We are proud and grateful to announce the following new grants and funding partnerships:
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG): The CDBG programs of Contra Costa, Antioch, Pittsburg, and Concord awarded contracts to support Opportunity Junction programs this year. The CDBG program, funded through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), fights poverty through its support of housing programs, public services, economic development, and public infrastructure.
Concord Cannabis Community Benefit Fund: The City of Concord chose to fund our Healthcare Career Pathway partnership’s professional development training at Mt. Diablo Adult Education as part of their first slate of investments from out of their cannabis community benefit funding. The City of Concord Cannabis Community Benefit Funds are dedicated to enhancing programs and services for Concord residents.
Contra Costa County Community Services Bureau: Contra Costa County's Community Services Bureau (CSB) awarded key funding for the Administrative Careers Training (ACT) program, helping with staffing, as well as alumni services and paid internships for program graduates. CSB is part of the national Community Action Partnership network of over 1,100 agencies that work to alleviate poverty and empower low-income families in communities throughout the United States.
Gemmer Foundation: Gemmer Foundation recently awarded a core operating support grant to Opportunity Junction. The Gemmer Foundation seeks to inspire hope, ignite potential, and create lasting change for those less fortunate, including youth and families, in Contra Costa County and the surrounding region.
Impact 100 East Bay: At Impact 100 East Bay’s grant celebration in September, Opportunity Junction was awarded a Community Grant to support the expansion of our Career Advancement Project (CAP), an innovative coaching initiative designed to support job seekers beyond initial employment, guiding them toward long-term career mobility. Impact100 East Bay is a women’s collective giving organization who live in, or who wish to help, the Alameda and Contra Costa County communities.
Tipping Point Community: Tipping Point Community awarded core operating support to Opportunity Junction this quarter. OJ was also selected to partner with TPC in its Opportunity Fund Initiative and received a grant to support this work. Tipping Point builds community to advance the most promising poverty-fighting solutions.
