Thanks again!

If you donate before midnight tonight, your donation will be matched!

We would like you to pay particular attention to Nate’s “From Where I Sit” found on page 2. It is an exciting time at Freedom Resource Center as we are expanding programs to meet the needs of many in our community. In order to meet those needs, we have undertaken a new fundraising program to ensure the longevity of our organization. To learn how you can support our mission, go to page 2.

Thank you for your continued support!

Freedom Resource Center has been selected by the Dakota Medical Foundation to participate in Giving Hearts Day. The event is a 24-hour online fundraising event created by the Dakota Medical Foundation and the Impact Foundation that will be held on February 14th, 2012.

Please Consider supporting Freedom Resource Center by spreading the word to friends and family. “Like” us on Facebook and share our link for the online giving event!

To make your contribution, simply go to www.impactgiveback.org on February 14th and click on the Giving Hearts Day “Learn More” button.

All donations received on Giving Hearts Day will be matched!

Thank you for your continued support for our mission.

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“Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a happy holiday season and healthy, peaceful New Year to you and your family from the staff at Freedom Resource Center.”

Back row (left to right) : Jim, Tanya, Mark, Raeane, Joyce, Andrea, Rikki, Angie, Diane, Rebecca
Front row (left to right) : Terryl, Jennifer, Tyler, Bobbi, Nate

Work Incentives Connection in collaboration with Freedom Resource Center are hosting a regional community meeting in the Wahpeton-Breckinridge area!

Are you disabled?
Are you able to work?

The 75-minute session will cover:

• How each program counts earnings
• Work rules
• Incentives that allow more earnings

Leave with an understanding of program rules, tools to use when working and receiving Social Security and who to call to learn more.

Where: Hughes Shelter (Chahinkapa Park) in Wahpeton, ND
When: December 6th – 3PM

Attendants MUST REGISTER by calling Joyce at (701) 672-1648 or Jenny at (800) 450-0459.

“You can be disabled and can certainly be employed,” Scharn said. “Self-determination and self-worth are part of that. When you have a job and are giving back to community, that can really help with self-esteem.” (Read More.)

Hiring People with Disabilities: What you can Do

Unemployment for people with disabilities hit 18 percent in September, about twice the national unemployment rate. We all have work to do.

Whether you are a business owner looking to add staff (did you know about tax benefits from hiring veterans and people with disabilities?), a school looking to educate, or an individual who wants to start her own business, we all can benefit from adding people who want a career — an identity. Isn’t it always our first question when we meet someone new, “What do you do?” (Read More.)

Judith spreads independent living gospel

“INDEPENDENT living is one of the driving forces behind my work,” declared disability rights activist Judith Heumann when she visited the Offaly Centre for Independent Living recently.

Ms Heumann is co-founder of the Centre for Independent Living Movement and she explained, “We know individually as disabled people we have experienced being laughed at and what it is like to try to remove barriers to get into society and to make the contribution we know we can.” (Read More.)