Open Borders Project

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Description of the local community.
Based on 2000 Census Data

NORTH PHILADELPHIA

Open Borders Project (OBP) works primarily with residents from five North Philadelphia zip codes: 19111, 19120, 19125, 19132, 19140.

LATINO IMMIGRANTS

Our constituents are principally Hispanic or Latino immigrants (Puerto Rican, Dominican, Mexican, and Colombian). Most have a very strong work ethic, a desire to learn, utmost respect for educators, and a great appreciation for the opportunities that the United States has to offer. Many come to OBP seeking basic survival skills in order to communicate and find jobs to support themselves and their families. Others may already have a basic education or a college degree from their own country, and come to OBP to meet and share experiences with other immigrants, as a means of transition into the Philadelphia area.

Designing Interactive Website with Joomla

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The next course Designing Interactive Websites with Joomla will start on Saturday November 1st., 2008. The class will meet every Saturday from 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon for eight weeks and it is conducted in Spanish. Please call our office for more information at 215-226-5888. Space is limited.

The following textbook is suggested for the course: Professional Joomla, by Dan Rahmel.

In this day and age, being able to do your work online and capitalize on the opportunities offered by the Internet and Open-Source applications is a must. The trend towards Utility Computing and virtual office work demands new skills.

Open Borders Project offers the opportunity to learn how to create and maintain interactive websites with free applications such as Joomla and Mambo. Participants have the opportunity to create and work on their own website live and to develop the knowledge and skills require to be a good website manager.

Welcome to Open Borders Project

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Open Borders Project is a 501 c (3) organization committed to empowering and educating low income families who are residents of Philadelphia. Our organization was founded in 2001 as an initiative of Christ and Saint Ambrose Episcopal Church, located near 6th and Venango streets in North Philadelphia. Our constituents enroll at Open Borders to learn the language and technical skills essential to employment. We focus on training local leaders, while also offering services such as computer courses, GED, and English and Spanish classes. We also run a Youth Radio Project, which combines journalism and technology training, and will become a grassroots, internet radio broadcast.

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