Building Doll Houses for Children in Need
December, 2009
Home-building woes have cost jobs. Alpine Cabinet Co., in Colorado went from 55 workers to about 40.
Until Bill Chinn, who helps run this family business, decided - no more letting people go.
"Our people are loyal to us, and we're going to be loyal to them," Chinn said.
Yet, a factory needs to produce. For more than four decades, they've been building cabinets for full size kitchens. But this year, they decided to make something smaller in size, but bigger in heart, as CBS News correspondent Barry Petersen reports. LEARN MORE
Project Self-Sufficiency Rewarded for Poverty Fight
September, 2009
Because of its success in moving single parents out of poverty, Project Self-Sufficiency has been awarded $50,000 from the United Way of Larimer County’s Bridging the Gap Fund. LEARN MORE
Project Self-Sufficiency Helps Guide 17 to Success
June, 2009
The single mom wouldn't have been able to reach that milestone without help from Project Self-Sufficiency.
Project Self-Sufficiency has the capacity to help 150 single-parent families. This spring, 17 single parents who were enrolled in the program completed academic and training programs, said Mary Carraher, executive director. Learn More
Project Self-Sufficiency Holds Fundraiser Breakfast—
April, 2009
Sally Easter was in a troubled marriage with four children and a $12-an-hour job. When she decided to leave the marriage, her financial situation only got worse. Learn More
Community Steps up to Plate for Nonprofit—April, 2009
Even in tough economic times, local community members rallied Tuesday morning to support Project Self-Sufficiency.
The nonprofit was given more than $36,000 in donations and pledges at its annual fundraising breakfast. Learn More
Project Self-Sufficiency's Director Honored for Social Work—March, 2009
For her unwavering commitment to single parents in need, Project Self-Sufficiency’s Mary Carraher was presented with the Hawkins Social Work Achievement Award by the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work. LEARN MORE
Coloradoan Special Report: Poverty in Larimer County—September, 2007
The Fort Collins Coloradoan features a special report on the importance of the roles that nonprofits and donors play in bringing down rising poverty rates. LEARN
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Coloradoan Feature: Social Service Agencies Strained—March, 2007
The Fort Collins Coloradoan features Project Self-Sufficiency's
five-year fundraising campaign efforts that aim to raise $500,000
to address immediate needs for helping single parents, as well as $2
million for longer-term needs. LEARN
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Poverty a Looming Issue—March, 2007
The Fort Collins Coloradoan features an editorial addressing the
issue of poverty in our community, as well as praising Project Self-Sufficiency
for being part of the solution. LEARN
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Journey Magazine: The Courage to Reach Out—September, 2006
Journey Magazine, a Fort Collins Magazine celebrating women,
features an article about one of Project Self-Sufficiency's own success
stories in "The Courage to Reach Out." LEARN
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Northern Colorado Woman Newspaper Feature—January, 2006
The Northern Colorado Woman Newspaper features Project Self-Sufficiency
in the Non-Profit Spotlight. "Project Self-Sufficiency Guides Single
Parents Toward Goal Acoomplishments: A Success Story." LEARN
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Couple Donates Van to Student—November, 2005
The December, 2005 issue of the Fort Collins Coloradoan features
a Fort Collins couple who donated a van to a PS-S single mother. LEARN
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