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Arm In Arm (formerly The Crisis Ministry of Mercer County) was founded in 1980 by the leaders of Nassau Presbyterian Church and Trinity Church as a grassroots, community response to the economic recession of the time. Our mission is “Partnering with the community to achieve stability for our neighbors in need." We serve low-income individuals and families in every Mercer County municipality through Housing Stability and Homelessness Prevention, Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Education, and Employment Readiness including Driver's License Assistance.

Pathfinder Village will promote a healthy, progressive environment that respects the individual, supporting a life of value and independence.

The mission of the Lincoln Park Community Shelter is to bring the community together to empower homeless men and women to make life changes.

MOMENTA is the living fulfillment of its mission: To produce and present high quality concerts of dance, music and theatre to diverse audiences – local, metropolitan, state-wide, national and international. To achieve this mission, we have the following goals: to bring our audiences a repertoire of historic dances that exemplify the wealth of our American dance heritage; to provide creative opportunities and employment for Chicago area dancers, musicians, composers and choreographers to perform in and to create new works; to educate young artists in performing skills, choreography and dance history by giving them opportunities to experience these directly; and to physically integrate our company by including dancers and choreographers with disabilities in our performances

Breakthrough partners with those affected by poverty to build connections, develop skills, and open doors of opportunity.

To create a world that welcomes all people with disabilities by empowering them, by influencing the non-disabled, by serving as a liaison between the two groups, and by working toward a goal of economic independence through employment.

Guided by Christian values, our mission is to assist refugees, immigrants, the economically challenged and the underserved to become self-sufficient and productive members of their communities.

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OWC IS A NON-PROFIT AGENCY THAT SUPPORTS PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT. WE A COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE BEST INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORTS TO ASSIST EVERYONE TO FIND MEANINGFUL VOCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND/OR GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT FIT THEIR PERSONAL GOALS. WE WORK TOGETHER TO FOSTER A SENSE OF RESPECT AND DIGNITY WHICH ENABLES OUR PARTICIPANTS TO WORK AND LIVE WITH A QUALITY OF LIFE.

VEDI was founded to increase veteran business capacity via sustainable community alliances to reinforce the returning veterans' civilian experience and reduce veteran business failures and rampant veteran unemployment

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Refreshed & Restored Ministries and R & R Thrift Store is a grassroots local charitable organized exclusively to provide vocational training and educational economic development for low income, rehabilitative individuals and families in our community.