Original article written by Sarah Grossman in the HuffPost Impact Teresita Villasenor was working 12 hours a day, seven days a week, for 18 months straight. “I felt like I was a slave,” she told The Huffington Post regarding the job she quit in 2014. Villasenor is from the Philippines and has been working as a caregiver in the U.S. for […]
Original Article Here by Monica Rodriguez published in Inland Valley Daily Bulletin The women around a table at the Pomona Economic Opportunity Center discussed how to fine tune the recently launched Women Workers’ Program, a women day laborers’ initiative that for now offers participants a chance to earn some extra money doing domestic work. Some found the […]
Original Article Here by David Ortega found in Pomona Proud Last year, city leaders approved giving $25,000 to the Pomona Economics Opportunity Center (PEOC) to fund two programs. One of the programs given funding is to help women get work. Just over a week ago, the program launched. The program was first described as “a long-time dream […]
Artículo Original Aquí escrito por Olga Rojas en UNIDOS el 01 Julio, 2015 “Trabajadoras confiables y honestas”. Así se lee en los volantes que está distribuyendo el Centro de Jornaleros de Pomona, sobre el nuevo programa exclusivo para mujeres trabajadoras. A mediados de junio iniciaron este programa, que empezará ofreciendo trabajos de limpieza en general en casas y oficinas, […]
Artículo Original Aquí Escrito por Marvelia Alpizar encontrado en La Opinión Cada vez más mujeres buscan empleos en los centros jornaleros del Sur de California PUBLICADO: AUG, 3, 2015 3:30 AM EST Desde que llegó de Guatemala, hace casi 25 años, Consuelo Cruz ha trabajado en diversas áreas como costura o empaque de ropa, pero el que […]
Artículo Original Aquí Escrito por Marvelia Alpizar encontrado en La Opinión Centros jornaleros ofrecen capacitación a las mujeres que llegan en busca de empleo PUBLICADO: AUG, 3, 2015 3:30 AM EST Aunque Adelina Cuevas vive en el Este de Los Ángeles, viaja todos los días al centro de jornaleros de Pasadena para buscar trabajo limpiando casas. Sin […]
Original Post Here by Rosa Santana in Supervisor Hilda Solis Website The Pomona Economic Opportunity Center on June 27 honored Supervisor Hilda L. Solis at its annual fundraiser. “Whenever community groups help our most vulnerable – our undocumented immigrants, our children or working-class families struggling to put food on the table – I praise these grassroots organizations,” Supervisor […]
Original Article Here by Maya Sugarman found in KPCC 89.3 Claudia Bedolla spent years as a stay-at-home mom. Last month, though, she started looking for domestic work through a new women’s day labor program in Pomona. She had a few reasons. “It was the economy,” she said. ” My husband works so hard. We have five kids, […]
Original Link Here by Monica Rodriguez from the Inland Valley Daily Bulliten POMONA >> Cruz Martinez was trying to supplement her family’s income and found a way to do so with the help of the Pomona Economic Opportunity Center. Martinez, a wife and mother, is among a group of about 15 women who are part […]
By Monica Rodriguez Published December 2, 2014 Inland Valley Daily Bulletin POMONA>> City leaders approved allocating $25,000 to the Pomona Economic Opportunity Center this week that will allow the center to establish to two programs, including one that will assist women secure work. The allocation was approved on a 5-0-2 vote with Councilwoman Adriana Robledo […]