Our Mission Statement

To encourage and empower individuals to develop Self-sufficiency through training in:

• Professional Career Skills
• Realistic Business Practices
• Technical Skills

Background Information

• The Self-Sufficiency Center is a non-profit organization that serves individuals, single parents, minorities, the elderly, and the disabled.
• The program began in 1992 with a free business training program called Entrepreneurship for Single Parents and Minorities
• Clothing & Connections (C & C) was added in February 1999
• Progressive Office Experience (POE) began January 1999 (formerly known as Temporary Work Training)
• Entrepreneurship for Single Parents & Minorities (ESPM) began in 1992.