Career development

The Hispanic Corporation (PHDC) participates in Allegheny County's new Whole Home Repairs Program (WHRP) to help homeowners and renters make emergency home repairs. PHDC is the only Latino-focused organization in Pittsburgh that connects Hispanic construction companies with County contracts through Action Housing Inc, an Allegheny County agency that serves the community's most vulnerable housing populations. PHDC has a Business Incubator at its Beechview offices, where entrepreneurs are guided to create business plans, cash flow projections, balance sheets and market analysis, and identify financing strategies. The Business Incubator has more than 50 construction companies in different sub-industries joining the WHRP program. [...]

The Hispanic Corporation (PHDC) has partnered with the Community College of Allegheny County to develop educational programs focused on entrepreneurship training and promoting access to employment for members of the Latino community in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas. This program is part of PHDC's Employment Program through the Career Opportunity Development initiative that focuses on providing our community with job opportunities and professional growth. PHDC, in conjunction with the Community College of Allegheny County, already offers since January 2024 an English for Entrepreneurs course from PHDC's Business Incubator that benefits about 40 members, who take English as a Second Language classes [...]

PHDC has partnered with the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters to develop a paid training program in Spanish for the Latino community. The Hispanic Corporation will begin an 8-week pilot program in the spring of 2024. This is a long-term professional development opportunity consisting of 4 years of an educational program that also offers work experience. Our employment program provides assistance to community members seeking employment due to relocation to Pittsburgh from another country, state or city. This initiative specializes in addressing the cross-cultural challenges that inhibit the ability of the Hispanic population in Pittsburgh to seek employment. [...]

ServSafe About ServSafe ServSafe is a food safety training and certification program that is widely used in the U.S. food industry. The program is administered by the National Restaurant Association and is designed to educate food industry workers on safe food handling and preparation practices including restaurants, bars, cafeterias, grocery stores, hotels among others. ServSafe courses are required and cover topics such as food safety, foodborne illness prevention, cross contamination control, personal hygiene, cleaning and sanitizing, food storage, labeling and food traceability. In addition, it also focuses on the requirements of the U.S. Food Safety Act [...]