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Causes: Job Training
Mission: The organization's mission is to lift working adults out of poverty and into living wage careers through education.
Programs: The organization provides education, training, and other support for individuals who are economically disadvantaged or face multiple barriers to employment. Capital idea houston collaborates with higher education school and government agencies in offering meaningful adult education. The organization helps coordinate child care, transportation assistance, financial assistance, including but not limited to books, tuition, and tutoring, advice on work-school-life balance, and soft skills. The organization assists graduates in obtaining jobs that pay a living wage and in pursuing career paths that will suport a family, provide benefits and offer opportunities for professional advancement. During the fiscal year ended 9/30/2017, capital idea houston assisted 265 individuals.