Interviews

While many Dallas recognize the (C.H.I.P) trainees while working to clean more than 20miles of Dallas streets in our Community Improvement Project, a less visible component of (C.H.I.P) is the Career Development taking place at our Dallas facilities. The first step that our trainees take toward self-sufficiency, but permanent employment, independent living, and long-lasting sobriety are their ultimate goals.

With the help of volunteers, The (C.H.I.P) helps conducts Company Interview Nights that serve as "dress rehearsals" for the actual interviews trainees will experience on their search for full-time employment. We coach each individual trainee on how to present himself / herself in an interview, dress professionally, and answer often difficult questions about work history.

After conducting the Company interviews, volunteers and trainees share dinner and refreshments prepared from scratch by our Culinary Arts Program. The evening is an incredibly rewarding and useful experience for both the trainee and the volunteer.

Tutoring

Our Education and Vocational Training Department offers Literacy and GED courses to trainees of (C.H.I.P) job programs. The courses help individuals improve their reading comprehension, writing, and math skills (basic multiplication to algebra) in order to increase their workplace marketability. Classes are taught by experienced adult education teachers and are held Monday through Thursday nights from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.

Mentoring

The Leadership Company is a mentoring/learning-service project which unites men and women from the greater metropolitan area with (C.H.I.P) in activities and discussions that empower and engage them and the world around them. The Leadership Company aims to be a positive social support network and increase our clients' employability and sense of self-worth by developing trusting relationships that nurture positive decisions and self-discovery through active participation in service experiences.

Reentry: From that to this, a panel discussion and forum on reentering society after incarceration. Under the leadership of (C.H.I.P) Criminal Justice Department, the Leadership Alliance continues to build relationships and opportunities that afford (C.H.I.P) clients opportunities to display and enhance their skills, giving them both a sense of accomplishment and proof that they possess the ability to positively contribute to greater society.

Corporate Partners

U.S Department of Veterans Affairs and Urban Development (HUD)

Contact Us mail@cohai.org

Community of Hope and Intervention Program
PO BOX 571428
DALLAS TX 75357-1428
(972) 591-3127