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Greetings!
Hooray! December is here! Our staff, along with many volunteers are busy getting ready for the holiday that is approaching soon. There are so many wonderful things that are happening, we would like to share them with you in this newsletter.
A Family Reborn
Ten years after coming to America from the Philippines, Mindy (we have changed the family names due to confidentiality reasons) had built a good life for herself and her four-year-old son. Mindy and her boyfriend, Peter, had jobs, their son was in preschool, and they had a cozy apartment. Then circumstances beyond their control turned their lives upside down...
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"Give a Little" with Pottery Barn
 When Pottery Barn wanted to create a program to support local charities in 2010, it seemed only fitting that the program focus on the home. Pottery Barn believes everyone deserves a safe and dignified place to live and they use those ideas when choosing charities for their Give a Little program. After extensive research, it was determined that Good Neighbor Center strives to provide a safe and dignified place for families to live in their time of need. Pottery Barn is selling two items this year to support the Give a Little program: the Grand Chenille Throw and the Peace Heart Ornament. Proceeds from both items sold through the end of December in all stores nation-wide are divided equally among the chosen charities.
Thank you to Pottery Barn for choosing Good Neighbor Center for your Give a Little program this year and to all of the people who are supporting the program with their purchases!
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Warm your Toes with Coffee Creek
 When Kelly Shannon was working on her master's degree and running the work based education program at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, she asked recently released inmates to name their biggest grievance with the release program. Their number one answer: they did not feel connected to the community. Kelly brainstormed and came up with a sock drive to get the inmates involved with the community during their incarceration at Coffee Creek and to make their transition out an easier one. Nine years later, the ladies at Coffee Creek raise money for the sock drive in various ways. The largest contribution comes out of their pockets...
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Thank you to all of the wonderful people and organizations who are helping us make this a wonderful Christmas for the families in our shelter and in our housing programs.
Click the link at the right to donate now. Donations may also be dropped off at the Good Neighbor Center shelter at 11130 SW Greenburg Road. Sincerely, Heidi Anderson |
