Brandon Hoybach, warehouse manager at Second Mile Mission Center in Missouri City, loves his job and seeing the direct impact it has on the lives of the people they serve.
Nearly every weekend in November and December, you’ll find some version of a holiday craft show or market featuring artisan works and plenty of holiday cheer. Here are some of the best markets to shop this holiday season.
Sienna, the Missouri City master-planned community, will hold its 18th Gingerbread Market featuring food, music and plenty of opportunities to shop, on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 10 a.m. to 4
Bright Offerings, a Sugar Land-based nonprofit, has worked to economically empower 75 job candidates through its apprenticeship program in the past two years.
“There seems to be, in the general public’s mind, a [misconception] about what apprenticeships are,” Bright Offerings co-founder and chair Salim Nathani said. “The moment I say apprenticeship, they think about skilled labor. That’s not what it is. I don’t know when we separated education from actual work. Apprenticeship, to me, is where you bring those two together.”
Using its slogan “Learn and Earn from Day 1” as a guide, the nonprofit partners with local colleges and employers to support job candidates through the application, training and certification requirements for employment, Salim said.