EPSHRM Accepts Pinnacle Award
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The program focused on utilizing EPSHRM members to help our community prepare for the workforce based on the expectations we use in our own organizations. Although the program assisted high school and college graduates, as well as soldiers, it also included a different population: those who are learning to live on their own after being battered and abused by their spouse.
EPSHRM partnered with our local Center Against Sexual and Family Violence (CASFV) center to assist with resume writing and mock interviews of their residents. Throughout the year, multiple work sessions were provided to men and women in hopes of helping them regain confidence as they prepared to care for themselves after relying for years on an abusive spouse. EPSHRM also worked with its membership to coordinate job opportunities for these residents, and collect clothing donations for them to use during interviews. Because of the diverse membership within EPSHRM, skilled and qualified attorneys, along with the local EEOC office, also lent a helping hand free of charge!
EPSHRM applied the same resume-writing and mock interview efforts with the local school districts, the University of Texas at El Paso, and Ft. Bliss. Our goal was to assist our community in preparing for the workforce, and regardless of the customer we served, EPSHRM successfully educated many El Pasoans to develop the tools, and confidence, they needed to WORK!
El Paso was grateful to accept this award amongst its fellow Texas members, but even more excited to sharein the award with two other TXSHRM members: SAHRMA and TXSHRM itself! It was definitely a clean sweep for Texas that day....yee haw!
