Needs
Financial support to fund our women empowerment and youth enrichment programs. We need funds to hire a full-time office manager to assist clients with their needs over the phone and in person, maintain the records and manages the budget. We also need to hire a full-time grant and fundraising specialist to create fundraising campaigns and support the BDOG campaign by posting on social media and engaging with sponsors.
Our top needs:
1. Funding: Program - Sewn products industry training program provides entrepreneurial and new skill set training for women to achieve gainful employment. Opportunity to get financial and technical support to start their own business. The program consists of a series of workshops and seminars, hands on training, and certification.
2. Funding: Program - Food-based business industry training program provides entrepreneurial and new skill set training for women to achieve gainful employment. Opportunity to get financial and technical support to start their own business. The program consists of a series of workshops and seminars, hands on training, and certification.
3. Funding: Program - Women Empowerment Certification Program. Training program of six sessions aims to support Arabic women in their integration into the community and the new environment. The program provides awareness to women on self-worth and the ability to determine their own choices, it also contributes to upgrading their skills to become ready to deal with life stressors. Empowering women is very important for the health and social development of families, society, communities, and countries. Women can reach their full potential when they are living safe, fulfilled, and productive lives.
4. Funding: Program - Youth enrichment program provides services for youth in the Sacramento area to empower them for success in and out of school. The program includes activities that focus on emotional intelligence and wellness, and outdoor activities such as hiking, soccer and basketball.
5. Funding: Unrestricted - To be used for office, administrative and overhead expenses.
6. Volunteers - ACCIS is an all-volunteer organization. Our volunteers are the backbone of our organization, and they are the ones who carry out our programs. We have multiple volunteer positions open posted on our website following this link https://www.accis-sac.org/volunteer. We are also in need of board members.