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Darrick Ashburn: An ACP Success Story

January 12th, 2010

Darrick is 34 years of age and a resident of Camden. He was residing at the Fletcher House (Half Way House) at the time he entered the training program. Darrick successfully completed the training program and excelled in every area.
Darrick entered the Labor Union as an apprentice making $14.79 per hour. He served as a role model to other students in our program and has become an active mentor to other individuals in the area who have been formerly incarcerated. He is a classic example of individual initiative as he overcame some physical challenges and still was able to complete the ACP Training Program mastering skills and acquiring skill sets that were required for his placement in the apprenticeship program in Camden.

The New American Community Partnerships Blog!

January 12th, 2010

American Community Partnerships (ACP) is a national, 501(c)(3), nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, DC and governed by a Board of Directors, comprised of industry leaders, union representatives, members of other nonprofit organizations and private sector companies.

ACP is dedicated to revitalizing, enriching and diversifying America’s workforce by serving as a program designer, partnership builder, and direct service provider in communities in need throughout the country. Specifically, ACP leverages local, national, union, and corporate resources in an effort to develop and expand long-term career opportunities, with living wages and benefits, to low-income individuals, welfare recipients and public housing residents.

ACP designs, coordinates and implements targeted, locally based, and community-oriented solutions to address the needs of the residents and redevelop the specific community in which it serves. For example, ACP works closely with organized labor, as well as other public and private partners, to encourage minority participation in its training and apprenticeship programs. In this way, ACP produces a trained workforce that is as diverse as the communities it serves.