Wesley House Community Services in Louisville, Kentucky, helps empower families by providing technology training, financial education and English as a second language (ESL) classes. Spectrum has awarded multiple grants to the nonprofit in the last several years, benefiting area residents.
“I retired from fire rescue in 2020, and when I tried to go back into the workforce, my skills hadn’t kept up,” said Michael Coleman, retired firefighter. “So, I was referred to Wesley House, where I took a very basic technology training course to get back up to speed.” After completing courses for computer science and focusing on resume building, Michael is currently enrolled at a local university with plans to earn a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership.
Over the past two years, Spectrum has provided Wesley House $173,000 in funding and in-kind support from Spectrum Community Center Assist (SCCA) to upgrade its technology training center, make other facility improvements, and support workforce development programs.
SCCA is Charter’s $30 million philanthropic initiative to revitalize local community centers and invest in job training programs in underserved rural and urban neighborhoods.
