“We want our people to know that we’ve got their back….”
Regarding employment for clients, they are coached through the whole process. Cory tells them, “This is an opportunity not just for you but for other black people in our community, so we ask that you do your best.” And it doesn’t stop with the hiring. BMCODC stays in touch with both the employee and the employers. “We just want to make sure that they win. . . we want our people to know that we’ve got their back, and we're going to stand up for them and speak up for them, and we're not going to allow them to be mistreated in any way.” BMCODC offers jobs that pay a minimum of $20 an hour, transportation, and the little things that get a person back on his feet. “If they need work boots, if they need a tool belt, if they need a resume, we'll make that for them, and we do a free credit cleanup for our clients. We have a youth Baseball League as well.” So— the essentials—and a little connection, too. “It’s rewarding every time you see that smile on the guy's face who’s changed his life, or someone telling me he just got approved for a home, or someone says he just got his first car . . . and the first time he ever had a loan.” Cory shares that after seven years apart, a client was recently reunited with his daughter because of his positive life changes. “That was fulfilling—super rewarding. We're nothing without our children.” So… are Cory and Rodney superheroes out to save the world? He laughs. “We’re trying to save Dane county first.”
CORY Marrionneaux
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