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IBSA - Louisiana
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Contact Name:
Scott A. Lewis, III
Contact Type: State Director
Mailing
Address:
4708 Bawell St.
Baton
Rouge, LA 70808
US
Phone: 225-952-0784
Email:
SALewisIII@gmail.com
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Corporate Office Information |
Organization Name: IBSA, Inc.
Tax ID:
481137236
Organization Type: Human Services:
Multipurpose & Other
Corporate Office Address:
629 SE QUINCY STE 102
TOPEKA, KS 66603-3921
US
Telephone: 785 232-4272
Fax: (none)
WWW
Address: http://www.ibsa-inc.org
Email Address: ibsa@myway.com
Organization
Background:
The IBSA is a non-profit, 501c.3 Corporation
founded in and operating since January of 1993. Corporate offices
are located at 629 SE Quincy, Topeka, KS 66603. Executive officer(s)
under the guidance of a community advisory council governs all IBSA
programs, projects and activities. IBSA is an approved provider of
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) training service for Kansas:
Wyandotte, Leavenworth, Johnson Counties
The mission of IBSA is
to--
A) Provide job training and income opportunities
for youth and adults.
B) Provide constructive social activities
for youth in low to moderate-income families.
C) Provide access
to information and technology to citizens living in low to
moderate-income families.
D) Promote and aid in the development
of minority owned and operated enterprises. |
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Youth Program Information |
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Nature of the Youth Programs:
Youth from
the local community and enrolled in IBSA programs are
mentored, monitored and encouraged to created or sell a variety of products
which may include; but not be limited to: holiday greeting cards,
calendars and other gift products to community residents.
Participating youth earn commission income on the different products they sell and those interested in webpage development,
silkscreen design and digital video/audio development are
provided the opportunity to get on-hands skills training. We
have supportive mentors available that have been drawn from the business and professional community. Veteran youth
participants may be contracted with to sell or build and maintain websites
for participating business partners and associate organizations,
and advance students are encouraged to instruct or mentor future youth
in our programs. Youth to the program may learn the newest in DVD
production or silk-screening operation from design to
development.
These efforts fit well within our mission to A)
Provide job training and income opportunities for low income youth
and adults and B) Provide constructive social activities for youth
in low to moderate-income families.
It is our goal to teach
young people to the components of work ethic. We are confident from
looking back at youth that graduated from our programs that our
approach works. This program has allowed us to enhance youth
involvement and increase their levels of individual accomplishment:
a)
youth learn to do presentations to build character and accept
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b) youth learn to write receipts to build penmanship
and business skills
c) youth learn to use standard
word-processing software to type & send thank you letters to
better understand computers and sales as a wealth-building
experience
d) youth learn to call & set appointments and
be courteous in order to be effective
e) community business
owners, adults & households in all parts of the
city/county/state are encouraged to support youth in the
program by purchasing at-least 2 items per year
f) youth are
also encouraged to set aside a percent from all sales to put in a
special youth savings account (to be arranged)
Current
Sponsors and Corporate Donors:
Rap-A-Lot
Records - Houston, TX
To maintain community cohesiveness,
IBSA will continue to foster a working relationship within the community and with other
community-based organizations and agencies. Including
partnerships with the Summer Youth Employment Projects that may be sponsored by
the State of Louisiana, Community Corrections & Court
Services departments, and other
youth-based and community organizations. |
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