Representatives from Dismas’ Atlanta, Macon, Orlando and Savannah facilities banded together recently to sponsor a team for the Metro Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer to raise funds for cancer research. The team chose to call themselves the Gladys Scott’s Cheer Squad after the late Dismas Associate Vice President.
Archives for 2013
Halloween Party Food Drive Benefits Santa Monica Mission
December 23, 2013
On December 4, Vice President of Development Den Freaney (second from left), friends and staff from the Dismas Laredo facility delivered over 450 pounds of food to the children and families of the Santa Monica Mission in El Cenizo, Texas. The food came from an annual Halloween party held by Freaney at which each guest […]
Dismas Charities Louisville Re-Awarded Contract to Provide Residential Re-entry Services
December 18, 2013
DISMAS CHARITIES LOUISVILLE RE-AWARDED CONTRACT TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL RE-ENTRY SERVICES LOUISVILLE, KY – Dismas Charities Louisville has been re-awarded a five-year contract to provide Residential Re-entry Services for individuals returning to the community from federal correctional institutions. The Federal Bureau of Prisons contract, which Dismas has held continuously for more than 40 years, is valued […]
Third Annual Dismas Charities Hattiesburg Area Community Resource Fair
November 22, 2013
Dismas Charities will be hosting its Third Annual Hattiesburg Area Community Resource and Job Fair at the Hattiesburg Cultural Center, 723 N. Main Street, Hattiesburg, MS from 1:30-4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Local agencies/programs/ministries will be on site to showcase their services and how they can serve the community along with […]
More than 130 attend Diersen’s First SAP Graduation
November 21, 2013
With more than 130 family and friends looking on, 77 women graduated from the Louisville Diersen Center’s Substance Abuse Program (SAP) March 6. With Hope as its theme — and 13½ steps = 12 Steps, 1 God, No Half Measures as its motto — the group heard from keynote speaker Mark Meredith, director of […]
Charleston Staff Show Their Colors
November 15, 2013
On September 28, six Charleston staff members joined 2,000 others to participate in a 5k run to benefit the Special Olympics. Billed as a “color vibe” run, participants are doused with colored corn starch while running the course. Above are (from left): Administrative Assistant Denice Isaacs, Counselor Renae Bailey, Resident Monitors Lori Wolfe, Brandi Briscoe […]
