Hmong American Partnership (HAP)

Workforce development - 940 served in 2021 - hap helps participants navigate and adapt to the American job market and serves as a bridge between prospective employers and the refugee and immigrant community. Our job placement and adult basic education courses focus on workforce readiness and career laddering in high demand industries that offer family-sustaining wages. Hap offers training opportunities in the fields of manufacturing, information technology, health care, and more, through which clients can develop marketable skills that will eventually lead them to higher-paying careers.during the pandemic, our team also assigned participants in accessing equipment and provided digital literacy training so that services and training could continue remotely.

Children & family services - 3077 served in 2021 - hap supports families through parent education and training, youth enrichment services, family crisis intervention, and services for youth at risk of sexual emploitation. Hap's dedicated and experienced staff is multilingual and multicultural, ensuring a depth of understanding of the complex isssues that clients expericense. During the pandemic, hap also coordinated grocery deliveries to help families facing food insecurity and partnered with other agencies to support Hmong farmers by purchasing produce to distribute to families in need.

Social enterprises - 3003 served in 2021 - hap's social enterpriseshap transportation was created to address social issues through the intersection of entrepreneurship and business strategies. Our bus company provided transportation to charter school students in the metro area after the schools reopened from the pandemic shut down.drivers drov routes and supported hap programs by packing vegetables for families to pick up, delivering remote learning kits to students' homes, and delivering groceries.

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