| Our mission | Our mission is to improve the quality of life for low-wage property service workers and their families by increasing their skills, access to education, and opportunities for career and community advancement and participation. |
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Building Skills Partnership (BSP)
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Educational/Cross-Cultural Leaning VolunteerEducational volunteer programs include Worksite English and Computer Literacy Tutors and Teaching Aides, Community English and Computer Literacy Tutor and Teaching Aides, and BSP Office Support and Internship Program. Volunteers not only make the language learning process more dynamic but they also serve as resources for immigrants learning how to navigate life in the United States.Community Class Volunteers (ESL and Computers)Teaching aides and tutors provide encouragement and build the workers’ confidence to learn, while helping immigrant adults gain familiarity with United States culture and resources. Tutors meet one-on-one or in small groups outside of class to provide personalized attention to the specific needs and interests of each student, while teaching aides offer support to English or Computer teacher in a multi-level class.Office Support VolunteersOffice support volunteers assist BSP staff with administrative duties, including outreach, database maintenance, funding research, and attendance tracking. Office support volunteers are critical to BSP’s capacity. By adding hundreds of hours work each year, office support volunteers allow BSP to keep administrative costs to a minimum and direct saved resources towards expanding the quality and scope of BSP’s services.Worksite VolunteersBSP’s worksite volunteer programs create community at the worksite by fostering mutual understanding and learning between corporate employees and the janitors who clean their offices. Corporate employees volunteer as one-on-one tutors, who help address the specific language or technology needs and interests of their partner. They can also become teaching aides, who support the teacher within the multi-level English and computer classroom. |
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| How you help | Volunteers allow BSP to provide individual support to students so they can succeed and lower program costs so BSP can expand the quality and scope of services provided. |
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| About us | Building Skills Partnership (BSP) represents a unique non-profit collaboration between the janitors’ union, commercial building owners, janitorial employers, client companies and community leaders. Founded in 2007, BSP is a statewide organization that works towards its mission to improve the quality of life for low-wage property service workers and their families by increasing their skills, access to education and opportunities for career and community advancement. BSP is a high quality vocational education and training program that is capable of increasing the workforce capacity and economic performance of property service workers. |
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Undocumented immigrants make significant contributions to the U.S. tax system by paying sales, income, and property taxes.
In 2021, these households contributed $30.8 billion in total taxes, including $18.6 billion in federal income taxes and $12.2 billion in state & local taxes. https://twitter.com/dkbib/status/1640055585130557440
Dispelling the Myth: How Undocumented Immigrants Pay Taxes and Contribute to the US Tax Base https://immigrationimpact.com/2023/03/22/how-undocumented-immigrants-pay-taxes-itin/?emci=fd5dceab-7fca-ed11-a8e0-00224832e811&emdi=77c7a25b-decb-ed11-a8e0-00224832e811&ceid=10126191
This week, a hearing was held on #HRTP's and their impact on communities. @CA_WorkforceDev Executive Director, Tim Rainey did an excellent presentation and mentioned their investment in the #janitorial industry, and why HRTPs are so important. #workforcedev
This week, our Executive Director, Tim Rainey, presented to the California State Senate about maximizing industry and workforce opportunities resulting from Federal and State climate investments . Start watching at the 1:04:00 mark: https://tinyurl.com/59v9rju8
#CWDB #CAWorkforce
Ignacio is a student at @SDMiramar and a BSP Mike Garcia #Scholarship recipient. His parents are property service workers & @seiuusww members. In this video, he discusses why the scholarship is important and why others should apply! https://youtu.be/r-JtsQ6Dejs #FirstGen
Nayeli Sanchez is a proud mom of 3 and is passionate about education & #advocacy for low-income and #immigrant communities.
She is a #firstgen college graduate w/BA Psychology from @HolyNamesUniv in #Oakland. She is currently BSP's #WorkforceDevelopment Coord in the #BayArea.
Shannon Cain is the #Communications and Development Manager for BSP. She oversees targeted strategies to engage a diverse range of stakeholders in the #philanthropic and business spaces to drive support for the organization. #WomensEmpowerment #WomensHistoryMonth2023
