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IBSA - Houston Branch
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Contact Information |
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Contact Name: Rufus Brown
Contact Type: Branch
Director
Address:
906 Marcolin
Houston, TX 77088
US
Phone: 281-924-1436
Email: concernedcitizen@aol.com or ibsatx@yahoo.com
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Corporate Office Information |
Organization Name: IBSA, Inc.
Tax ID:
481137236
Organization Type: Human Services:
Multipurpose & Other
Corporate Office Address:
629 SE QUINCY STE 102
TOPEKA, KS 66603-3921
US
Telephone: 785 232-4272
Fax: (none)
WWW
Address: http://www.ibsa-inc.org
Email Address: ibsa@myway.com
Organization
Background:
The IBSA is a non-profit, 501c.3 Corporation
founded in and operating since January of 1993. Corporate offices
are located at 629 SE Quincy, Topeka, KS 66603. Executive officer(s)
under the guidance of a community advisory council governs all IBSA
programs, projects and activities. IBSA is an approved provider of
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) training service for Kansas: Topeka
& Kansas City.
The mission of IBSA is
to--
A) Provide job training and income opportunities
for youth and adults.
B) Provide constructive social activities
for youth in low to moderate-income families.
C) Provide access
to information and technology to citizens living in low to
moderate-income families.
D) Promote and aid in the development
of minority owned and operated enterprises.
In some
combination, families, communities, and the current network of
public, private, and non-profit youth programs and services, provide
most young people the guidance, assistance and support they need to
make a successful transition into the adult world and the world of
work.
However, for many low-income individuals and
disproportionately for minorities this transition does not go
smoothly. For this population this is a rocky passage at best and at
worst it is a disaster for them, their families, and the communities
in which they live. Often but not always rocky passages translate
into anti-social behavior and disastrous ones translate into
criminal activity.
IBSA staff, volunteers, and interns are
engaged in a variety of successful efforts that promote and support
job training, employment counseling and entrepreneurial activities,
particularly, activities for youth and low-income adults receiving
public assistance. IBSA also provides services in facilitating the
transition from Welfare to Work (WtW) for clients through
contractual relationships for employment & entrepreneurial
counseling, development, retention and support
services.
Staffing and support for programs are provided by
and through IBSA; which has over 12 years of direct experience
working with youth and adults.
In partnership with other
community organizations, our programs provide orientation
sessions to a variety of audiences as an introduction to
the elements, realities and benefits of employment,
training and entreptrneurship. Presentations are made
throughout the year by both participant's and adult mentors and are
shaped to fit audiences as appropriate. What is different is
that our clients develop their own networks of business
mentors and partners that provide a broad range of
consulting support and assistance to clients, students and interns.
In some instances this work is done on a volunteer basis and in
others adults play an appropriately compensated role. IBSA has
several corporate business partners that have been consistent in
supporting our youth and adult initiatives and we will continue to
expand the number of business partners committed to the program.
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Youth Program Information |
Nature of the Youth Programs:
Youth from
the local community and enrolled in programs at the facility are
mentored & monitored to created or sell a variety of products
which may include; but not be limited to: holiday greeting cards,
calendars and other gift products to community residents.
Participating youth earn money on different products they sell
(no-less than 30%) and those interested in webpage development,
silkscreen design and digital video/audio development are
provided on-hands skills training as well as supportive mentors
drawn from the business and professional community. Veteran youth
participants are contracted to sell or build and maintain websites
for participating business partners and associate organizations,
and advance students instruct or mentor future youth
participants. New participants may learn the newest in DVD
production or silkscreening operation from design to
development.
These efforts fit well within our mission to A)
Provide job training and income opportunities for low income youth
and adults and B) Provide constructive social activities for youth
in low to moderate-income families.
It is our goal to teach
young people to the components of work ethic. We are confident from
looking back at youth that graduated from our programs that our
approach works. This program has allowed us to enhance youth
involvement and increase their levels of accomplishment:
a)
youth learn to do presentations to build character and accept
?no?
b) youth learn to write receipts to build penmanship
and business skills
c) youth learn to use standard
word-processing software to type & send thank you letters to
better understand computers and sales as a wealth-building
experience
d) youth learn to call & set appointments and
be courteous in order to be effective
e) community business
owners, adults & households in all parts of the
city/county/state are encouraged to support youth in the
program by purchasing at-least 2 items per year
f) youth are
also encouraged to set aside a percent from all sales to put in a
special youth savings account (to be arranged)
Detail of the programs background:
A
mixed team of youth and adults have made up the core project
recipients and now look to work as administrators to the
continuation of the programs and activities. Since 1995, a needs
assessment of required equipment was made and an aggressive campaign
to aquire this needed technological equipment was conducted with
favorable results. Our program entered the 21st century without
large computer-based needs.
Part of our ongoing efforts
involve stablizing the organization through purchasing a
facility. We can then track program and service performance in terms
of quality. Our implementation milestones and timetables for this
phase of our growth has always been set for the overall
rehabilitation project and partially involves tracking and
analyzing our community outcomes in terms of internal and external
asset development, improved family functioning of clients, improved
school performance of youth participants, and successful venture
development among small minority business partners. The results of
these efforts have been incorporated in regular reports that are
used to drive and focus program expansion and improvement
efforts. Our internal teams are also responsible for
designing and developing materials and for providing presentations
that will help other communities replicate this programs model.
Additional funders contributing to our
programs:
To date, IBSA has received both financial and
in-kind support from major U.S. corporations. The SBC Corporation,
Southwestern Bell Telephone have contributed to our ongoing efforts
in order for us to build a base of support and programs that work.
Other companies also made yearly initial contributions of computer
equipment and software that has kept our organization just as nimble
and effective as those older traditional groups. They
consist of donors like Security Benefit Group of Companies,
AmVestors Annuity Group, Hill's Pet Nutrition, Capitol Federal
Foundation, and AT&T.
To maintain community cohesiveness,
IBSA will continue to work within the community and with other
community-based organizations and agencies. We have garnered both
verbal and written support for our programs and will establish
partnerships with the Summer Youth Employment Project sponsored by
the City of Houston, Harris County Community Corrections & Court
Services, local and regional university departments and other
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Populations Served Information -
2005 |
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Age Group:
Adults (30%)
Young Adults (20 - 25 Years)
(40%)
Youth/Adolescents Only (14 - 19 Years) (30%)
Ethnicity:
African American (80%)
Caucasian
(12%)
Hispanic (3%)
Native American/American Indian
(5%)
Gender:
Females (85%)
Males (15%)
Population Served:
Minorities
(70%)
Offenders/Ex-Offenders (20%)
Poor/Economically
Disadvantaged/Indigent
(10%)
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