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HAVEN OF REST MINISTRIES (Akron, Ohio) Ben Walker, Executive Director Jack Hugg, Learning Center Administrator LJ Dalton, Career Development Coordinator (330) 535-1563 The learning center at Haven of Rest Ministries was the first learning center to achieve 5-Star status as a model of excellence in education and employment. Having begun with educational services in 1992, they have since expanded to include Career Employment Skills, and have remodeled their CEC to provide support for up to 60 students per day. The beauty and function of their learning center reflects the quality of the program they maintain. MIAMI RESCUE MISSION (Miami, Florida) Ronald Brummit, Executive Director Ken Palonsky, CEC Administrator (305) 573-9690 The Miami Rescue Mission is a 5-star leader in NOVA Program operations providing education and employment services for up to 140 clients per day. Working with ILS staff since 1997, Mr. Palonsky has contributed significantly to the on-going development and enhancement of the NOVA Program. UNION GOSPEL MISSION (St. Paul, Minnesota) Ken Peterson, Executive Director Gail Gisi, Director of Education and Employment Services (612) 292-1721 The Union Gospel Mission, which operates both a large 5-star men's CEC and a model women's CEC, is also a training center for other learning center administrators. Mrs. Gisi has been an alternate trainer for ILS since 1999. Her expertise in the integration of education and employment programs and NOVA Program operations makes her a leader in the development and setup of new learning centers. MEL TROTTER MINISTRIES (Grand Rapids, Michigan) Chico Daniels, Executive Director Dan Hudson, CEC Administrator (616) 454-8249 Mel Trotter Ministries is another model for the NOVA Program and an official training center for other ILS clients. With an adult CEC that provides both educational and employment support for up to 60 men and women per day, and a second learning center for children (elementary - senior high), Mel Trotter Ministries is the ILS prototype for organizations offering family-integrated educational programs. Their children's learning center is the first Innovative Learning Center for children and the model for all such future centers. Working together, Mel Trotter Ministries and ILS are striving to establish a Welfare-to-Work model for other community-based organizations across the nation. CLIENTS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES NORTHEASTERN STATES Connecticut - Massachusetts - Maine Pennsylvania - New Hampshire - New Jersey New York - Rhode Island - Vermont - Maine Rescue Mission - Delaware Capital City Rescue Mission - Albany, NY Springfield Rescue Mission - Springfield, MA Goodwill Homes and Missions - Newark, NJ (oldest learning center) New Life Academy - Queens, NY (emphasis on ESL) Rescue Mission of Utica - Utica, NY Salvation Army ARC - Newark, NJ Salvation Army ARC - New York, NY (Salvation Army model) Salvation Army ARC - Paterson, NJ Salvation Army ARC - Philadelphia, PA Salvation Army Homeless Shelter - Passaic, NJ Water Street Rescue Mission - Lancaster, PA (dual-track configuration) SOUTHERN STATES Alabama - Arkansas - Baltimore - Delaware - Florida - Kentucky - Louisiana Maryland - Mississippi - North Carolina - South Carolina - Tennessee - Virginia West Virginia Broward Outreach Center - Hollywood, FL City Rescue Mission - Jacksonville, FL The Jimmy Hale Mission - Birmingham, AL Miami Rescue Mission - Miami, FL (Largest CEC) New Orleans Rescue Mission - New Orleans, LA Orlando Rescue Mission - Orlando, FL (Women's Ministry) Union Mission Ministries - Charleston, WV (Adult Center and Christian High School) Winston Salem Rescue Mission - Yadkinville, NC (Rural Location) MIDWESTERN STATES Illinois - Indiana - Iowa - Kansas - Ohio - Michigan - Minnesota - Missouri Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - Wisconsin Barberton Rescue Mission - Clinton, OH (Rural Location) Carriage Town Ministries - Flint, MI City Mission - Cleveland, OH City Union Mission - Kansas City, MO (Men's and Women's Learning Centers) Haven of Rest Ministries - Akron, OH Mel Trotter Ministries - Grand Rapids, MI (Adult and Children's Learning Centers) Milwaukee Rescue Mission - Milwaukee, WI Rescue Mission of Mahoning, Youngstown, OH Sunshine Mission - St. Louis, MO Union Gospel Mission - Sioux Falls, SD Union Gospel Mission - St. Paul, MN (Men's and Women's Learning Centers, ILS Official Training Site) Wayside Cross Rescue Mission - Aurora, IL Wheeler Mission Ministries - Indianapolis, IN SOUTHWESTERN STATES Arizona - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Texas John 3:16 - Tulsa, OK Phoenix Gospel Mission, Phoenix, AZ Union Gospel Mission - Dallas, TX WESTERN STATES Alaska - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Montana - Nevada - Oregon Utah - Washington - Wyoming Boise Rescue Mission - Boise, ID (Multiple Learning Centers) City Team Ministries - San Jose, CA (Multiple Learning Centers) Fairbanks Rescue Mission - Fairbanks, AK Gospel Center Rescue Mission - Stockton, CA Long Beach Rescue Mission - Long Beach, CA Portland Rescue Ministries - Portland, OR Union Gospel Mission - Seattle, WA (Multiple Learning Centers) Union Gospel Mission - Spokane, WA Union Gospel Mission - Salem, OR For the names of contacts and their phone numbers of clients, call Linda at ILS. |