Advance Is Runner Up in Contest for National HOPE Award for Effective Compassion Thank you to the 3,000+ people who voted in World Magazine's contest for the National HOPE Award for Effective Compassion. While we're disappointed to not be the National Award winner, we're grateful for the blessings that came as a result of the Southern Region Award. Even today there is a new volunteer in the office who became involved after reading the article in World Magazine about us. We've got a relationship with a new employer, too. And our students and neighbors were greatly encouraged by the POSITIVE recognition the neighborhood received because of the article and the Award. Staff, too, were greatly encouraged by your voting. It is a forkliftblessing to be surrounded by so many supporters. Thank you to World Magazine and the American Bible Society for sponsoring the HOPE Award!
Warehouse Readiness Class Begins Monday Last year we ran a Warehouse Readiness pilot program for a select group of our program grads (one is pictured at right during forklift certification). The class was a success, and helped us learn the best ways to structure the program. Fast forward a year, and we've added our Staffing Service to our Programs, which means we've got dozens of employees who are working hard and ready to move up the career ladder. It's time for the Warehouse Readiness program to re-launch in its new and improved form! This Monday, we'll have 13 people begin the 4 week class. They'll meet Mon-Thur from 2-5p in a course designed specifically to make them more attractive candidates for full time, skilled positions in warehouse environments. Congratulations to the new students!
Blessed with a Problem
In the past few months, our class registration days have become quite a phenomenon. People have lined up in the rain. They've lined up in the heat. They've lined up as early as 3:30am. We've turned dozens of people away on registration days and hundreds of people away every 6 weeks between classes. We believe that the presence of this line every six weeks says a lot about this neighborhood. Our neighbors are ready to do what it takes to get a job. They are seeing friends and relatives go to work, and they're coming to be a part of it. In a place where nihilism runs rampant, hope is gaining a foothold. People are lining up when it's inconvenient, uncomfortable, and despite the fact that a spot in class is not guaranteed. We PRAISE GOD for these potential students who come seeking work--and hope. We pray that in the coming months and years, through the Lord's provision, we'll be able to expand capacity, and serve more of these neighbors.
JOHN 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
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