Adult Directory 2013

workforce skills and life skills mentoring to help participants secure employment.
Alexandria Seaport Foundation (ASF) staff and volunteers support participants as
they obtain drivers' licenses and civil documents, open bank accounts, stay on track
with court requirements and take other measures to improve their ability to secure
and maintain employment. The program is operated year round from 2 Duke Street,
Alexandria, VA 22314. The program hours are 9 am - 4 pm Monday through
Friday. Interested individuals should fill out an application on the website
www.alexandriaseaport.org or contact Steve Hernandez, Program Director, at (703)
549-7078 or hernandez@alexandriaseaport.org
“A-MEN” (Anacostia Mentoring Employment Network - 3111 Martin Luther
King, Jr Avenue, SE 20032
(202) 562-2636, Fax (202) 562-5121
Valarie Ashley, Executive Director; Clarence Burrell, Diane Harris, Ed
Coordinators
3-week job readiness program followed by one-on-one job placement, mentoring,
and counseling. Participants receive bus tokens Mon-Fri + $20. Stipend on Fri.
GED classes held 9am to 12:30pm Mon – Fri. Job Readiness classes Mon – Fri
1pm to 4:30pm. Participants screened for “willingness to change their lives.”
Association of Retarded Citizens DC (ARC) - 415 Michigan Avenue, NE 20017
(202) 636-2950, Fax (202) 636-2996 www.arcdc.net
3355 V Street, NE (202) 529-2488
Juwan Jones, Intake Manager (Mon-Fri 8:30am to 5pm)
Job training, post-placement support and mentoring for DC residents with
intellectual disabilities (16 yrs+) industrial maintenance, kitchen cafeteria, clerical.
Booker T. Washington - 1346 Florida Avenue, NW 20009
(202) 232-6090, Fax (202) 232-6282
Diana Ables, GED Coordinator
Night GED, EDP and vocational training program for adults (18 yrs +).
Educational components integrated with technical arts vocational training in brick
masonry, electrical repair, plumbing, roofing, drywall, welding, heating, ventilation
and air conditioning. Class schedule: Mon - Thurs. 10am to 3pm or 6pm to 9pm.
Class cycles begin in September and January. Spanish
Byte Back - 815 Monroe Street, NE 20017
(202) 529-3395, Fax (202) 529-3395 www.byteback.org
Kelley Ellsworth, Director
Computer training for unemployed and underemployed DC area residents in order
to increase their skill sets and marketability. Job and internship placements with
one year course completion follow-up support. Level I courses: keyboarding,
Windows, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook. Cost $50. for 6 weekly sessions,
90 minutes per session. Level II courses: HTML, JAVA, $100 for 6 weekly
sessions, 90 min sessions.
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