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Connecting Community Resources to those in need... |
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INTRODUCING WWCC WW Community Connections, Inc. (WWCC) is a faith-based, not-for-profit [501(c)3] community development organization intended to meet the humanitarian, educational and physical needs of people in southeastern Michigan. Motivated by the love of God, the intent of WW Community Connections, Inc. is to promote the development and well-being of individuals, families and the communities of southeastern Michigan by partnering together as loving neighbors. WWCC is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of local professionals and concerned community residents. The organization is affiliated with Warren Woods Church of the Nazarene which has served the community since 1964. WWCC is funded primarily through foundation and corporate sponsorship, government grants and individual contributors. WWCC also accepts donated goods and services and gifts-in-kind. WWCC has focused its efforts in these areas: youth at risk programs, after school care, job training, affordable housing for low income families, senior citizen programs including senior housing initiatives and humanitarian services.
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WWCC currently has these programs available to our community: · Money Management including: family budgeting, bill payment, savings, checking, investing, IRA accounts, insurances and Social Security. · Credit Repair including: dealing with creditors, delinquent accounts, arranging payments to creditors, debt restructuring, cleaning up credit and raising credit score. · Resume Building including: resume development, proper resume submission, developing references. · Interview Skills including: interview coaching, mock interviews, preparation for interviews and personal appearance for interviews. · Support Services: Loss and grief, Divorce Recovery, Depression, Addiction Recovery.
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SPORTSMEN AGAINST HUNGER In addition, we have partnered with “Sportsmen Against Hunger” to provide meat and other food products to Solid Ground Homeless Shelter in Macomb County. Our goal is to provide 5,000 pounds of meat annually for the shelter. We are interested in locating landowners that have out-of-season crop damage permits or in-season block permits to harvest deer for this project. |
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WWCC FUTURE PROJECTS · Health Management including: dieting, medication, taking advantage of County provided health, smoking cessation, dealing with addictions, and wellness services. · Personal Growth Management including: direction for continuing education, job training, and volunteerism. · Transportation: auto maintenance, auto acquisition, public transportation. · Life Planning: goal setting, life planning. · Family Services: Family planning, adoption services, long-term financial planning, legal assistance, home ownership assistance. |
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OBJECTIVES
WWCC's main objective is to gather the right resources and distribute those resources to the people, community and various programs as outlined in our summary. This is accomplished by:
· Developing donors who recognize the same great needs of our community. · Minimizing overhead costs to ensure the greatest amount of donation reaches the needed programs. · Developing strategic partnerships with organizations helping to meet our goals. · Qualifying recipients of donations to ensure they are used for their intended purpose. |
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Contact: Chet Decker Phone:586-771-4821 Fax: 586-771-5030 E-mail: cdecker@wwnazarene.org |
