AnnualReport2013 2014 - Opportunity Junction

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Message from the Executive Director:
We believe that everyone who is willing to work hard
deserves an opportunity to succeed. Unfortunately, too
many of our neighbors are still struggling to enter careers
that will give them and their children a more secure future.
Without our support, they are likely to cycle into and out
of a series of low-wage jobs and to require government
assistance to survive.
90% of Job Training and Placement Program graduates
placed within 3 months of program completion
This year, you collectively provided Opportunity Junction
with more support – financial, time, and connections –
than ever before. More net revenue from the Gala. More
volunteers. More hiring partners. Together, we made a huge
impact on the low-income job-seekers of Contra Costa:
Job Placement Outcomes: This year, for job-seekers enrolled
in the Job Training and Placement Program or in Career
Development Services, we increased our unique initial
placements from 73 to 110!
The Job Training and Placement Program (JTPP) increased
average starting hourly wages to $13.94. At 18 months postplacement, 87% of JTPP alumni were still employed, earning
on average $16.09 an hour.
87% of JTPP alumni placed are still
employed at 18 months
Meanwhile, our Career Development Services team at
SparkPoint Contra Costa in Bay Point refined its systems
and approach this year, increasing unique initial
placements by 100% over the previous year (from 27 in
FY2012-13 to 55 in FY2013-14).
I am deeply grateful to you for
making this possible through your
support. Together, we can break the
cycle of poverty, making families and
communities stronger.
Opportunity Junction served 878 people this year
Alissa Friedman
Executive Director
Headquarters: 3102 Delta Fair Blvd., Antioch, CA 94509 - SparkPoint office: 3105 Willow Pass Rd., Bay Point, CA 94565
OpportunityJunction.org or call us at (925) 776-1133
DONORS AND FUNDERS
We offer our gratitude to
the donors, funders, and
contracting agencies who
financially support our
mission: fighting poverty by
helping low-income Contra
Costa residents gain the
skills and confidence to get
and keep jobs that support
themselves and their families.
Thanks to you: Grisel is rebuilding
Cornerstone Society
($10,000+)
Dennis and Myrna Cheney
Jane and Bill Collett
Kevin Coppa
Steve Freund
Lynn and Avner Friedman
Alissa Friedman and
Victoria Herzog
Joseph and Lagene Goodreault
Google, Inc.
Lisette Gozo and Chris Sanford
Gordon and Molly Gravelle
Alan Hyman
Jim and Liz Jones
Rick and Theresa Kaiser
Kaiser Permanente
Barbara and Mark Kehoe
Jean McCarter
John and Judy McNulty
Morrison and Foerster
Lynette and Paul Phillips
Nancy Reuther
Tom and Rebecca Riley
Al and Ann Russello
Soule Foundation
WestAmerica Bank
Charlotte Evans Will
Christine and Rick Wise
Anonymous Fund at EBCF (2)
Antioch Area Community Fund
Bank of America
Calpine
Chevron
CDBG Programs—Antioch, Contra
Costa County, Pittsburg
Contra Costa CSBG Program
Crescent Porter Hale
East Bay Community Foundation
Firedoll Foundation
HEDCO Foundation
Keller Canyon Mitigation Fund
Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation
Thomas J. Long Foundation
NRG Energy
San Francisco Foundation
Y & H Soda Foundation
SparkPoint Funders (UWBA et al)
Strive for Change
Tipping Point Community
Wells Fargo
Visionary Council
($5,000-$9,999)
Anonymous (2)
The Swift River Fund
Harry Tassell
Leadership Circle
($2,500-$4,999)
AT&T
George and Anne Birdsong
David Eckles and Kit Nelson
Sue and Steve George
Heffernan Foundation
Jerry and Belinda Lucey
Meryl Natchez and Larry Rafferty
Cheri Smith
United Way of the Bay Area
Benefactor ($1,000-$2,499)
Elinor Axup and Steve Howard
Lowell Berry Foundation
A victim of the recession, Grisel Reyes struggled through the closing
of her small business, her husband’s layoff, and her home being in
foreclosure. She committed herself to the Job Training and Placement
Program and improved her skills and employability.
Grisel was hired by local non-profit Brighter Beginnings as a
Program and Enrollment Assistant/Site Coordinator, working with
underserved families, and she has already earned a raise. “I am
providing for my family again and saving money so I can move to a
home in a better neighborhood for my kids. More importantly, I can
afford to buy my kids new coats this winter.”
Partner ($250-$999)
Amy and Richard Alanes
Anonymous (2)
Antioch Woman’s Club
Baker Family Chiropractic
Linda and Ed Best
Tony and Kathy Biebl
Jackie Buettner
Brianna Burkman and
Kenny Robinson
Dennis and Billie Burkman
Shou-Shen Chen
Norman Cheng
Carol and Bill Dunkle
Mary Erbez
Paul Ford
Jim and Janet Frazier
Tamara Friedman
Marc and Dana Grisham
Mary Jane Hargrove
Matthew Hart
Don Jackson
Tony and Dagmar Jimenez
Gurpreet Kaur
Karon and Michael Kennedy
Steven Lassair
Ernie and Carole Leopold
Gloria Martin
Lea Mason
Jan and Reg Monteyne
Earleen Morningstar
Mark and Lori Oczkus
Orinda Woman’s Club
Payroll Systems
Luis and Andrea Quinonez
Jeff and Jan Schults
Jackie Seeno
Kate Seminsky
Trish Shattuck
Denise and Ed Silicani
Anita and Stanley Soule
Bill and Alexis Stanger
Natalie Stringer
Tom and Cynthia Stucker
Joe and Betty Tupin
Ashoo and Yvette Vaid
Vehicle Donation to Any Charity
David and Karen Wahl
Catherine and Sandy Warren
Shahram Zarrinkhat
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Jamie Austin and Ray Schreiber
Bill Bankhead
Gary Beitch
Sandy Binder
Teresa Boatwright
Mary and John Buckman
Robert Calkins
Kris Chase
Nathan and Ilona Clark
Sue and Hale Conklin
Mark De La O
Diane Donnelly and Chris Eckenroad
Pam and John Elliott
Kevin Finck and Kathy Miller
Dan and Sharon Flower
Greg Gable and
Alyssa Postlewait
Natalie Georgia
Timothy Grayson
Bobby Gruela and Sherry Martija
Peter and Brenda Hanschen
Jean Harris
Cindy Hatton
Stuart Hellman and
Marsha Weintraub
Hal Hershey
Mark and Kathy Jones
Lynn Kwasny
Jamela and Brooks Laudin
Kathy and Tom Leahy
Angela Lowrey
Lauren and Nathan Lyon
Denise Belt and Hal Moore
Caroline Navarrete
Diane Nowak
Nancy Parent
Philoptochos Society,
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
Deborah Pugh
Tom Ramirez
Debra Rivera
Gail Roche Van Wye
Mary Jo Rossi
Susan Stiller
Maurice Van Sickle
Jack Weir
Patty Wintroath
Rashell Wright
Jim and Courtney Yeakel
Pro Bono Professionals
Chris Verdugo at CCTV
J. Stokes Agency
Morgan Lewis
PhotoSophistry.com
Taproot Foundation
PROGRAMS
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Job Training and
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Career Development
Services
Comprehensive: Combines administrative
training, paid work experience, coaching
and support, job placement, and long-term
alumni services.
Individualized: Provides coaching to jobseekers with diverse career interests. Covers
effective resumes, employment applications,
interviewing and job placement.
Efficient: 68 people placed into good positions
averaging $12.83/hour.
Integrated: Partnering with SparkPoint Contra
Costa to provide access to financial coaching,
credit counseling, legal services.
Effective: 90% of our graduates obtained
gainful employment within 3 months of
completing the program at an average wage
of $13.94/hour.
Lasting Impact: 87% are still employed 18
months later at an average of $16.09/hour.
“There are so many people like me who just
don’t have the skills or the knowledge to get to
the next step. Thanks to Opportunity Junction,
my life is so much better. I just moved into
my own place, and am off all government
assistance. I am not going to be a statistic.”
-Elizabeth Lopez, JTPP Alumna
878 SERVED
Technology Center
Community Resource: Offers basic and
advanced computer classes, English as a
Second Language, U.S. Citizenship classes,
Spanish language classes, and drop-in
computer use.
High Demand: Benefits 500 annually.
Leverage: Represents the full utilization of
our facilities and computer equipment in
the evening.
Do-It-Yourself Taxes
Empowering: Teaches taxpayers how to
prepare and file their own tax returns.
Accessible: Opens for more than 20 evening
and weekend sessions.
ROI: 172 families recovered $329,000 in
federal refunds alone.
“A friend told me about the Technology
Center classes for beginning computer
skills. I immediately signed up and took the
classes. While there I saw the flyer for the Job
Training and Placement Program. I came to
Opportunity Junction with a broken spirit.
Now I’m soaring.”
-Tracie Long, JTPP Alumna
Board of Directors
Jodi Avina
Linda Best
Jane Collett
Lisette Gozo
Jim Jones
Rick Kaiser
Mark Kehoe
Angela Lowrey
Hon. Nancy Parent
Ricardo M. Perez
Julin Perez-Berntsen
Adriana Ponce-Matteucci
Ashoo Vaid
David Wahl
Charlotte Evans Will
Rashell Wright
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Iris Archuleta
Keith Archuleta
Sharon Beswick
Hon. Susan Bonilla
Sandy Bustillo
Allan Cantando
Tim Carlisle
George Carter
Val Davis
Hon. Mark DeSaulnier
Aimee Durfee
Lester Ellis
Hon. Jim Frazier
Sue George
Hon. Federal Glover
Ruth Goodin
Tom Guarino
Laurie Huffman
Jim Jakel
Christine Lambert
Meryl Natchez
Juan Prieto
Hon. Kevin Romick
Timothy Silva
Arne Simonsen
Tonya Smith
Tse Ming Tam
Hon. Tom Torlakson
René Tucker
Debbie Walls
Alma Williams
Alumni Council
Becky Amenta
Lilia Barajas Lopez
Donald Buchanan
Maria Rigazio
Nicole Sherman
Norma Shearin
Lada Velichkov
Leslie Wood
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Elinor Axup
Cathy Carle
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