NEHEMIAH COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT CENTER INC

There are over 4 million STEM, robotics and IT jobs available in the U.S. and not enough qualified individuals to fill these jobs. Only 4% of Blacks are in the robotic engineering field, less than 25% of minorities are in the I.T. field and less than 17% are women.

Nehemiah is aiming to accomplish and implement a STEM Academy where underserved youth, teens and young adults can gain the necessary skill set to pursue careers in:

Science
Technology
Engineering
Math
PC Technician
Robotic Engineering
.... AND SO MUCH MORE !!!

We believe that early and consistent exposure is key to create awareness, diversity and help expose and develop our future engineers, scientists, technicians, etc.

Aligning with local area non-profits, schools and businesses.

Our goal is to provide workforce development training, PC Tech, A+ Certifications, lawn and building maintenance internships which will also give our participants the hands-on experience needed to succeed.

We have recently partnered with City of Greensboro's Police Dept as their workforce development provider for young offenders ages 13-17 that go through the court system. This strategy is to help reduce gun violence by providing preventative measures to keep youth off the streets and engaged in positive activities.

Our organization has partnered with various community partners to provide additional servics to help our clients attain the skill sets needed to acquire IT certification.

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Our organization has a training facility to provide PC training and robotic exploration for over 50 youth and adults.

Executive Director has a degree in Computer Science. She is A+, Net+, MCSA & MCSE certified. She has been a pillar in the community for over 16 years.

Nehemiah is an Academy Partner with CompTIAa. National certification leader in the computer industry. Also, partner with NC FIRST to help implement robotic and engineering skills. We have 3 robotic teams for all age groups. We have recently collaborated with WOZed. Our organization is the 1st STEM Career Pathway Community Center with WOZed. This partnership allows us to now offer animation, 3-D printing, cybersecurity, coding and drone flight school. Students will be able to acquire their pilot's certification to fly drones for major corporations.

We have collaborated with area workforce development board and NextGEN which allows our students to receive work experience hours and compensation to equip them for the workforce.

We have accomplished our goal by exposing underserved community to these fields. Over 92% of youth and teens have increased their knowledge of STEM and robotics. We create career awareness and diversity in these fields by developing more marketable people for the workforce. This allows them to be more competitive when seeking employment.

This summer, we will be training youth ages 9-17 CAD and 3-D printing. Participants will attain CAD certification with our organization. We will also be implementing our cybersecurity, AI and virtual reality sessions.

We are a registered ApprenticeshipNC service provider. Offering ITF certification for teens and young adults. We've recently received funding from the Governor's Crime Commission for our Teen Apprenticeship training. This allows us to offer career exploration in STEM for teens ages 14 and up.

Our facilty also offers training for women to acquire their ITF certification. We offer on-site daycare to break one of the barriers.