Community Workshops Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

See schedule ocommunity workshops' principal programmatic activity is providing career pathways for individuals looking to identify their career goals. Cws builds an action plan to designing and launching sustainable careers. Our principal program includes two weeks of job readiness training where participants work one-on-one with community work services job placement specialists and received a year of follow-up support and job placement services. Our job readiness curriculum provides participants with tools and strategies that enhance our participants' ability to obtain employment through workshops including resume preparation, self-esteem building, job search techniques and resources, interviewing techniques, and networking opportunities. We help our students unlock their full potential through one-on-one coaching. Students learn how to create an eye-catching professional resume and cover letter; build their interview skills; handle difficult situations; build networking skills that will last a lifetime, and connect with industry professionals to find and keep a job that they are passionate about. Participants learn how to plan and set realistic goals after obtaining a desired job. We provide a number of training programs:1. At community work services' commercial production training program, participants learn how to package and prepare products for shipping. Training includes order fulfillment; folding, sealing, sorting, bundling; small parts packaging, and inventory control/warehousing. Participants are trained in workplace safety, food processing equipment/tasks, and mail tasks, including shipping and receiving.we help students identify career paths and goals, and build an action plan to achieve those goals. Upon completion of the program, students also complete osha 10 general industries certification. Students are eligible to apply for employment with community work services' commercial production team.2. Our culinary training program helps students prepare for entry-level positions in the rapidly growing food services sector. Training involves a mix of classroom curriculum with hands-on experience, and job placement assistance. Participants learn about knife skills; food preparation; customer service; meal planning; food safety and sanitation; inventory management, and point-of-sale systems. At the end of the program students are prepared for the servesafe manager's exam, and are eligible to apply for employment with community work services' culinary team.3. The cws career design school at your service: hotel and hospitality training certificate program prepares participants for jobs and careers in the fast-growing hospitality industry. We offer eight weeks of hands on industry training from the american hotel and lodging educational institute start curriculum.start (skills, tasks, and results training) for individual positions offers flexible and concise instructions on how to perform key tasks, along with the general hospitality knowledge and soft skills needed to succeed in a front-line position at a lodging property. Training culminates in a certification exam leading to a professional designation.4. Participants in our commercial cleaning program learn about universal precautions; management of safety data sheets; industry-standard cleaning techniques, and waxing, stripping, buffing, and stain removal. Students in the program use all green seal certified cleaning products.in addition to our job readiness programs, we operate programs that promote economic development. Economic development is the cornerstone of financial stability and self-sufficiency. As part of our unique and innovative approach, we operate commercially viable social enterprises warehouse and packaging, food service and catering total facilities management, mailroom operations that incorporate for-profit business concepts of supply and demand.economic development: cws operates four commercial businesses that offer valuable training opportunities

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 71%; rating input score 71
• Program expense ratio: 79.3%; rating input score 79
• Fundraising efficiency: $7.41 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 10.3%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.52; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.54; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 7%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -2% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings