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Community
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WORKFORCE INC. |
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 WORKFORCE
INC is a start-up not-for-profit dedicated to creating new
opportunities for disadvantaged workers in the inner city. David
is privileged to serve as chairperson of the board. Click on the
mission statement below to go to their site.
Mission
Statement:
The
mission of Workforce, Inc. is to strengthen central Indiana
communities by helping local employers build a better workforce
RECYCLE FORCE is a start-up for-profit
business - a subsidiary of WORKFORCE
INC. (see above). The operation offers
employment for ex offenders in the early
months leaving a correctional facility.
The workers gain skills in "de-manufacturing"
electronic waste - CPUs, printers, UPS
power supplies, etc. The revenue helps
pay for wages and support services for
these workers to enter society and be
productive.
Catch the RecycleForce story in a 5 min
Video:
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Indiana School Age Consortium |
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Center for Evaluation and Education
Policy |
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 The
Center for Evaluation & Education Policy (CEEP) promotes and
supports rigorous program evaluation and education policy
research primarily, but not exclusively, for educational, human
services, and nonprofit organizations. CEEP takes a dynamic
approach to evaluation and education policy research, using both
quantitative and qualitative methodologies, including
experimental designs. Click on CEEP Mission to go to their
site.
 | Improve education by providing nonpartisan
information, research, and evaluation on education issues to
policymakers and other education stakeholders |
| Encourage rigorous program evaluation across a
variety of settings by providing evaluation expertise and
services to diverse agencies, organizations, and businesses
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| Expand knowledge of effective strategies in
evaluation and policy research by developing, modeling, and
disseminating innovative approaches to program evaluation and
policy research |
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Indiana Coalition on Housing and
Homeless Issues, Inc. |
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Our partnership with ICHHI is long and deep, starting with a
series of reports on the characteristics and prospects for low
income families in a project originally known as "Ladders for Success"
that was supported by the Joyce Foundation. This work has
continued now in collaboration with work underway in ICHHI's
Indiana Institute for Working Families. Earlier
reports of the Ladders project are available on the ICHHI
website
here. Open the list of
Publications, then Census and Poverty Reports (Ladders).
ICHHI Mission
ICHHI
assists agencies, organizations, and individuals seeking to end
poverty and homelessness and ensure the availability of
affordable housing and transitional supportive services for
low-income and homeless individuals and families. ICHHI
plays a vital role in educating the public, media, policymakers,
and opinion leaders about the needs of low-income families and
the homeless in Indiana. ICHHI also conducts innovative
research to better understand the issues impacting low-income
and homeless individuals and develops solutions and
recommendations to improve public policies and make services
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The John H.
Boner Community Center serves the near Eastside of Indianapolis.
The Center provides multiple programs to respond to the hopes
and aspiration of our community residents. The Center serves
pre-school age children, school-age children, at-risk youth
(including those who are runaways or homeless), adults in need
of crisis service or employment, those in need of housing,
seniors and those with developmental disabilities. It is through
a powerful collection of services and programs that we are able
to help over 7,200 people each year. I hope you will take the
time to explore our website to learn more about the services we
provide.
MISSION
The John H.
Boner Community Center responds creatively to the needs of the
people on the near Eastside of Indianapolis. Our comprehensive
services encourage individuals and families to recognize their
own strengths and abilities as they move toward self reliance
and an improved quality of life. Our history and traditions
are based on these beliefs:
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believe that community services are most effective when
located in the neighborhoods where they are needed
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We
believe that every person has value and deserves to be
treated with respect and dignity
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We
believe in advocating with and on behalf of our community
and its residents
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We
believe in collaborating with other organizations to provide
more effective services
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We
believe in being good stewards of our recourses
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We
believe in building community one individual at a time
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The
Thomas P. Miller and Associates (TPMA) mission is to enhance
the economic value of corporations, communities and educational
institutions by aligning people, technology and initiatives.
Working nationally with executive directors,
CEOs, civic leaders and educators, TPMA draws on best practices
and proven methods to develop cost-effective programs that will
help make your organization more competitive.
Learn more about ways our knowledge and
experience can benefit your organization through our core
practice areas.
Links:
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ISAC
is a membership organization for school age care professionals.
Doreen has worked extensively with ISAC over the years and most
recently was under contract (through ProDev Associates) to
develop an after-school worker credential. Click on the mission
statement to go to their site.
