Success Stories
Success stories
RENEW Training Program is Sustainability at Work
The City of Charlotte in partnership with Urban League of Central Carolinas shares the success of the RENEW Program, which targets Charlotte residents displaced by COVID-19 to provide skilled trades training for HVAC and electrical occupations, with an emphasis on energy efficiency and building automation systems.
OFB Success Story: IMEX Studios
Kevin Taylor, owner of IMEK Studios in Charlotte shares the value of community involvement, especially as a business owner, and how he remained focused on community when he had to pivot during the pandemic.
OFB Success Story: Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont
As COVID-19 displaced countless workers in the Charlotte region, Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont created opportunities for unemployed and displaced individuals to learn new skills and embark on a new career path.
OFB Success Story: Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas
In the midst of the pandemic, Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas was able to pivot after canceling their highly-anticipated annual career fair that attracted over 10,000 people to investing in new technology to develop a virtual program called JA Ignite.
OFB Success Story: National Center on Institutions and Alternatives
With a mission to get people back to work, COVID-19 forced the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives to re-think the execution of its workforce development programs.
OFB Success Story: Tech Elevator
With the goal of helping both individuals and companies acquire in-demand technology skills for the modern workforce, Tech Elevator provided hope and an exciting new career outlook for many who lost work and/or faced major financial challenges.
OFB Success Story: International Truck of Tacos
Blanca Gonzalez, owner of International Truck of Tacos, knows the importance of putting your heart into what you love. After combating the initial challenges with starting her food truck, she then faced the impacts of the pandemic. Staying true to her foundation, Gonzalez shares how she trusted her heart and found the help that she needed.
OFB Success Story: The Savage Way
The Savage Way was in high demand, creating clean graffiti messaging and moss art as a medium for messaging and branding. Then COVID-19 hit. The co-owners Torrie Savage and Paula Bartlett, share how they were able to pivot their non-traditional creative agency, during the midst of the pandemic.
OFB Success Story: YMCA of Greater Charlotte
Amid an incredibly difficult year, the YMCA of Greater Charlotte faced unforeseeable changes to its organization as a result of COVID-19. When the pandemic reached Charlotte in March 2020, the YMCA was confronted with a projected loss of millions in revenue and the elimination of several full-time positions.
