How We Can Help

The Jerome Avenue Revitalization Collaborative (JARC) is a partnership focused on the following goals:

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

WORKFORCE EMPLOYMENT

  • If you are looking for work, check out JARC-WHEDco’s Monthly Job Listings
  • If you are a business searching for employee candidates, click here to post your job.
  • Additionally, through an employer-facing employment network, the JARC provides local residents (based on zip-code) with direct referrals to jobs available through the partnership’s agreements with developers, employers and partners.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

A LOCAL BUSINESS RESOURCE FOR EMPLOYERS

The JARC provides local business owners and employers with access to business development resources, business assistance and support specific to their business needs, through the partnership’s agreements with members, partners, and agencies. If you are a business owner looking for help with your business:
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

WORKFORCE TRAINING

The JARC will also facilitate ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL OR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING for low-income individuals in the Jerome Avenue area, especially trainings they would not be able to afford on their own and that lead to good jobs.

ADVOCACY

The JARC provides local residents, business owners, and employers with support in advocating for or against changes to the community that will impact workforce or economic development in the Jerome Avenue corridor, including in the area of financial/banking access and reinvestment. Additionally, our ad-hoc banking committee continues to advocate for bring more affordable and convenient financial services to the corridor.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS TO COMPLETE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

This component provides local (low-income) residents with access to educational or workforce development training that they would otherwise not be able to afford on their own. Financial support for this component will be raised by the partnership through fundraising and other activities