Experience, Strength, Hope, Ownership Responsibili | Application Preview
Experience, Strength, Hope, Ownership Responsibility (ESHORA, INC.) is seeking government funding to develop and implement workforce training programs in medical, dental, business, and in-home healthcare sectors across Luna, Hidalgo, and Grant counties in southwestern New Mexico. The initiative aims to assess local training needs in Year One through community surveys, followed by the creation of training curricula, securing facilities, and hiring independent contractors.
Training will begin in Deming in Year Two, followed by evaluations and additional offerings in Lordsburg and Silver City in subsequent years. The program targets both high school students (with parental consent) and adults, focusing on low-to-middle-income individuals. The final year will culminate in recognition events to celebrate participant achievements, featuring a silent auction for fundraising.
ESHORA’s five-year plan emphasizes community needs assessment, program implementation, and ongoing evaluation for workforce and craft training. It also includes scholarship options for underserved populations in the targeted counties.
The organization positions itself uniquely by providing localized training that addresses community-specific needs, distinguishing itself from larger institutions and distant options that require extensive travel. ESHORA has over 11 years of experience in similar initiatives and aims to uplift local communities, enhance worker standards, and foster creative collaborations among participants. By offering intimate and supportive training environments, ESHORA seeks to change perceptions about southwestern New Mexico and empower its residents through education and skill development.
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General Information
Business Registration Number: 473620923
Location: Deming, NM, United States
Length of Operation: 11plus
Number of Employees: 1-10 Employees
Annual Gross Income: Less than $100k
Annual Gross Expense: Less than $100k
Open to Loans: YES
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Funding Usage
As described under budgeting, ESHORA, INC. will assess interest in/needs for trainings for medical, dental, general business workers and in-home healthcare workers in three (3) counties in Southwester New Mexico (Luna, Hidalgo and Grant) in the Year One. We will develop curriculum, deliver trainings and evaluate results of those trainings, initially in Deming in Year Two, then evaluate similar trainings in Lordsburg in Year Three and Silver City in Year Four, continuing the evaluation process as we go along. In the final year we will offer participant recognition galas in each of the three locations (Deming, Lordsburg, and Silver City) to celebrate and commemorate the successes of those who have participated in the training programs, including a silent auction for artifacts donated by crafters who have completed trainings in each area. We will offer all trainings to high school age participants (with parental permission) as well as adults in the three separate locations, emphasizing those participants who are low-to-middle-income individuals.
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Business Plan
5-year plan to assess community needs; develop, implement and assess programs for: a.) workforce training programs for medical, dental, in-home healthcare and other service industry workers b.) craft skill-building for individuals participating in craft circles for pleasure or profit *Available via full, or partial, scholarships to low- to-middle-income workers in Luna, Hidalgo, and Grant Counties of Southwestern New Mexico. Year One: Conduct community needs assessments via surveys and other means to Deming, Lordsburg, and Silver City. Develop curriculum, obtain start-up equipment, secure training sites, develop compensation schedules and hire personnel (all will be independent contractors). Market trainings to three county areas and other partners and stakeholders (i.e. NM Workforce Solutions Offices in Deming, Silver City and Lordsburg. Other activities as needed. Year Two: Implement, deliver, and assess programs for worker trainings and craft trainings in Deming, NM; schedule ongoing trainings for Years Three and Four. Year Three: Develop, implement, deliver, and assess programs for worker trainings and craft trainings in Lordsburg, NM; schedule ongoing trainings for Years Four and Five. Year Four: Develop, implement, deliver and assess programs for worker and crafter trainings in Silver City, NM; schedule ongoing trainings for Year Five. Year Five: Review all trainings, use of grant funds; decide if trainings should continue and how they will be funded in the future. Report findings to all stakeholders and partners. Conduct participation recognition galas in three locations (Deming, Lordsburg, and Silver City) to honor and commemorate the successes of participants, including those who have participated in craft classes who will donate a minimum of one (1) item each participant for a silent auction to fund future projects. ESHORA, INC. is innovative, honors local residents, workers and community collaborators and has over 11 years of experience working with similar populations in Central California and Southern Oregon. No one is doing anything quite like this in the local areas of Luna, Hidalgo and Grant County. ESHORA, INC is going to build community involvement and raise the standards for workers in these locales. Craft trainings will develop skill levels for teens, stay-at-home parents, and/or seniors who may want to keep active and creative even though they may have limitations. A community craft collaborative can be set up where participants can sell their crafts on consignment or in other ways, thereby building community identification among participants
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Self Identified Competition
Craft stores and crafters in all three locations are in competition with the craft-making portion of this grant. Trainings of this kind are not usually held in the local area, except occasionally for a few at the local 4-year college, Western New Mexico University at the Deming and Silver City campuses. Persons interested in taking trainings usually are required to travel to Las Cruces, Albuquerque, or other locations throughout New Mexico. Local trainings at the nearest colleges in Las Cruces - New Mexico Sate University or Dona Ana Community College - require travel of greater than 120 miles round trip in the evenings or weekends and include lodging costs, gas and time off from work. Business Skills Institute in Las Cruces offers limited business classes via Zoom, but nothing as specific as ESHORA INC will be offering. Other training courses in the local area center on construction, real estate, and other OSHA-skills trainings. ESHORA, INC. will be the only agency offering these types of specific trainings in the southwestern New Mexico area. ESHORA INC Is different from its competitors because we are working on a smaller scale, will be more intimate and encouraging to or fellow residents of southwestern New Mexico. There is a perception here in this area that southwestern NM is not a favored as the Las Cruces, Albuquerque or Santa Fe areas and residents are willing to work toward improving those perceptions. ESHORA, INC. is here to assist in improving those perceptions.
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