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Better People in the News
 
September 2011 Better People narrows its search for a new location. The agency is seeking to stay within the Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. corridor. July 2011Better People kicks off its fall fund raiser, Walk the Talk. The event takes place October 8, 2011. See specific information on our HOME PAGE. Better People continues to search for property to which the agency may relocate. June 2011 Better People receives a grant from the Henry Family Foundation for $25,000 to continue its support of our Job Readiness program. Better People thanks The Henry Family Foundation for its continued support of our work and clients. These are harsh economic times and clients need job placement assistance and advocacy as they strive to seek employment. Better People receives a grant from Holly Trinity Greek Ladies Phiaptochos Society-Cookbook Project for $1,000 to help fund our Job Readiness program. We are pleased to join with Philoptochos Philanthropy Committee of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral to help our clients become more efficient and effective in their search for employment. Better People receives a grant from The Rose E Tucker Charitable Trust for $3,000 to help fund our Moral Reconation Therapy classes. Better People thanks the Trust for its support of our work. The Trust gives priority to programs in the fields of education, health and welfare, community development, social service and arts and culture. In granting Better People this gift we are able to assist our clients in gaining education through our Job Readiness program and to live healthier lives as they gain employment which enables them to improve their welfare, contribute to their communities, provide social services through their volunteerism, and become more culturally astute as they become better stewards of their neighborhoods. Better People officially starts its search for property to relocate by November 1, 2011.
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Better People presented Jazzy Evening:
We thank all those in the audience (and those unable to attend) for your contributions. We look forward to seeing you next year.
April 2011 Better People is pleased to be the recipient of a grant from the Meyer Memorial Trust for $15,000. The Trust seeks to invest in people, ideas and efforts that deliver significant social benefit to Oregon and Clark County, Washington. Better People is proud to parter with the Meyer Memorial Trust in this effort. Their gift to Better People is an investment that will benefit not only clients and their families but local communities. March 2011 John Buffaloe takes on the role as Development Officer with Better People John Buffaloe received his BA in Liberal Studies after matriculating to Portland State University from Bard College in upstate New York. John is an Oregon-licensed Certified Public Accountant. He was previously employed by PricewaterhouseCoopers for two years as a tax associate before arriving at Better People as a volunteer. The transition from public accounting to working with a nonprofit agency has been a natural outcome of his passion for working with people. John takes pride in helping to resolve issues impacting those who are part of a marginalized group. He likes networking and creating and implementing ideas for fund-raising events and campaigns. Before moving to Portland in 2004, John spent a decade in Oakland, California and the East Bay Area writing music and playing guitar with Sterling Dervish, a rock band. He especially enjoys spending time with his wife. He continues to play music and finds pleasure in playtime with Willie Jack, a pug/Chihuahua that John and his wife rescued from an animal shelter. Better People thanks John for his service as a volunteer grant writer and is pleased to welcome him as Development Officer.
February 2011 The Alumni Club sponsored its second Bowl for Change fundraiser, February 20, 2011 at Kellogg Bowl in Milwaukie, Oregon. Forty-four bowlers, each with sponsors, gathered on that Sunday morning to bowl for fun as they also helped raised funds for the Alumni Club. Prizes of cash, gift certificates, movie theater tickets and dining certificates were awarded to winners of every age. The Alumni Club thanks all sponsors and bowling participants They sponsor fund-raising events several times a year to support their small loan program (for those with emergencies) and contribute to other nonprofit agencies that provide services to individuals who have legal histories seeking to change their lives. This year they contributed to Loaves & Fishes- "the Meals-on-Wheels program", the Pondgo Fund- a Portland organization that "helps to make sure that the pets of the homeless and less fortunate are not forgotten" and The Helping Hand of Oregon, a corporation that is "working to help individuals and families meet their basic needs- they have no paid employees, just dedicated volunteers". The Alumni Club invites you to join them for a fun afternoon of bowling the first Saturday of each month at 3 pm. Please call the Better People office for additional information.
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September 2010 Better People is the recipient of a $5,000 grant from Ameriprise Financial for 2010-2011. We are grateful to Devlin Carothers, an Ameriprise Financial advisor and a Better People Board member, for championing this grant. Ameriprise Financial supports the idea that there's no better feeling than helping others turn their dreams into reality. We are pleased to partner with Ameriprise Financial to help our clients turn their aspirations to accomplishments.
August 2010 Better People congratulates the Jackson Foundation on their 50th anniversary of contributing to the health and welfare of Oregonians especially those residing in the Portland Metropolitan area. Better People is proud to be associated with an organization founded on the principals of equity. The following message appeared in the Oregon Daily Journal from which the Foundation emerged: The Journal in head and heart will stand for the people, be truly Democratic and free from political entanglements and machinations, believing in the principles that promise the greatest good to the greatest number---to ALL MEN, regardless of race, creed or previous condition of servitude......It shall be a FAIR newspaper and not a dull and selfish sheet......(and) a credit to 'Where rolls the Oregon' country...C.S. Jackson editorial, Oregon Daily Journal, July 23, 1902. Better People thanks the Foundation for its 50 year commitment to Oregon communities.
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April 2010: April 2010: December 15, 2009 January 2007: Over the past eight plus years, Better People has offered services to more than 3500 individuals who have legal histories, enrolled more than 2000 into the program, encouraged more than 1100 to pass Step Three of the MRT® process (considered to be job ready), assisted over 500 in gaining living-wage jobs, helped over 300 remain employed for at least a year or longer, and witnessed the graduation of almost 400 people who completed all Twelve Steps of the MRT® process.
March 2004: State Senator Avel Gordly to salute former formerly incarcerated persons who are changing their lives at Better People graduation ceremony Wednesday. January 2004: Better People Receive Award. Better People, ... is this year’s winner of The Skanner’s "Drum Major for Justice Award," presented at the 18th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast on Monday. November 10, 2003: Costas donation buys softball gloves for people in recovery. As the Florida Marlins celebrate their World Series victory, a group of Portland ballplayers are celebrating their own "one-day-at-a-time" victory over addiction .. September 23, 2003: Chair Diane Linn to salute former formerly incarcerated persons who are changing their lives. Organization will celebrate its 5th anniversary by welcoming back first former offender graduates. March 25, 2003: Better People Graduates Find New Jobs and New Hope October 10, 2002 Milestones can be rare occurrences in a lifetime. And when they happen, they're often cause for pause or reflection. September 18, 2001: A record 41 people will be honored during the Fall 2001 MRT Graduation Ceremony on Wednesday, September 26. August 7, 2001: Better People graduate is now hiring ex-individuals who have legal histories. Click to see a report (about one minute to download, courtesy of <INKFORGE> Web Coding). July 18, 2001: Better People featured in report called Getting Back to Work: Employment Programs for Ex-individuals who have legal histories May 2, 2001: Better People Awarded Grant To Serve Ex-Offender Food Stamp Recipients March 30, 2001: Better People graduates featured on Oregon 12 television. Click here to see the story (about one minute to download, courtesy of <INKFORGE> Web Coding) March 22, 2001: Better People featured in The Oregonian Read the story here. August 17, 2000: Better People featured in Mercury: Read the story, New Age Prisoner Reform, and a letter to the editor written in response (scroll down a bit on this link). July 24, 2000: Why should you hire a Better People client? A businessman explains why. (200k RealPlayer file from Oregon 12 television.-- about one minute to download, courtesy of <INKFORGE> Web Coding) June 22, 2000: Better People Receives Enterprise Community Grant. March 27, 2000: Third MRT Graduation set for this Thursday, March 30. February 3, 2000: Send email to Barry Scheib, Marketer, if your company pays at least $8/hr. with health benefits and has a hard time finding and keeping good help. December 2, 1999: See Channel 8's Report on Better
People October 28, 1999: Better People Adds 5 Board Members October 18, 1999: Read KGW-Channel 8's report on Better People. October 12, 1999: You're looking at success -- the remarks of one Better People graduate October 8, 1999: Murdock Trust gives Better People $80,000 October 5, 1999: Better People graduate featured in The Oregonian September 30, 1999: Better People holds second MRT Graduation Ceremony September 30, 1999: Better People graduate John Smith the focus of a report on News Channel 8; Graduation ceremony featured on Oregon 12 television.. July 21, 1999: From Jail to Jobs - from the Skanner June 30, 1999: Meyer Trust Gives Better People $75,000 June 7, 1999: Annual Report and Current Program Update through June 7, 1999 May 10, 1999: Employers thrilled! March 30, 1999: Better People holds first MRT Graduation Ceremony March 16, 1999: 30 individuals who have legal histories placed in full-time jobs, averaging $9.12/hour! March 15, 1999: Better People Board
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