In researching ways to help the participants in our phone trial program, I found out about free computer classes at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library. The classes cover a variety of topics, including typing, web browsing basics, and Microsoft applications such as MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint at both the basic and intermediate levels. Additionally, these classes are meant to be "walk-in" access only so reservations are not required and seats will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis as long as space is available. We at the Be the Change in DC are pushing the participants in our phone trial program to join these classes to make themselves more attractive candidates for jobs.
Be the Change in DC
Be the Change in DC (BTCDC) helps the less fortunate through events, both social and service in nature, that are meant to give the general public a new perspective on the very people that they may walk by and ignore on a daily basis. By personally handing out much needed items to the homeless, Be the Change in DC’s volunteers interact with the homeless and see them in a different light. In helping out the homeless, BTCDC does not want compete with existing organizations, but rather work with them to fill in the gaps of taking a homeless person off the streets. We have partnered with organizations such as So Other Might Eat (SOME), the Shelter Hotline and Community Voice Mail to accomplish our goals.
In serving the community, our goal is to help the homeless get back on their feet and educate the general public on homelessness.
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