Beyond Careers is a community-based, 501(c) (3), non-profit organization; founded on July 7, 2003 and received its federal and state tax-exempt certifications on July 9, 2004. This organization was created to address the need of educating Houston’s economically disadvantaged and at-risk high school students.
Beyond Careers provides program activities for underserved, low-to-moderate families and individuals (LMI). This includes youth, people with disabilities, seniors, and ex-offenders. The program will connect our clients to the business world by having business professionals conduct training workshops. Workshops include: Financial literacy, tax recordkeeping for small businesses and self-employed taxpayers, career development, and entrepreneur development.
Beyond Careers will continue to conduct Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) outreach.
This program will help our clients successfully move closer to reaching their goal of self-sufficiency and/or self-employment which will help with the economic development for our communities.
Mission Statement
The mission of Beyond Careers is to provide education for low-to-moderate income families and individuals (LMI), students, small businesses and the self-employed to build wealth and foster significant improvements in self-sufficiency.
Accomplishments
- Beyond Careers serves on the Non-Profits and Independent School District (ISD) Committees of Talent Dividend that was initiated by the Center for Houston’s Future, the Region’s Think Tank.
- Event partner for SOAR Learn & Earn Summit at Houston Community College-Alief
- Earned Income Tax Assistance (EITC) outreach
- Financial literacy training workshops and outreach
- Career/entrepreneur training workshops
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site from 2008-2011 at the Tejano Center for Community Concerns-Raul Yzaguirre School for Success (TCCC-RYSS)
- Recruitment for volunteers and partners for VITA free tax preparation services by IRS Certified VITA/TCE Volunteer preparer, in partnership with the Internal Revenue Service Stakeholder Partnerships, Education && Communication (IRS-SPEC)
- MoneyWeek Houston 2009-2011
Financial Supporters
- Department of Health and Human Services (Administration for Children and Families)
- The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation
- Trustmark Bank
- Enterprise Holdings Foundation
- Amegy Bank of Texas
- Wal-Mart
Partners
- Houston CPA Society
- Internal Revenue Service, Stakeholder Partnerships, Education & Communication (IRS-SPEC)
- Internal Revenue Service Small Business/Self-Employed (SB/SE), Stakeholder Liaison, Field (SL,F) Operating Unit
- Texas Department of Banking
- OpportunityTexas ™
- Alliance for Economic Inclusion (AEI) is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) national initiative
Political Supporters
U.S. Congressman Al Green, State Senator Rodney Ellis, State Representative Dr. Alma A. Allen, and State Representative Jessica Farrar.