Employment Ministries...

• Job Partnership' program nearby the cafe (3549 Boulevard) -- an awesome ministry. 
  • jobs for life
  • job readiness
  • exoffender situations
  • some homeless
  • job apps online (help)
  • laptops (need more)
  • offsite training groups
• Becki Jenkins, at New Wineskin Ministries.  She's a major jobs-advocate (and trainer) re urban job placement.

• Ben McCann (CatalistJobs)

• Dave White (Video Resumes)

• Former WYNS page of other job-resource connections.
• Christian Employment Outreach (CEO)
• In Hamilton County... Click to Good Samaritan Network.
• Computer & Internet training assistance?
  • #JOBS topic on Twitter -- hundreds of mentions each day.
  • Learn Internet Skills
  • Here are some locations providing free Internet access

Secular or Faith-based Resources:

• Indianapolis NonProfit Job Openings
• Career Connections -- nonprofit networking and support organization.  Meets at Community Church of Greenwood.
• Share Network (Indiana Gov site)
• MinistryEmployment.com 
• Dave Boorum's Life-coach (and jobs) site(s)
• Ben McCann... CatalistJobs.com
• NonProfit Jobs
• WorkForceOne -- FAQ's about Unemployment
• BPE Indy -- Business & Professional Exchange

Start a business -- 'entrepreneurial' ideas & links below.  Remember, many of our guys have 3 strikes against them from the start, when competing for 'traditional' jobs.  This may call for innovative thinking and collaboration to truly provide meaningful income for those homes.  Help us below, if you can.

• Ebay & other online buying/selling capabilities
• Review the YMEN model of our CCDA friends in Chiago.
• Java Chaplains hats... or other wearables.
• Computers -- refurbished.   And computer-training.
• Scanning business?
• Fix up neighborhood abandoned homes?
• Get listed on Angie's List.
• Get some business training.
• [Entrepreneurial training in Indy?]
• Help from Retired Executives?
• Help from INRC?
• Help from IvyTech, IUPUI, or other educational institutions?
• Help from online educational institutions?
• Grants?
• Indianapolis Resources for Small Business (lots of great links)
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Discussion Thread... other ideas, links, etc...

• Household budget training...  [remember 'Finance University' at Grace & Peace?  And no doubt many other churches are doing great work in this arena... we just need to find them.]
• Investment clubs, advisors, etc. ???
• What other employment-related issues & answers do we need to try to address in here?
  • Transportation issues
  • Creating apprenticeships.
  • Creating eBay capabilities at our urban computing centers.   (Online commerce avoids 3 major strikes against many inner-city folks... Skin-color, felony-record, and lack of education-degree.)
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• FatherResource.org (associated with It Takes Two program.

• Stock-market training?
• Twitter.com... monitor #Jobs  #Indy  #Indianapolis  #IndyJobs  etc.
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