Carlos Rosario International Career Center Inc

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Causes: Adult Education, Education, Ethnic & Immigrant Centers, Human Services, Immigration, Job Training

Mission: Like its complement in other major American cities, the local immigrant population in Washington, D.C. faces a host of challenges, ranging from language barriers and limited reading and writing abilities to limited technical skills. These challenges are further exacerbated by recent political events, macroeconomic downturns, and the downsizing of opportunities in core entry-level industries. The magnitude of the challenge is further borne out in data that show that immigrants are over-represented among both low-wage and less educated U.S. workers. For example, immigrant hourly wages are lower on average than those for natives, and nearly one-half of all immigrants earn less than 200 percent of the minimum wage compared to a one-third figure for native workers. Among low-wage immigrant workers, slightly more than one half (55 percent) have a high school education while more than one-fourth (28 percent) have not completed the ninth grade. (Capps, Fix, Passel, et al., A Profile of the Low Wage Immigrant Work Force, Urban Institute, 2003.) The crucial need for literacy and employment training is further underscored by the fact that while 80% of all students attending the Carlos Rosario International Career Center (CRICC) are employed, 85% of these students are low-income according to Federal Title One guidelines. The confluence of these factors conspires to create a critical demand in the greater Washington community for career-specific employment and language training and access to technology to help immigrants bridge the "skills divide" that exists in today's market. For 35 years the Carlos Rosario International Career Center has provided educational services to the Washington DC adult immigrant population, operating for most of its history under the aegis of DC Public Schools. Following the city's financial crisis in 1996, and the ensuing elimination of DCPS adult education schools, the non-profit Career Center opened its doors in April 1997. The Career Center mission is: To provide a vibrant and encouraging learning environment in order to build community wealth in the immigrant communities of our nation's capital, through top-tier workforce development, English language training, access to technology, and job counseling.

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