CAP Meeting Notes 1.23.18

Welcome / Rapid Check In

Speaker

  • Sinatra Washington (Lived Experience)

  • Efrain Diaz, Senior Regional Principal, Los Angeles Community Sites

CAP Alliance 2019 Goals:

  • Develop local CAP chapters throughout county, would like to have 3 up and running by year end.

  • Advocate of policy in criminal justice system, on behave of returning citizens. Ruben from Goodwill will be leading a CAP policy subcommittee to support this goal.

  • Create a new site for the “ Lights On “ project, Dave will be leading this subcommittee.

  • Increase awareness and support for the bimonthly Re-Entry Breakfast. This committee is actively looking for speakers, and volunteers.

CAP Committees

  • Manage local chapters. Chair: Dr. Robert Hill (Glendale Community College)

  • Research and share policy updates. Chair: Ruben (Goodwill)

  • Lights On Project. Chair: Dave Bates (Five Keys)

  • Re-Entry Breakfast. Chair: Beverly DeGuzman (Downtown Women’s Center)

  • If you would like to join a committee please let Dave or Zaneta know and we can point you in the right direction.

Announcements:

Interfaith Movement for the Human Integrity’s Justice Not Jails program invites you to their winter conference. Faith and Race : Challenging the culture of Criminalization . Saturday, Jan 26 , 2019 9am-4pm Holman United Methodist Church 3320 W. Adams Bl. Los Angeles 90018. To register: http://bit.ly/FaithandRace2019


Five Keys is launching a Welding Training program. Efrain Diaz would like to start a mentoring program for students in the welding program. Those who are interested in mentoring a student a few times a year, contact Efrain at efraind@fivekeys.org.


Los Angeles County Office of Education is holding an Expungement Clinic: April 12th 10:00 am to 2:00 pm @ Glendale Job Club 143 S. Glendale Avenue Suite 300 Glendale 91205

PVJOBS has new grant that will train individuals looking to enter the Retail and Culinary industry

Next Meeting : Wednesday, Feb 27th


Zaneta Smith