Bethel New Life

bethel’s mission is to realize god’s vision of a restored society by creating opportunities to individuals and families to invest in themselves and by promoting policies and systems that help communities thrive. west side forward> is bethel's strategic initiative to transform chicago's west side by substantially reducing poverty utilizing tactics that will move 63,000 people into skilled work that can sustain their families. to achieve our mission, west side forward> focuses on four key tactics: -- creating 36,000 new west side jobs and 90,000 jobs across chicago in a decade -- preparing 116,000 west side residents for jobs in high demand, growth industries that pay a family living wage -- connecting 63,000 residents to jobs that pay at least $36,000 per year -- supporting residents once in jobs to ensure a steady state increase of 63,000 in our communities the price of poverty is high. to face the coming economic challenges, the u.s. needs to build a workforce that can compete in the