Omegan 2016 Winter Edition

The Omegan
Pi Omega Brothers Receive “Men of Valor” Award from
The Untied Baptist College & Seminar
Voice of the Second District
Bro. Larry Briscoe and Bro. Lamonte Tyler (with awards) surrounded by Pi Omega Brothers at the Forum Caterers
Baltimore, MD. November 24, 2015. On November 20, 2015, Brothers
Lamonte Tyler and Larry Briscoe both received an award “Men of Valor”
during a ceremony held by The Untied Baptist College & Seminar.at
the Forum Caterers in Baltimore, MD. Brother Tyler received his award
based off of his community involvement, women self-defense and his
donations throughout the years to help combat breast cancer research.
Brother Briscoe award came from his work with the Deacon’s Ministry,
Trustee’s Ministry, Snow Removal Team, Landscape Ministry, Building
Services, Pastor’s Chauffeur, and Greeter’s Ministry.
The Untied Baptist College & Seminar is committed to preparing believers
to answer the call of Christ our Lord when He commissioned the saints
to: “Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing then in the name of
the Father, and if the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe
all things whatsoever U have commanded you… (Mathew 28:19-20).”
The Untied Baptist College & Seminar is a small urban religious institution,
dedicated to the proliferation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which
resets on the scriptural foundation. The school has been in existence
since 1989, and has graduated many distinguished scholars, ministers,
and community leaders, many of whom have shared their spiritual skills,
nationally and internationally
Pi Omega Putting Baltimore Residents to Work
Baltimore, MD. November 2015. The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated
has a rich tradition of identifying societal ills and providing
meaningful solutions that uplift our collective communities. The unrest
that erupted in West Baltimore provided a sobering window into the frustration
and resentment of the perceived lack of employment opportunities,
social injustice, and inadequate reforms to the City’s educational system.
For this reason, on November 13, 2015, Antonio F. Knox, Sr.-40th
Grand Basileus authorized the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated
to collaborate with the Center for Urban Families (CFUF), The Harry
and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Baltimore Integration Partnership
(BIP), The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), Promise Heights
Initiative (PHI), and the Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary
School to kick off the Anchor Institution Workforce Development Initiative
(AIWD). This monumental initiative is a new partnership with
universities and hospitals in the Baltimore metropolitan area to provide
services that encourage employment and economic stability. The Anchor
Institution Workforce Development Initiative (AIWD), is co-located at
the Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary School (HSCT) in the
Upton/Druid Heights neighborhood of Baltimore City.
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The goal of this two-year pilot program is to connect parents and community
residents of the elementary school to entry and mid-level employment
opportunities and career pathways that are most likely to yield
viable employment and upward mobility opportunities. CFUF has developed
and/or aligned itself with occupational skills trainings that lead to
industry-recognized credentials in occupations within key growth sectors
in Baltimore – construction, healthcare, technology, and manufacturing.
This intervention will provide interested participants with the job readiness
and occupational skills training, coaching, and wrap-around services
needed to help eliminate professional and personal barriers. HSCT serves
over 450 families (Pre-kindergarten through 5th grade), all of whom have
great needs.
In cooperation with UMB, CFUF applied to the Association of Baltimore
Area Grant Makers (ABAG)/Baltimore Integration Partnership (BIP) and
was awarded a six-month first-phase planning grant. Since January of
2015, CFUF, UMB, PHI, HSCT and other AIWD implementing partners
have coalesced to jointly design and implement a two-year intervention
by leveraging existing resources to maximize service-delivery to parents
and community residents in a holistic and effective manner.
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