Christian Womens Job Corp Of Nacogdoches

Programs: Classes offered:in 2016, cwjc held four program sessions; two in the spring, and two in the fall and cmjc held two program classes. The spring session held classes mon. -thurs. , 9:00 to 3:00 for 14 weeks, offering a total of 336 hours of classroom instruction, while cwjc and cmjc both held night time classes which met three times a week from 5:30 to 9:00 pm for 14 weeks totaling 126 hours each. The fall session held classes mon. -fri. For 12 weeks, which totaled 324 hours of classroom instruction, while cwjc and cmjc both held night classes which met three times a week from 5:30 to 9:00 pm for 12 weeks totaling 108 hours each. In collaboration with the nacogdoches adult learning center, we offered ged preparation classes in both the spring and fall sessions from 3:00 to 5:00 pm, mon. -thurs. During the summer, we offered community classes in cake decorating and basic computer skills, as well as hosting the angelina college nurse aide course. Summer retreat was offered to program graduates and volunteers. Service statistics:total of 62 women and 8 men were served in all services offered. 31 women/ 7 men entered the cwjc/cmjc program classes18 women - participated in highschool equivilency classes or other continuing education classesgraduate statistics:27 women and 5 men successfully completed the cwjc/cmjc job training program during the 2016 calander year. 185 total graduates from 2005-2016 (176 women and 9 men)volunteer statistics:259 volunteers provided 5,846 documented volunteer hours. 27 volunteers served as mentors, serving approx. 648 hours. Two mentor training classes, and two volunteer orientation trainingsalumni development:alumni & community picnicalumni family christmas partyalumni summer retreatgrants received:nacogdoches junior forum, two grants received:$1,430 non-monitary, in-kind grant for participant lunches$320 for participant lunches$2,506 for curriculum purposescharles & lois marie bright foundation grant:$85,373 for program vehicle, men's program start-up funds, women's night program funds, scholarship fund and staff training. East texas baptist association:$450 for childcare assistancewal-mart community grants:$750 for community outreach picnic festival$500 for alumni & volunteer christmas partyeast texas communities foundation$466 from online "giving day" eventnetworking agencies:adult probation service, alcohol and drug abuse council, angelina college, child protective services, texas workforce solutions, greater east texas community action, headstart child development center, heartbeat crisis pregnancy center, love, inc. , stephen f. Austin state university, nacogdoches adult learning center, burke center mental health, family crisis center of east texas, east texas healing center, precious cycle, the hospice of east texas shop. Ministry partners:13 churches23 businesses5 organizations