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2010 DLM Good Neighbor Program
This year Dorothy Lane Market will donate $40,000 to local nonprofits
through its Good Neighbor Program. As enrolled Club DLM members
shop, all of their purchases are credited to the nonprofit of their
choice. At the end of the year, the amount credited to each
nonprofit determines the percentage of the $40,000 DLM will donate to
that nonprofit.
If you are a DLM Club member and would like to raise money for The
Other Place as you shop at DLM, you can fill out this
enrollment form and turn it in at your local DLM, or you can visit
DLM's website, insert your name, DLM Club number, and The Other
Place's charity ID number (418), then press submit. It's that
easy!
If you have previously enrolled in this program and would like to
participate again, you will need to re-enroll for 2010. Once you
have enrolled, all you need to do is spend at least $500 at DLM by the
end of the year and you will have raised some much-needed funds for TOP!
Gettysburg Gateway for Men Officially Opens
October 20th marked the ribbon cutting ceremony of the
Gettysburg Gateway for Men. Located at 1921 S. Gettysburg Ave.,
the newly renovated building can house 178 men, with an additional
overflow area that can accommodate up to 60 more. The Gettysburg
Gateway for Men is a collaboration between The Other Place, St. Vincent
de Paul Society, County Corp, the City of Dayton, and Montgomery County.
Steve Naas, CEO of County Corp and past President of The Other Place
Board of Directors, presided over the ribbon cutting ceremony.
Along with the new facility comes a greater emphasis on providing
"housing-focused" case management services. A greater sense of
urgency in moving people out of homelessness is being impressed upon the
men staying in the Gateway. With this new sense of urgency, The
Other Place case managers are working towards an aggressive goal of
moving men out of the Gettysburg Gateway for Men within 14 days of
entering.
The Other Place is developing programs and providing case management
at both the Gettysburg Gateway for Men and the St. Vincent Gateway for
Women and Families. While the building construction is complete on
Gettysburg and the men have relocated, the work is not over. The
Other Place, along with our partner St. Vincent de Paul, will continue
to rely on the community for volunteers and donations; with two
facilities, we will now need your support more than ever.

TOP begins new "Stimulus Package" project
The Other Place's Homelessness
Prevention program helps low-income households who are at risk of
becoming homeless, by providing short-term financial assistance and
longer-term case management. As an incentive for our Prevention
clients to continue meeting with a case manager to help them remain
stably housed, we want to periodically offer each household a
"Stimulus Package" with nonperishable food and household
items -- to help them stretch their budget. TOP would like to
challenge the community to provide at least 60 of these packages per
month, like the one pictured here. To learn more about this new
project, including ideas for items to put in each package, view and
print our PDF
flyer or call us at (937) 293-1945.
Support The Other Place by Searching
GoodSearch.com is a Yahoo-powered Internet
search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny
per search, to the charities its users designate. The next time you want
to search for something on the Internet, just go to www.goodsearch.com
and enter The Other Place as the charity you want to support. You can
help TOP raise funds without ever leaving your desk!
TOPics Newsletter
The Other Place has a newsletter called TOPics to help keep our
friends informed of the progress we're making. The current issue features
information on various TOP programs and projects, including updates from
River Commons, Kettering Commons, and our Opportunity Housing program
for veterans. The newsletter
is
posted online in PDF format for easy reading and printing. To read the
current issue, click HERE.
Keys: Ending
Family Homelessness
The National Alliance to
End Homelessness, with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation, has produced a video that highlights how communities
across the country are decreasing homelessness among families. To watch
the 15-minute video, click HERE.
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