Dear Perspective Sponsor and Partner;
RE: YOUTH
SUMMIT – SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2015
Reunite Chatham NFP has partnered with Ephphatha
Lutheran Church for the Deaf to hold a Youth Summit. Please join us in providing information and
opportunity to the Chatham Community. The
Youth Summit will be held at Ephphatha Lutheran Church for the Deaf located at
7956 S King Drive, Chicago, IL 60619. We
have come together to make a small dent in the concerns of the Youth in our
community and so many other communities in the Chicagoland Area. We have a large number of unemployed or
underemployed individuals in our area; Young Adults ages 16 to 21, People with
Disabilities, Men and Women of all ages and background. Some of them are in this position through no
fault of their own. We have pondered
long and hard on how we can assist in changing this paradigm. While we alone cannot change this, we can
with partnerships make a dent in this concern.
Here is what we would like to do:
We would like to have actual jobs that
the job seekers can apply for. There are
several employers that can send staff that have the ability to actually hire
people on the spot. We understand that
background checks and other internal procedures will need to be done before the
actual job can be secured, but imagine how much closer that job seeker will
feel to get that far. In most cases they
never get a chance. If your company cannot
hire in this manner, then a manager that can get the job seeker to their first
interview, gets them ahead of where they have been.
We want to be able to listen to the
Young People of our community and come up with plans that can result in or work
toward solutions to the problems and concerns that they feel are placed in
their way. We want to be able to provide
them with direction and resources that they often don’t know exist. Sometime just having someone to enlighten them
on what is available and another way to look at an obstacle is all that is
needed to change a life and direction.
We also realize that some people don’t
know they can be independent. We would
like to give them resources that are needed for them to be independent contractors
or start their own business. There is
always more than one way. Charles
“Peanut” Tillman has volunteered to come and talk with the Young People. This is an area that is near and dear to him
and one of his primary goals under his Cornerstone Foundation.
We don’t want to stop there. We then want to provide information in all
areas of a community needs. There is so
much information that is available, but it does not funnel down to the
bottom. Many resources go unused or underutilized. We want to be able to provide that
information so everyone has a chance to maintain or better their lives.
As stated we cannot do any of these
items by ourselves. It will require the
assistance of many.
If you cannot provide jobs or any of the
resources mentioned but want to participate, you can. We are not asking anyone, Youth, job seekers
or companies to pay a fee to participate in this event. Therefore, we will need donations to cover
our costs and materials available to participants at all levels. Your assistance would help make this event a
success.
Attached is a Participation Form that we
hope you will use to participate in this worthwhile and life changing event.
If there are any concerns or to discuss
further please do not hesitate to contact me directly at 312-618-4832.
Thank you in advance for your
consideration. Let’s change our
neighborhood together.
Sincerely,
Deborah
A Foster-Bonner
President,
Reunite Chatham
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