Occupational Training Center Bobby Lynch 404.564.7760
Who says that benevolent care should always be a hand-out? City of Refuge, a leader in benevolent care to the homeless and impoverished of Atlanta’s inner-city, challenges this myth by creating a new social enterprise called City of Refuge Occupational Training Center.
This non-profit agency focuses on workforce development by integrating vocational training and life skills training within a revenue producing manufacturing environment. COROTC is located 2 miles west of the Georgia Dome in an area where industry has evaporated leaving behind a community in desperate need of revitalization.
Goals of COROTC:
Walk with trainees as they move from insufficiency and dependence on society to becoming independent and self-sufficient
Foster self-assurance and work ethic while challenging the individual to reach their highest potential in all aspects of life
Educate, equip and empower trainees to become leaders and teachers themselves as they advance to higher skill levels, pursue supervisory positions or are placed within mainstream careers in other companies
Produce competent, loyal and trained individuals who in turn become highly sought after employees
Be an economic stimulant to this impoverished community by employing approximately 70 technicians and 50 trainees within three to five years
Process of Empowerment:
Entry-level trainees develop vocational skills and work ethics in the light assembly plant focusing on mop production
Progressive skills are taught through the metal-working facility with emphasis on automated machinery, presses and manual machines for production of precision metal components
Life skill training and counseling addresses the core issues behind each trainee’s previous barriers to employment and equips them for future success in life
Your Help Is Needed:
Trainee Sponsorship Program
Individual who will come alongside a trainee as a mentor
Individual or Corporation who will underwrite the cost to train an individual
Capital investment for machinery and facility build-out for the next growth tiers.
Corporate partners
which employ graduates of COROTC
which provide teachers and personnel to train individuals in COROTC
which come alongside COROTC as customers
Buying, Selling or Marketing mops produced by COROTC
Awarding metal stamping or machined parts contracts to COROTC
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Safe Haven Center - How You Can Help:
Make an Individual Cash Donation:
Check with your company to see if they have a matching program (this could double or even triple your gift!)
Buy a commemorative brick
Lead a team to fund a part of the build out or to purchase equipment
Ranges
Refrigerators
Freezers
Tables
Chairs
Ovens
Dishwasher
Fryer
Make an in-kind donation of equipment.
Spread the word to family, friends, colleagues, and members of your church — tell them about the impact their contribution will have if they support City of Refuge.
