Human Resource Development and Employment, Inc. (HRDE) was incorporated in the State of West Virginia on January 20, 1976. Chartered as a private nonprofit corporation, HRDE aspires to provide safe, decent and affordable housing for economically disadvantaged persons with disabilities, the elderly, and families throughout West Virginia. HRDE also operates educational and skill development programs that effectively improve the employability of the unemployed, under-employed, dislocated workers, older individuals, adults, youth, persons with disabilities, and TANF recipients in West Virginia.
HRDE's commitment to community service has improved the quality of life for many West Virginians.
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
Occupational Skill Training through Stanley Technical Institute offers customers an opportunity to be trained in occupational and vocational areas that have proven to be in high demand. Program customers receive training at Stanley Technical Institute at three primary locations:
Stanley Technical Institute (Clarksburg)
Located at 120 South Linden Avenue,Clarksburg, WV 26301, off the Joyce Street Exit of Route 50 in Clarksburg.
Admission Office: (304) 623-6367
Computer Operations & Application Technology
Residential & Industrial Building Technology
Stanley Technical Institute (Parkersburg)
2826B Pike Street
Parkersburg, WV 26101
Merge onto WV-95 W / CAMDEN AVE via EXIT 173Admission Office: (304) 422-3331/4799
Computer Operations & Application Technology
Stanley Technical Institute (Hinton)
Located at 320½ Second Avenue,Hinton, WV 25951.
Admission Office: (304) 466-4382
Computer Operations & Application Technology
Classes range from 200 to 1,500 hours and are approved by the Veterans Administration for Veterans’ benefits and accredited through the North Central Association, Commission on Schools. From July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004, HRDE enrolled 60 students through Individual Training Accounts approved by Workforce Investment Board Regions I, IV, and VI.
YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM
Since 1995, HRDE has administered Youthbuild Programs in north-central West Virginia via funding through the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Youthbuild Program serves out‑of‑school, at‑risk youth, age 18 to 24, who do not have a high school diploma. Currently, HRDE operates the Mon Youthbuild Program, serving Monongalia, Marion, Taylor, and Preston Counties.
The Youthbuild Program offers a comprehensive curriculum to prepare young adults for GED, leadership skills, vocational training, and on-the-job pre-apprenticeship training in the construction industry. The classroom training segments, consisting of GED and Residential Building Technology, are located in the lower level of Eastview Unity Apartments in Fairmont. The actual "hands-on" training is a result of collaborative efforts with local agencies, such as Morgantown Housing Authority, Monongalia County Habitat for Humanity, North Central West Virginia Community Action and Marion County Habitat for Humanity. Other collaborators are Tri-State Leadership Academy and the West Virginia University Institute for Labor Studies and Research.
Since 1995 when HRDE received two $90,000 Youthbuild Planning Grants, HRDE has applied for and received over $3,400,000 in HUD Implementation Grants. Youthbuild Program students, with guidance from Instructors and staff, continue to rehabilitate apartments and construct new housing for low-income persons throughout north-central West Virginia, as well as earning their GED.
In 2007, federal funding for the Youthbuild Grant was transferred from HUD to the US Department of Labor (DOL). HRDF submitted a grant proposal for funding a Youthbuild Program in the Charleston Area. Being a highly competitive grant, HRDF's grant was not accepted. However, it was felt that part of the reason was that HRDF was still operating a grant under HUD, which was not projected to complete until November 2009. HRDF will be submitting a proposal under a new DOL Request for Proposal in January 2009. This grant will be submitted as a continuance of the currently operated program.