Servicios de La Raza’s Employment Growth Program (EGP) aims to help clients overcome a myriad barriers to break generational poverty. EGP assists clients in searching for and maintaining sustainable employment with a diverse network of employers from different industries, including, but not limited to software development, construction, and non-profit work. Clients have the opportunity to explore multiple career options, engaging them at a much higher level of interest. The EGP team assists clients with resume building, elevator pitches, mock interviews, budgeting, job search, maintaining employment, and overcoming barriers in general. EGP also helps find educational opportunities that might help clients retain higher-paying employment or a preferable position. This can be through a union, apprenticeship, or trade school.

We work directly with recruiters and employers to help give access and priority to our clients. This gives us the opportunity to refer clients directly. EGP assists individuals in preparedness with interviews, building work relationships, identifying key strengths that employers seek, and maintaining healthy work habits. The objective of EGP is to assist individuals in finding, obtaining, and maintaining employment.

Servicios de La Raza’s Financial Empowerment Program (FEP) helps community members reach their financial goals and develop financial security. We assist interested persons in opening bank accounts, saving for the future, changing spending habits, increasing their credit score, and/or getting out of debt. We work with clients to create a plan that will help them feel empowered rather than overwhelmed.