Ready, SET, Go! Subsidized Employment Training Gives a Head Start

SAN ANTONIO - Aug. 17, 2016 - PRLog -- SAMMinistries and JP Morgan Chase have joined forces to help the homeless break the unemployment cycle through the Subsidized Employment Training (SET) Program.

In a two-part initiative, SAMMinistries recruits and screens appropriate candidates. Partnering employers then provide a 12-week training period with a consideration of permanent employment after. Through a generous grant from JP Morgan Chase, SAMMinistries reimburses employers for 50% of the trainee's wage during the initial period and oversees the employee's progress.

"We provide screened candidates and partial wage reimbursement, so that businesses can spend less time searching and lower their training expenses, while at the same helping someone earn a living wage" said Navarra Williams, SAMMinistries President and CEO. "This program helps everyone succeed."

This win-win program is designed to bridge the "skills gap" by training and preparing individuals for employment in the high-demand fields of healthcare, information technology, and manufacturing. These skills offer hope and open the door to living-wage employment, enabling individuals to support their families.

Local businesses have a unique opportunity to partner with the non-profit sector—meeting their employment needs while giving back to the community. If your company is interested in this program, please contact Robert Mendoza, Senior Manager of Workforce Development, at 210-321-5663 or rmendoza@samm.org.

About SAMMinistries: Overcoming Homelessness

San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries, founded in 1983, is an interfaith ministry whose mission is to help the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless attain self-sufficiency by offering with dignity and compassion, shelter, housing, and services. SAMMinistries also provides volunteers opportunities to be renewed and fulfilled as they serve. For 33 years, SAMMinistries has been a leader in addressing the needs of San Antonio's homeless population. The organization continues to work towards its goal of overcoming homelessness, an SA2020 goal, which is crucial for a healthy, vibrant, San Antonio.

More information can be found at http://www.samm.org