Wesley House Training Programs Thrive With Support From Spectrum Community Center Assist

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.

More about Spectrum Community Center Assist can be found here.