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Since 1982, CWEE has helped over 8000 low income single families develop skills to successfully prepare for, find, and keep sustainable employment.
Please help us to build a stronger
community by donating to CWEE!
Get a 25% Tax Credit for
Donations of $250 or more!
DEZ Tax Credit Information:
For income tax years beginning on or after Jan.1, 1996, any taxpayer who makes monetary or in-kind contributions to an enterprise zone administrator or to an agent designated by the enterprise zone administrator for the purpose of implementing the economic development plan of the enterprise zone may claim an income tax credit of 25% of the value of the contribution up to a maximum credit of $100,000.
For more information please contact
Laura Gabbay at:
303.892.8444 ext 312 or lgabbay@cwee.org
Kelli Fritts, CWEE Board member and friends
Suzanne MacKenzie and friends at
Robin Snidow, CWEE Vice Chair's table
Quotes from the luncheon:
Governor Bill Ritter spoke of the necessary "mixture of all types of communities: the non-profit community, the faith community, the private sector [and] the public sector, all…working together" to help programs like CWEE succeed in serving low-income women and offering them a higher quality of life.
Diane Lund, Volunteer of the Year: "A personal hero of mine recently said that in order for people to pull themselves up by their bootstraps, first they have to have the boots…Thanks to everyone at CWEE for providing the boots for these wonderful gals. They are my heroes."
Wendy Brown, Silver Flame Award Winner: "…Today I am proud to say that I have figured out what my purpose in life is and how important it is to keep moving forward, to never give up on yourself [and to] always believe you can achieve anything you set your mind to. Look at me – I did it!And some day my children will look back on this and be very proud of their mother."
Valerie Binkley, Silver Flame Award Winner: "Being a parent is not the easiest job. I am most proud of myself for sticking to the task and giving CWEE a chance. I have not seen myself as useless or worthless, nor have I had a suicidal thought in two years. Thank you CWEE…You have all helped me to achieve my goal of becoming a self-sufficient, functioning member of society."
CWEE is a proud member
of Comminity Shares
GivingFirst is a web-based tool that facilitates philanthropic giving in the Denver area through the LMC Foundation.
CWEE is excited to be a part of the Foundation's “ePhilanthropy” campaign. All donations made through www.givingfirst.org will be matched 50 cents for every dollar through 2007. The LMC Community Foundation is also covering the costs of credit card transaction fees. That way, 100% of donations through GivingFirst will go directly to CWEE.
Wayne Murdy, CEO Newmont Mining, Darla Caudle, Vice President Newmont Mining, Don MacKenzie, MacKenzie House, & Laurie Harvey
CWEE Board Members
Donald D. MacKenzie, Chair
Robin Snidow, Vice Chair
K. Denise Albrecht, Treasurer
DaLinda Grimm, Secretary
Katie Agron
Darla Caudle
Kelli Fritts
Linda Niven
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QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER JULY 2007
In this Issue:
- Letter from Laurie Harvey, CWEE's Executive Director
- 25th Anniversay Investing in Success Luncheon
- Business Profile / Internship Program
- Corporate Profile / Newmont Mining
- CWEE Supporter Profile / Barbara Grogan
LETTER FROM LAURIE HARVEY,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
When I came to CWEE 24 years ago, I came for the mission. I have stayed for the vision. And I am so fortunate to see success story after success story reflecting the great work that is done. Our mission then and now is the same: To assist single parents in preparing for, finding and keeping sustainable employment.
When individuals come to CWEE, it is often easier for them to leave than to stay. It takes tremendous courage and determination to become self-sufficient and move off of public assistance. Yet so many individuals who succeed at CWEE demonstrate this spirit and it is visible on their faces. One graduate recently said, “CWEE was there not only to open doors, but to provide me the key to open the doors for myself.”
Since 1982, CWEE has helped more than 8,000 individuals overcome countless challenges and move along the path to finding jobs. I believe, as the founders of CWEE 25 years ago believe, that it is jobs that can help us break the cycle of poverty.
Today we are facing a fork in the road that is going to demand strong creativity from CWEE. New federal regulations for welfare were implemented effective October 1, 2006 that I’d like to provide some insight on. Personally I feel it’s a less-than-optimal set of rules on the 10th anniversary of welfare reform in our country...
INVESTING IN SUCCESS
CWEE'S ANNUAL ALUMNI AWARDS LUNCHEON:
 CWEE celebrated 25 years of assisting low income parents reach self sufficiency by raising nearly $130,000 to help disadvantaged Coloradans prepare for, find, and keep sustainable employment.
Along with celebrating 25 years of excellence at its “Investing in Success” luncheon on April 26, CWEE, as well as a number of Colorado’s political leaders, honored three women who rose above verbal and physical abuse, lack of education or work experience, and teenage pregnancy to become independent. These women overcame major obstacles with the help of CWEE and achieved significant career success. Wendy Brown, Valerie Binkley, and Lucyla Diaz were presented with a Silver Flame alumni leadership award to recognize their accomplishments. Also honored was Julia Doria, a 1986 graduate of who has been with Qwest for 20 years.
“We all succeed if we focus on those who live on the margin and participate to their potential,” said Governor Ritter who attended the luncheon along with more than 500 guests.
Wayne Murdy, chairman and CEO of Newmont Mining Corporation, presented a check of $25,000 to a pleasantly surprised Laurie Harvey, Executive Director of CWEE. This contribution recognized CWEE’s 25th Anniversary and is on top of Newmont’s three-year, $75,000 commitment as Presenting Sponsor for CWEE events.
Other key sponsors of the luncheon include MacKenzie House, LLC, Wells Fargo, Community Banks of Colorado, Robin and Todd Snidow, Nancy and Fred Wolfe, Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado, and GK Baum & Company.
BUSINESS PARTNER PROFILE:
CWEE began its Internship program approximately two years ago. This program offers participants the opportunities to gain real work experience, enhance their skills, and begin to network, while continuing to search for paid employment. Internships often serve as “springboards” for participants to reenter the labor force and help in enhancing their motivation and self-confidence. In addition to the positive impact of these internships on CWEE participants, organizations and employers benefit as well. Interns assist in completing work when companies are under-staffed, offer extra office help, and provide employers with the opportunity to assess their work performance for possible future employment.
Since the beginning of the program, 24 CWEE participants have interned at 17 different local worksites including Express Personnel, Exempla Health Care, Kelly Financial Resources, and CWEE itself. Participants have also interned at animal hospitals, family violence social services, daycare centers, business development centers, and job search firms. Currently, ten CWEE participants are involved in active internships.
"The [interns] at Kelly Financial have all been very eager to learn and very flexible in taking on virtually any task that we have given them. In some instances, they have come in and taken on projects and surprised everyone with their abilities to get the job done. It has been very good for myself, my staff, and of course, the intern candidate, to participate in the process of seeing someone become a self-sufficient, productive member of society.”
- Paula Frazer, Kelly Financial Services
“It has been a great way for me to gain more confidence in myself, gain more office skills and is also a better way for me to expand my networking for (my) job search…This internship has allowed me to see my potential and has helped me with my fears and reservations. I recommend it."
- Magaly Rivera, Intern at Kelly Financial Services
To become an Internship Worksite please contact Eli Vega, CWEE Employment Services Supervisor at 303.892.8444 ext. 315 or evega@cwee.org
 CORPORATE PARTNER PROFILE:
CWEE is pleased to present our first Corporate Partner Profile on Newmont Mining Corporation, the Gold Company. Founded in 1921 and publicly traded on the NYSE since 1925, Newmont is the largest gold company in the world. Headquartered in Denver, the company employs aproximately 14,000 people, the majority of employees work at Newmont's mines sites in the United States, Australia, Peru, Indonesia, Canada, Uzbekistan, Bolivia, New Zealand, and Mexico. CEO Wayne Murdy commented on CWEE, "Newmont is pleased to be able to provide funding for CWEE's programs, which prepared economically- disadvantaged mothers for sustainable employment. This type of program is consistent with our values and our view of corporate social responsibility." We were thrilled when in March of this year they announced their pledge of $75,000 over a three year period. Newmont's commitment to be the presenting sponsor for CWEE's fundraising events, primarily the Annual Alumni Awards Luncheon held in the spring has brought CWEE's sponsorship to a new level. We are fortunate to have such a dedicated corporate partner. For more information on Newmont Mining please visit their website at www.newmont.com
CWEE SUPPORTER PROFILE
BARBARA GROGAN:
 I have been an enthusiastic supporter of CWEE for more than two decades. Laurie Harvey and the staff of CWEE have been changing the lives of women living in poverty and consequently, their children. They provide these wonderful women with education, training, job placement and support so that they can reach their goal of financial independence. The impact is profound and multi generational. You can’t get a better return on your philanthropic dollar.
The first time I attended a CWEE event I met an extraordinary woman who told the story of her life before CWEE. She was working at a fast food chain on the 11:00 pm to 7:00 am shift in order for her son to be able to sleep in the car while she was working because they were homeless. Ten years later I spoke at a CWEE event and I told her story. When I was finished, a beautiful woman approached me and introduced herself and told me that was her story and her son was now in college. I cried. She cried. That is what CWEE is all about.
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