Welcome to the PPL Connection e-news, June 2010

Welcome to the PPL Connection e-news, June 2010

Greetings from Executive Director, Steve Cramer

Summer may be a season for vacations, but it’s never a time to slow down at Project for Pride in Living (PPL). Between recently-completed events like our Participant Achievement Awards, graduations at our alternative high schools, and annual Fundraising/Networking Breakfast, to upcoming activities like those highlighted below (and many more), things are moving in a positive direction in response to continued challenging times facing many in our community.

As always, thanks for your support and interest in what’s happening around PPL!

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Highlights

Housing Stability:
Foreclosure Recovery Effort Gains Momentum
Effort to improve neighborhoods hardest hit by foreclosure gains momentum. More>

Economic Advancement:
Partnering to Better Serve Immigrants
Forging alliances with agencies translates to more employment training for those most in need. More>

Family Stability:
Participants Join Wilderness Inquiry Excursions
A partnership with Wilderness Inquiry opens the road, the water, and the overall beauty of our state to program participants this summer. More>

Education and Youth Achievement:
Future Looks Bright for PPL’s High School Graduates
Forty students earned their diplomas through PPL alternative high schools. Most are going on to college. More>

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Community Connections

Volunteer: Highly skilled volunteers raise the bar, test scores, and job prospects for participants.
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Community Voices: Guests at PPL’s annual Fundraising Breakfast greeted the day and each other in a show for support.
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Advocacy: PPL hosts Congressman Keith Ellison’s forum on comprehensive immigration reform. More than 100 people attended the non-partisan event to talk about “Reuniting Families and Building Community Together.”
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Announcements

  • PPL staffer James Klund was selected Job Counselor of the Year by the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Congratulations James!
  • Thank you to Ten Thousand Villages in St. Paul for a great benefit evening of shopping