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2 | Sincerely, |
2 | James M. McClelland President |
2 | P.S. |
3 | Your gift will make a difference. |
3 | For every dollar of public support Goodwill received last year, we returned $1.59 to the community in the form of earned wages and reduced public assistance payments. |
2 | Upon entering the work force, he discovered few job opportunities that seemed to match his abilities. |
2 | For several years he performed packaging and clerical work. |
2 | Dear , |
1 | For 18 long months Michael could not find a job. |
2 | Think of your greatest accomplishments. |
3 | At Goodwill, Michael's counselors felt that his personable demeanor could be a major attribute and identified for him a possible job-match where his people skills could shine. |
3 | After three interviews, Michael proved that he was the right person for the job. |
3 | Think of the joy and success they bring to you and your loved ones. |
2 | As the Clubhouse Monitor at Bent Tree Apartments, he now provides customer service for 50 to 60 tenants each night. |
2 | Their complaint: the system discourages working because unemployment provides benefits that many entry-level jobs don't include. |
2 | Some of the strongest critics of our welfare system are the people who have become dependent on it. |
2 | That's where you --and Goodwill --come in. |
2 | We help people train for and find jobs that make it possible for them to get off of welfare. |
3 | Last year, Goodwill placed 511 people in jobs, more than double the number we placed in 1993. |
2 | While the debate on welfare reform is gathering like a storm at sea, the people who need jobs are floundering. |
2 | We need your support to continue getting people off of public assistance. |
2 | Welfare is not the answer. |
2 | And welfare reform is an uncertain solution with an unknown starting date. |
3 | Goodwill works. |
2 | Right now. |
2 | Please give the largest gift you can to Goodwill today. |
2 | Sincerely, Jack Dustman Chairman |
1 | With unemployment at its lowest point in years in central Indiana, many people still have a hard time finding meaningful employment. |
2 | Some, like Jerry, are ex-offenders. |
1 | More than 100 were homeless. |
2 | But Goodwill offers hope even to people with numerous obstacles to overcome, like Jerry. |
3 | With a promising new job at a plastic injection molding manufacturer, his legal troubles in check and a safe place to live, Jerry can get on with the business of building a life for himself and contributing to his community. |
2 | March 17, 2000 |
2 | For as long as he needs it, Goodwill will continue to help. |
2 | He knew he had made a bad mistake, but despite his commitment to rebuilding his life, he just didn't count on the obstacles that would be thrown up in his path. |
3 | Your support of Goodwill will provide job training and placement services to help the hardest to serve in central Indiana find meaningful employment. |
2 | And, with your assistance, Goodwill can help employers develop resources to keep workers on the job. |
2 | Please make an investment in the stability of our community by sending a gift to Goodwill. |
3 | Your generosity will help people help themselves. |
2 | James M. McClelland President |
1 | Reality hit when he was unable to reconcile with his wife and ended up on the street. |
2 | Name Address City, ST, Zip |
2 | The Trustee referred him to the Blue Triangle where he consulted Goodwill's Career Academy staff for job search assistance. |
2 | Dear Name: |
2 | Jerry's Goodwill caseworker found him a job immediately. |
2 | But Jerry's troubles didn't end there. |
2 | The seasonal construction job he obtained soon ended, and he returned to Career Academy for help once more. |
2 | When Jerry was released from prison, he knew it would take hard work and determination to straighten out his life. |
1 | Unemployed, homeless and with a prison record, Jerry now faced going back to prison for failure to pay child support. |
2 | Such fund are often used for college tuition, vocational training or a deposit on an apartment. |
1 | Without private donor support, this Fund doesn't exist. |
2 | Sincerely, |
2 | Mary Roth Executive Director |
2 | The young adults who leave Pleasant Run have those same feelings. |
2 | June 21, 1999 |
2 | Very few have family support to get them started. |
2 | Many need furniture, linens and other basic necessities to begin lives on their own. |
2 | Name Address City, ST Zip |
2 | Individuals who are being emancipated are eligible to receive up to $500 from the Fund if they formally apply and meet four requirements: |
2 | Dear , |
2 | 1. Release by the courts |
3 | 2. Successful completion of all life skills tests |
2 | Do you remember the combination of elation and apprehension you felt when you first left home? |
2 | 3. Positive termination of his or her Pleasant Run program |
2 | 4. Possession of a high school diploma or GED |
2 | Proof of meeting these, two staff reference letters and an essay stating why they should receive a grant and how it will be used are all reviewed by a Pleasant Run panel, which determines if the applicant merits the funds. |
2 | Then the task was to help children who lost parents in the Civil War. |
2 | Some come from families where, through therapy, there is hope for reunification. |
2 | For others, "families" are the counselors are housemates at the group homes where they live. |
1 | The biggest tragedy is that the problems don't go away; they only grow. |
3 | In 1995 we will serve over 850 children and 340 families. |
2 | In 1996, these figures will triple. |
3 | The children and families who come to Pleasant Run are given the opportunity to become happy, loving, and productive members of our society. |
3 | They welcome the chance to belong, to become self- sufficient, to regain their self-esteem and confidence. |
2 | November 27, 1995 |
2 | Often it is a long, hard struggle, but the results are well worth it. |
2 | For Pleasant Run to continue to serve abused and neglected children and their families, we need your support. |
2 | The Funding sources are shrinking, but the needs grow explosively. |
2 | Please "help good kids get better" by sending us a contribution today. |
2 | Your gift will give children and families hope for improved tomorrows. |
2 | Sincerely, |
2 | Mary Roth |
1 | Older kids, like Tracy and Kerry, left homeless after a recent murder-suicide in Indianapolis claimed Mom and Dad. |
1 | Young adults, like Mary T., a jobless mother of three, trying desperately to keep her kids out of trouble in a crime-ridden neighborhood. |
2 | Dear Friend: |
3 | Real people! |
2 | There are thousands more. |
1 | Families are being torn apart, and too often, children are the victims. |
2 | What kind of people benefit by your contribution to Pleasant Run Children's Homes? |
1 | Kids like Tommie J., made a ward of the court because of repeated beatings by an alcoholic father; |
2 | Alice, sent to a group home to get help because of severe behavior disorders; |
2 | and John H., a recovering alcoholic, rebuilding a relationships with his family so they can live together again. |
2 | For some, it's a matter of weeks or months; |
2 | for others, it's years. |
3 | We're proud of our children and all that they overcome. |
2 | We are a not-for-profit, multi-service agency. |
2 | We wouldn't exist if the need weren't there. |
2 | The numbers of children who deserve our services are rising... as quickly as our programs can grow to serve them. |
2 | Please help us help them. |
2 | Pleasant Run Children's Homes... "where good kids get better." |
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