Advocates want more for black unemployed
PHILADELPHIA – In the battle against black unemployment, places like the Opportunities Industrialization Center are ground zero.
Savory aromas wafted from a king-size kitchen one recent day as the instructor demonstrated a fish recipe to a dozen aspiring cooks. Nearby, a mock hotel room was waiting to be cleaned. Downstairs, electrical fixtures hung from an exposed wall, ready to be wired.
Here, the goal is “helping people help themselves” through literacy programs and training for hotel, clerical, building, retail and other jobs.