Power Source: Regions and a Community Partner Create Job Opportunities in Memphis
Regions Bank supports Peer Power Foundation, a Memphis-based nonprofit focusing on workforce development. The program, led by Marlon Ross Jr., aims to break the cycle of poverty by providing job skills and holistic support to at-risk youth. Key points:
- 90% of students have witnessed homicide; some have committed misdemeanors
- Program teaches forklift operation, metalworking, and supply chain logistics
- Includes 'essential skills' training: professionalism, financial education, and therapy
- Emphasizes accountability and overcoming limitations
- Aims to address workforce needs in Memphis and beyond
The program has shown positive results, with students reporting improved perspectives and life skills. Regions Bank supports this initiative financially and through volunteerism.
Regions Bank supporta la Peer Power Foundation, un'organizzazione no-profit con sede a Memphis focalizzata sullo sviluppo della forza lavoro. Il programma, guidato da Marlon Ross Jr., mira a interrompere il ciclo della povertà offrendo competenze lavorative e supporto olistico ai giovani a rischio. Punti chiave:
- Il 90% degli studenti ha assistito a un omicidio; alcuni hanno commesso reati minori
- Il programma insegna l'operazione di carrelli elevatori, la lavorazione dei metalli e la logistica della catena di approvvigionamento
- Comprende una formazione in 'competenze essenziali': professionalità, educazione finanziaria e terapia
- Enfatizza la responsabilità e il superamento dei limiti
- Si propone di affrontare le esigenze della forza lavoro a Memphis e oltre
Il programma ha mostrato risultati positivi, con studenti che riportano prospettive e competenze di vita migliorate. Regions Bank sostiene questa iniziativa finanziariamente e attraverso il volontariato.
Regions Bank apoya a la Peer Power Foundation, una organización sin fines de lucro con sede en Memphis que se centra en el desarrollo de la fuerza laboral. El programa, dirigido por Marlon Ross Jr., tiene como objetivo romper el ciclo de la pobreza proporcionando habilidades laborales y apoyo integral a jóvenes en riesgo. Puntos clave:
- El 90% de los estudiantes ha presenciado un homicidio; algunos han cometido delitos menores
- El programa enseña operación de montacargas, trabajados en metal y logística de la cadena de suministro
- Incluye un entrenamiento en 'habilidades esenciales': profesionalismo, educación financiera y terapia
- Enfatiza la responsabilidad y la superación de limitaciones
- Busca abordar las necesidades de la fuerza laboral en Memphis y más allá
El programa ha mostrado resultados positivos, con estudiantes que informan tener perspectivas y habilidades para la vida mejoradas. Regions Bank apoya esta iniciativa tanto financieramente como a través del voluntariado.
Regions Bank는 멤피스에 본사를 둔 비영리 단체인 Peer Power Foundation을 지원합니다. Marlon Ross Jr.가 이끄는 이 프로그램은 위험에 처한 청소년들에게 직무 기술과 전인적 지원을 제공하여 빈곤의 악순환을 끊는 것을 목표로 하고 있습니다. 주요 사항:
- 학생의 90%가 살인 사건을 목격했으며, 일부는 경범죄를 저질렀습니다.
- 프로그램은 지게차 작동, 금속 가공 및 공급망 물류를 가르칩니다.
- '필수 기술' 훈련도 포함되어 있습니다: 전문성, 금융 교육 및 치료.
- 책임성과 한계 극복을 강조합니다.
- 메인피스와 그 너머의 노동력 요구에 대응하는 것을 목표로 합니다.
프로그램은 긍정적인 결과를 보여주었으며, 학생들은 개선된 시각과 생애 기술을 보고하고 있습니다. Regions Bank는 재정 지원과 자원봉사를 통해 이 이니셔티브를 지원합니다.
Regions Bank soutient la Peer Power Foundation, une organisation à but non lucratif basée à Memphis qui se concentre sur le développement de la main-d'œuvre. Le programme, dirigé par Marlon Ross Jr., vise à rompre le cycle de la pauvreté en fournissant des compétences professionnelles et un soutien holistique aux jeunes à risque. Points clés:
- 90 % des élèves ont été témoins de meurtres ; certains ont commis des délits mineurs
- Le programme enseigne le fonctionnement de chariots élévateurs, le travail du métal et la logistique de la chaîne d'approvisionnement
- Inclut une formation sur les 'compétences essentielles' : professionnalisme, éducation financière et thérapie
- Met l'accent sur la responsabilité et le dépassement des limites
- A pour objectif de répondre aux besoins en main-d'œuvre à Memphis et au-delà
Le programme a montré des résultats positifs, les élèves rapportant des perspectives et des compétences de vie améliorées. Regions Bank soutient cette initiative financièrement et à travers le bénévolat.
Regions Bank unterstützt die Peer Power Foundation, eine gemeinnützige Organisation mit Sitz in Memphis, die sich auf die Entwicklung von Arbeitskräften konzentriert. Das Programm, unter der Leitung von Marlon Ross Jr., zielt darauf ab, den Teufelskreis der Armut zu durchbrechen, indem es gefährdeten Jugendlichen Berufsqualifikationen und ganzheitliche Unterstützung bietet. Wichtige Punkte:
- 90% der Schüler haben einen Mord beobachtet; einige haben geringfügige Straftaten begangen
- Das Programm lehrt den Betrieb von Gabelstaplern, Metallverarbeitung und Logistik in der Lieferkette
- Umfasst Schulungen in 'essentiellen Fähigkeiten': Professionalität, Finanzbildung und Therapie
- Betont Verantwortung und das Überwinden von Einschränkungen
- Zielt darauf ab, den Bedarf an Arbeitskräften in Memphis und darüber hinaus zu erfüllen
Das Programm hat positive Ergebnisse gezeigt, mit Schülern, die verbesserte Perspektiven und Lebenskompetenzen berichten. Regions Bank unterstützt diese Initiative finanziell und durch ehrenamtliche Tätigkeiten.
- Regions Bank is supporting a workforce development program aimed at breaking the cycle of poverty
- The program provides valuable job skills and holistic support to at-risk youth
- Positive feedback from students indicates improved life perspectives and skills
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One workforce program is doing far more than teaching students valuable job skills. It's amplifying their self-confidence by encouraging them to defy limitations.
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / September 10, 2024 / Regions Bank
By Kim Borges
Regions Bank supports workforce development programs that help people get ready to succeed in well-paying jobs. One of those programs is conducted by Peer Power Foundation in Memphis, Tennessee, a tutoring and mentoring nonprofit Regions supports financially and through the volunteerism of Regions Private Wealth Management leader Lance Cowles. Here, we view the work Peer Power is doing to help break the cycle of poverty through the lens of the visionary director who's guiding it.
In August of 2023, Marlon Ross Jr. delivered a presentation as if his life depended on it.
"I stood in front of 100 students encouraging them to take a chance on this opportunity," he said.
His motivation? Knowing his audience's lives depended on it more.
"Some of these young men have been through some really, really hard circumstances," he said.
Ninety percent of Peer Power's Workforce Development students have witnessed a homicide. Some have been justice-involved themselves committing misdemeanors.
But that night, Ross, director of Workforce Development with the Memphis nonprofit, offered a chance to change that trajectory.
"We had 17 enroll in our program," he said of the first class. "We have 24 in our second class."
A year before giving that speech, Ross himself was at a crossroads.
"I'd been a history teacher at two schools but felt confined and frustrated seeing graduation rates of 15 and 20 percent," he said. "I wanted to be able to do more."
Knowing Peer Power Foundation's impact from serving as a peer mentor while enrolled at the University of Memphis made returning to work there an easy decision.
I grew up in a low-income family with a single mom. This is a calling I'm very grateful to have in my life. I thank God to be in this position. I truly believe I'm living my purpose.
Marlon Ross Jr., director of Workforce Development for Peer Power Foundation
"I'm from Memphis, born and raised," he said. "I grew up in a low-income family with a single mom. This is a calling I'm very grateful to have in my life. I thank God to be in this position. I truly believe I'm living my purpose."
Yes, that purpose includes teaching skills like operating a forklift, advanced metalworking and supply chain logistics - but it involves far more.
"We're not here to simply get young men jobs," said Ross. "We use the word ‘careers.' We also teach what we call ‘essential skills' - professionalism, workplace etiquette, financial education, a fitness component. We also build in therapy. We believe in a holistic approach."
Ross and team also teach hard work yields success.
"We have a saying: ‘Either deal with the pain of discipline or deal with the pain of regret,'" he explained. "We say it's much better to deal with the pain of discipline."
And there's more wisdom where that came from.
"I tell them, ‘Sometimes, we just have to push through,'" Ross said. "‘No' is unacceptable. Those are your limits; they aren't mine. I'm going to hold you accountable. I'm not going to lower my standards."
As we build this program, we want to be a solution for the workforce needs of Memphis and our country … I truly feel like the sky's the limit for this program.
Marlon Ross Jr., director of Workforce Development for Peer Power Foundation
What else moves Ross? Seeing the profound change people experience.
"Week after week, they are growing," said Ross. "It's a beautiful thing to see them hold themselves accountable and hold their peers accountable."
It's a lesson he's also taken to heart.
"This program has been a learning process for me as well," Ross said. "There are some hard days in this work. But when you get those text messages and calls from parents saying the changes they've seen in their kids, it makes it all worthwhile. I've learned I, too, can do harder things."
He added, "As we build this program, we want to be a solution for the workforce needs of Memphis and our country … I truly feel like the sky's the limit for this program."
What Peer Power means to those who are creating a better future.
"This program has opened my eyes to the fact that going the solo route in life isn't the best option. It's taught me the importance of building and growing relationships. This program has also taught me that to get ahead and be successful in life, you have to make sacrifices you may not like but it will pay off." - DeRon
"Mr. Ross has helped change my perspective on life and how to navigate life as a young Black man. Mr. Ross has taught me to be a better man." - Chris
"This program is a life-changing experience. This program has helped shaped our perspectives and empowered us to write our own story. Everyone should know about Peer Power. They wouldn't regret it." - Jeremy
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