, vocational training preparation, community college training scholarships, public benefits enrollment, and access to low-cost financial products. In 2024, 1,363 clients received a financial stability service (coaching, workshop). Within our programming, bridges to career opportunities classes prepare low-income, lower-skilled adults for jobs with decent wages, benefits, and career tracks in sectors with strong demand, such as healthcare, customer service and electrician. In 2024, 93 clients enrolled in bridge classes. 135 clients were placed in jobs with an average wage of $16.05.

Early childhood education program: wesley offers high-quality, affordable childcare. Our early head start program serves children ages 0 to 3. Our pre-k program serves children ages 3 and 4, helping them prepare for kindergarten. With trained caregivers, wesley provides a warm and nurturing environment for children and offers all day programming to accommodate working parents. In 2024, we served 125 children and their families.

Youth programs: wesley provides fun, educational, and enriching activities help keep elementary children safe and engaged in learning outside of school. Wesley offers an abundance of after school and summer activities centered around literacy, social/emotional skill development, recreation and arts. Many of the youth wesley serves are able to take advantage of group mental health counseling sessions. In 2024, wesley served 76 youth during spring, summer and fall programming.

Adult literacy programs provide opportunities for clients seeking to prepare for higher level opportunities in education or workforce. Wesley provides ged, esl and digital literacy classes. These offerings equip clients who want to progress toward higher-level career training with the basic skills needed to do so. In 2024, 413 clients took computer skills classes and 418 clients received one on one digital literacy coaching. 96 students made progress in ged classes. Wesley began offering citizenship support in 2024.