Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT ACE IS TO EMPOWER MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING EDUCATION VOCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, PERSONAL ENRICHMENT, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THROUGH COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY ACTION.
TO EMPOWER MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING EDUCATION/VOCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, PERSONAL ENRICHMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY ACTION. ACE OPERATES YOUTHBUILD, GRYD AND MENTOR PROGRAMS.
ACES GRYD PROGRAM INCORPORATES A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO REDUCING GANG CRIME AND VIOLENCE WHILE IMPROVING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. GRYD PROVIDES INTERVENTION SERVICES THROUGH OUTREACH, INTENSIVE COUNSELING, SUPPORTIVE SERVICEES, MENTORING, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, HEALING WORKSHOPS, PEACE BUILDING EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY FOCUSED ON YOUNG PEOPLE AGE 14-25. IN THE 2019-2020 PROGRAM YEAR, GRYD EMPLOYEES PLAYED A KEY ROLE DURING THE PANDEMIC BY ASSISTING THE WEST VALLEY COMMUNITY WITH THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE ANGELENO CARD, FOOD, ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS, PPE EQUIPMENT TO ESSENTIAL WORKERS, AND COMMUNITY INTERVENTION AFTER AN INCREASE ON GANG ACTIVITY. ACE PROVIDED CASE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE TO A TOTAL OF 94 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.
ACES RUTH YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM HELPS LOW INCOME YOUNG PEOPLE, AGES 16-24, ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS AND GROW AS LEADERS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY SERVICE, COUNSELING AND SUPPORT SERVICES. THIS MODEL PROVIDES KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING, AND OTHER TOOLS FOR SUCCESS WHILE SUPPORTING AND TRANSFORMING PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM WHICH WE MANAGE THROUGH A MANAGEMENT CONTRACT WITH YOUTHBUILD CHARTER SCHOOLS OF CALIFORNIA ALLOWS STUDENTS TO OBTAIN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS, EITHER THROUGH CLASSROOM-BASED OR INDEPENDENT STUDY, WHILE BUILDING EMPLOYMENT READINESS AND OTHER LIFE SKILLS. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC STARTING IN MARCH 2020, CLASSES WERE PROVIDED VIRTUALLY THROUGH THE INTERNET. ACE SERVED MORE THAN 150 PARTICIPANTS AND 20 OBTAINED THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS AT 6/30/20.
ACES DOL YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM TRAINS YOUNG ADULTS AGES 16-24 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION FIELD. IN THE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN CERTIFICATION ON NATIONAL CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION AND RESEARCH NCCER AND SOME OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OSHA CERTIFICATES. THE TRAINING CONSISTS ON RECEIVING CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION TRAINING AND AFTERWARDS HANDS ON TRAINING DOING CONSTRUCTION WORK FOR THE BUILD UP AND/OR RENOVATION OF LOW INCOME HOUSING OR FOR COMMUNITY CENTERS THAT BENEFIT LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES. WHILE YOUNG ADULTS ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM, THEY RECEIVE INCENTIVES IN THE FORM OF STIPENDS TO MOTIVATE THEM AND INCREASE THE CHANCES OF COMPLETING THE PROGRAM. ACE SERVED 25 PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROGRAM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Michelle Miranda | PRESIDENT | 40 | $70,000 |
| Leonel Fuentes | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 40 | $43,705 |
| Sylvia Ferlini To January 2020 | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Helen Whitcher From November 2019 | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Abourched | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Faith Singer | TREASURER | 8 | $0 |
| Marcos Serpas | CHAIR | 6 | $0 |
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