Programs
Community Service
CCSC will work with Federal, State, and Local governments as well as community organizations to inform them of the Caribbean nationals need for available community services. This will take the form of awareness raising events which include the following: highlighting health and welfare needs through participation in charity races; working.......Read More
Professional Development
CCSC will work with various City Unemployment Offices, Community Colleges and Organizations to enhance and create Workforce Development Training that will provide skilled workers. The Center will host quarterly Networking Opportunities for Caribbean owned and operated business, Professionals and industry leaders; promote business opportunities available in the Caribbean; start a “Caribbean Village”; provide a Mentor-mentee program; and work with businesses to create and facilitate Apprenticeship programs.
Sports, Arts & Culture
CCSC will create partnerships with current sports, arts and culture programs that enhance and educate all about the Caribbean; start a book and film club that focuses on authors and writers from the Caribbean; create a program to host authors and playwrights that can entertain and educate both children and adults; host annual sports tournaments and musical competitions that celebrate the cultural diversity of the Caribbean region, such as with Rouge Raiders Soccer Club; start a Caribbean-American Museum in Metro-Detroit; and work with Caribbean creatives to support, encourage and showcase their work.
Educational Development
CCSC will conduct a Needs Assessment Survey for the Community to identify the needs of the community and work with the local colleges to identify the correct programs and admission requirements; provide IT training for Caribbean youth in their home countries via internet; have Caribbean students develop historical and cultural programs that teach American students about the history of the Caribbean; develop a scholarship program for Caribbean students; sponsor an essay/art competition for Caribbean-American students; work with ....Read More
Community Advocacy
The Center will advance the interests of the business community into the local market; streamline services and partnerships that secure and build upon the open market access opportunities that depend upon substantive inputs into the negotiations for trade agreements; where needed, serve as a liaison between community members and elected officials on the local, state, and federal levels through a proactive process of education and advocacy; organize to protect immigration rights; create distribution and promotion networks for products from Caribbean countries; start a Caribbean-focused drug/alcohol treatment/ counseling program
