About Beyond Careers

Helping Houston’s under-served citizens stay on a productive path

2009 Pursuit of Excellence Certificate of Appreciation

Received award from the Department of the Treasury INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE Stakeholder Partnerships, Education and Communication (IRS-SPEC). This award is in recognition and appreciation of outstanding partnering contributions made in achieving the SPEC Mission.

Beyond Careers is a community-based, 501(3)(3), non-profit organization founded on July 7, 2003. Federal and state tax-exempt certifications were awarded on July 9, 2004.

The Mission of Beyond Careers is to provide education through financial literacy, career/entrepreneur development, Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) outreach, free tax preparation for students, low-to-moderate income families and individuals (LMI) to build wealth and foster significant improvements in individual and family self-sufficiency.

We provide group activities for LMI.  This includes youth, people with disabilities, seniors, and ex-offenders.  We will connect our clients to the business world by having business professionals conduct training workshops.  Through the financial literacy workshops and outreach, we have been able to advocate on behalf of LMI to help them to become self-sufficient and provide the tools to build wealth. 

The strategy for career development training workshops analyze the needs of the community and local businesses and tailor the program to meet present and future skill needs.   The entrepreneur development training workshops provide invaluable technical skills for the micro-entrepreneur.

This program will help LMI families successfully move closer to reaching their goal of self-sufficiency and/or self-employment. These training workshops and services will help with the economic development for our communities.

We will solicit college student as volunteers for specific projects including tutoring and mentoring to elementary, middle, and high school students.
  

                                                 Partnerships: 

Internal Revenue Service Stakeholder Partnerships, Education and Communication (IRS-SPEC)

Tejano Center for Community Concerns - Raul Yzaguirre School for Success

Trustmark Bank 

Family Services of Greater Houston

Texas Department of Banking

Alliance for Economic Inclusion (AEI)

RAISE Texas

Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP)

Houston READ Commission

National Women’s Law Center

                                               Memberships: 

National Association of Professional Women 

Grant Writers Network of Greater Houston

• 2007 1st Place Award-winning website designed by Idea Integration Interactive (IDEA II) in the AIR Houston competition.