Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
August News Letter
Please note it is broken into two links because the file was too big :)
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Thursday, August 9, 2012
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Friday, May 11, 2012
Hiring Executive Director
Job Title: Executive Director
Supervisor: Board of Directors
Classification: Full Time
Job Summary: The Executive Director is responsible to plan, administer, and direct the activities of Sojourner’s Home. His/her purpose is to provide Sojourner’s Journey with professional day-to-day leadership. He/she will maintain a Christ-centered atmosphere using Biblical standards of excellence, a consistency of purpose, and fulfill the intended direction of the Board of Directors.
Qualifications
Minimum Experience: Preferred experience in leadership of a non-profit organization, but not required.
Minimum Education: Preferred Bachelor’s Degree in related field
Non-Physical Requirements: The Executive Director must be a person that is well grounded in the Christian faith and in full agreement with the belief statement of Sojourner’s Journey. They should be part of a local church of like faith and practice with Sojourner’s Journey. They should be a dedicated servant of Jesus Christ. And as such should have a good reputation in their community and church. They should demonstrate an ability to make decisions, assessments, be organizationally flexible as well as demonstrate abilities in leadership, teaching and team facilitation. They should seek to lead by example, set and maintain a high standard. They should communicate professionally and clearly and be comfortable facilitating meetings, speaking in front of groups of people, and speaking on TV or Radio.
Physical Requirements: Ability to use telephone and computer, sit or stand as needed, and travel to client sites as needed.
Job Duties
Responsibilities: The Executive Director is responsible for overseeing all the day-to-day physical functions of the mission. She/he will report regularly to the Board about progress regarding organizational objectives, the financial status of the mission, and other issues of concern to the Board.
All staff and volunteers are subject to the direction of the Executive Director. She/he shall have the authority to select, and to discharge for just cause, all staff or volunteers in order to carry on the activities of Sojourner’s Journey.
The budget, including salary packages shall be recommended to the Board by the Executive Director for their approval.
In the absence of the President and Vice-President, he/she shall preside at all meetings of the Board. He/she shall also be an ex-officio member of any standing committees. Other powers and duties as may be described by the Board or Bylaws.
The Executive Director will be directly or indirectly responsible for all mission related activities, including but not limited to administrative duties, spiritual activities, regular assessments of family dynamics, finances, fundraising, intake process, drug testing, background checks and the overall screening process. public relations, planning and development, and general business proceedings.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
And the vote is in...
Just got home from the Monroe County Board meeting and....(drum roll).... We won the vote! 17 to 7! WE HAVE A FACILITY!!!... It looked pretty grim at moments so when the vote showed up with that 17, God was glorified!!! Thank you to Cathy Abbott and Mary Masters for sitting through that four hours to show your support and thank you to everyone who prayed!!! It was a moment I will remember for the rest of my life! ♥ you all!!!
Monday, March 19, 2012
The Most Recent #s on Homeless Students
A Note from the Sparta School District
Homeless Liaison
3/19/2012
Karen Wall the Homeless Liaison for the Sparta School District stated that this school year, we have had 52 children homeless. 64% of these children are from households headed by single mothers that could benefit from a program such as the one we are proposing. Last year, we reported 71 children as being homeless. Of this number, 63% were from single mother households.
Tomah Area School District
Homeless Statistics
01/24/2012
Grade Level Current # Homeless Students Total # of Homeless Students
identified this School Year
Elementary 47 57
Middle 12 21
High School 32 38
Total 91 116
Total Families 73 89
Of the 25 students no longer identified as being homeless
Established Housing: 10
Moved Out of the School District: 12
Graduated at Semester: 1
Dropped Out of School: 2
Other 0
Current Living Situations
Doubled Up: 67
Unaccompanied Youth (couch surfing): 11
Separated from Family (Living w/ relatives due to restraining orders, incarcerations, abandonment): 9
Hotel: 1
Unsheltered (Car, Campground): 0
Thursday, March 8, 2012
February and March Update
Well, now that life has gone back to somewhat of a normalcy after our fundraiser last month I have realized it has been all too long since I have done a short update. I look back at the past 7 months and cannot believe how far we have come! God has never been so evident in my life and I am so grateful for His hand in all of this and the opportunity to be a part of all this!
Our fundraiser was every part of the word “classy”! Our fundraising committee did an absolutely incredible job! There were definite moments of stress and uncertainty but God brought it all together perfectly! Our final # raised was over $15,000.00! Our ultimate goal was 8-10 thousand… so it is safe to say that God completely blew our socks off! So thank you to everyone who prayed, served and or donated, God has been glorified through you! Thank you from the bottom of your hears!!!
On February 22nd we were scheduled to present to the Monroe County Board of Directors to present our proposal for the farm house out at Rolling Hills but due to the recommendation of Corporate Council that they place an ad in the paper opening up the opportunity to the rest of the community to put in a proposal as well, our presentation has been moved to this month on March 28th. We would love your support and prayers regarding this facility. Please pray for God’s will to be accomplished. If you would be interested in attending the meeting it will be held at Rolling Hills Auditorium at 6:00 P.M. We hope to present between 6-7p.m. We would love to have your support! I look forward to our update after the 28th; I am excited for answers and direction whatever they might be!
Our committees are moving full force! Our fundraising committee is now a group of seasoned veterans ;) and will begin to start brainstorming our future events. Our Program Committee is beginning to vote on curriculum. It is exciting to see the program begin to take shape! If you have any great recommendations on great biblical curriculum regarding parenting, mentoring, relationships, finances, home management etc. Please let us know! Or if you are at all interested in teaching or mentoring let us know as well! Our Business Planning committee has really begun to build our business plan which will be a huge asset when we continue to build our support base. We are excited for the answer on the 28th as the committee will then be able to truly build an accurate and complete budget once we know where we are at on the facility.
Attached I have some photos from our fundraiser. Thank you again for all your prayers and support! You are a huge blessing and asset to Sojourner’s Journey! Until the 28th..... :)
Katie Bennett
President and Founder
Our fundraiser was every part of the word “classy”! Our fundraising committee did an absolutely incredible job! There were definite moments of stress and uncertainty but God brought it all together perfectly! Our final # raised was over $15,000.00! Our ultimate goal was 8-10 thousand… so it is safe to say that God completely blew our socks off! So thank you to everyone who prayed, served and or donated, God has been glorified through you! Thank you from the bottom of your hears!!!
On February 22nd we were scheduled to present to the Monroe County Board of Directors to present our proposal for the farm house out at Rolling Hills but due to the recommendation of Corporate Council that they place an ad in the paper opening up the opportunity to the rest of the community to put in a proposal as well, our presentation has been moved to this month on March 28th. We would love your support and prayers regarding this facility. Please pray for God’s will to be accomplished. If you would be interested in attending the meeting it will be held at Rolling Hills Auditorium at 6:00 P.M. We hope to present between 6-7p.m. We would love to have your support! I look forward to our update after the 28th; I am excited for answers and direction whatever they might be!
Our committees are moving full force! Our fundraising committee is now a group of seasoned veterans ;) and will begin to start brainstorming our future events. Our Program Committee is beginning to vote on curriculum. It is exciting to see the program begin to take shape! If you have any great recommendations on great biblical curriculum regarding parenting, mentoring, relationships, finances, home management etc. Please let us know! Or if you are at all interested in teaching or mentoring let us know as well! Our Business Planning committee has really begun to build our business plan which will be a huge asset when we continue to build our support base. We are excited for the answer on the 28th as the committee will then be able to truly build an accurate and complete budget once we know where we are at on the facility.
Attached I have some photos from our fundraiser. Thank you again for all your prayers and support! You are a huge blessing and asset to Sojourner’s Journey! Until the 28th..... :)
Katie Bennett
President and Founder
Monday, January 23, 2012
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