Who We Serve

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TRAINEES

To qualify for our program trainees must:

  • Be low-income
  • Have a High School Diploma or GED
  • Be legally eligible to work in the US
  • Have familiarity with Microsoft Word and able to type and navigate a computer
  • Have, or be able to get, regular access to a computer and email (provided at StreetWise Partners office if needed)
  • Have written and spoken proficiency in English
  • Be motivated to make a positive change in their professional life
  • Aiming to work in a professional environment
  • Trainees are typically in the age range 18-40s

All of our trainees are low-income and are suffering from a lack of education. Other barriers to employment faced by our trainees include:

  • Criminal record
  • Lack of work history
  • Childcare issues, often resulting from being a single parent
  • Substance abuse
  • English as a second language
  • First generation in US
  • Living in assisted housing
  • Lack of positive role models for encouragement towards career success


APPLICATION PROCESS

All trainee applicants complete an application form on our website which is screened by StreetWise Partners staff. Qualifying candidates are invited to interview, where they meet with two or more experienced StreetWise Partners mentors to discuss their interest in joining the program, and take a short computer test. Only highly motivated individuals, who meet our qualification criteria and who have no other places to turn to for career assistance and advice, are accepted in to the program. Successful applicants are informed over phone a few days after their interview, and unsuccessful applicants are directed to other resources.

To see Demographics & Data for our programs, and our current mentee pool, please click here.

To learn about the impact of our programs on our mentees, please click here.