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Sincerely, | 1 |
James M. McClelland President | 0 |
P.S. | 0 |
Your gift will make a difference. | 1 |
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. | 1 |
Upon entering the work force, he discovered few job opportunities that seemed to match his abilities. | 1 |
For several years he performed packaging and clerical work. | 3 |
Dear , | 0 |
For 18 long months Michael could not find a job. | 2 |
Think of your greatest accomplishments. | 1 |
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. | 1 |
After three interviews, Michael proved that he was the right person for the job. | 1 |
Think of the joy and success they bring to you and your loved ones. | 1 |
As the Clubhouse Monitor at Bent Tree Apartments, he now provides customer service for 50 to 60 tenants each night. | 1 |
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. | 1 |
That's where you --and Goodwill --come in. | 3 |
We help people train for and find jobs that make it possible for them to get off of welfare. | 1 |
Last year, Goodwill placed 511 people in jobs, more than double the number we placed in 1993. | 1 |
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. | 0 |
Welfare is not the answer. | 0 |
And welfare reform is an uncertain solution with an unknown starting date. | 2 |
Goodwill works. | 1 |
Right now. | 3 |
Please give the largest gift you can to Goodwill today. | 1 |
Sincerely, Jack Dustman Chairman | 0 |
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. | 3 |
More than 100 were homeless. | 2 |
But Goodwill offers hope even to people with numerous obstacles to overcome, like Jerry. | 1 |
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. | 1 |
March 17, 2000 | 3 |
For as long as he needs it, Goodwill will continue to help. | 1 |
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. | 2 |
Your support of Goodwill will provide job training and placement services to help the hardest to serve in central Indiana find meaningful employment. | 1 |
And, with your assistance, Goodwill can help employers develop resources to keep workers on the job. | 1 |
Please make an investment in the stability of our community by sending a gift to Goodwill. | 0 |
Your generosity will help people help themselves. | 1 |
James M. McClelland President | 0 |
Reality hit when he was unable to reconcile with his wife and ended up on the street. | 2 |
Name Address City, ST, Zip | 3 |
The Trustee referred him to the Blue Triangle where he consulted Goodwill's Career Academy staff for job search assistance. | 1 |
Dear Name: | 3 |
Jerry's Goodwill caseworker found him a job immediately. | 1 |
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. | 0 |
When Jerry was released from prison, he knew it would take hard work and determination to straighten out his life. | 3 |
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. | 3 |
Without private donor support, this Fund doesn't exist. | 2 |
Sincerely, | 1 |
Mary Roth Executive Director | 3 |
The young adults who leave Pleasant Run have those same feelings. | 0 |
June 21, 1999 | 0 |
Very few have family support to get them started. | 0 |
Many need furniture, linens and other basic necessities to begin lives on their own. | 2 |
Name Address City, ST Zip | 3 |
Individuals who are being emancipated are eligible to receive up to $500 from the Fund if they formally apply and meet four requirements: | 1 |
Dear , | 1 |
1. Release by the courts | 0 |
2. Successful completion of all life skills tests | 0 |
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 | 3 |
4. Possession of a high school diploma or GED | 0 |
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. | 3 |
Then the task was to help children who lost parents in the Civil War. | 0 |
Some come from families where, through therapy, there is hope for reunification. | 1 |
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. | 2 |
In 1995 we will serve over 850 children and 340 families. | 1 |
In 1996, these figures will triple. | 0 |
The children and families who come to Pleasant Run are given the opportunity to become happy, loving, and productive members of our society. | 1 |
They welcome the chance to belong, to become self- sufficient, to regain their self-esteem and confidence. | 1 |
November 27, 1995 | 1 |
Often it is a long, hard struggle, but the results are well worth it. | 1 |
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. | 1 |
Sincerely, | 3 |
Mary Roth | 1 |
Older kids, like Tracy and Kerry, left homeless after a recent murder-suicide in Indianapolis claimed Mom and Dad. | 2 |
Young adults, like Mary T., a jobless mother of three, trying desperately to keep her kids out of trouble in a crime-ridden neighborhood. | 0 |
Dear Friend: | 3 |
Real people! | 2 |
There are thousands more. | 3 |
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? | 0 |
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. | 1 |
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. | 1 |
We are a not-for-profit, multi-service agency. | 0 |
We wouldn't exist if the need weren't there. | 3 |
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. | 1 |
Pleasant Run Children's Homes... "where good kids get better." | 1 |