As part of his on-going efforts to create marketable job skills, every day Portland Food Service Coordinator Jamie Hall provides hands-on practical food service projects for the 12 residents in the Portland Kitchen Skills Class. Hall teaches time management, fosters teamwork, stresses the importance of following directions, critical thinking and adapting to constantly changing situations. […]
Snow!! In Las Cruces New Mexico??
2015-04-10
This scene is nothing new in the midwest, northwest and even some southern climates where Dismas has a presence. But when it happens in Las Cruces, New Mexico, it becomes news. To enjoy the white powder, Director Sam Campos and Assistant Director Irma Smith created a snowman following a recent, and obviously unexpected, morning snow […]
Dismas Charities Savannah participates in Color Vibe Run
2015-04-09
As a team-building exercise, six staff from the Savannah facility participated in the Annual Color Vibe 5K Run to assist the American Cancer Society. Throughout the event, runners are blasted with colored powder. From left above are Resident Monitor Selena Metcalf and Counselor Jasmine Brown.
Dismas Charities Macon Donates Tote Bags
2015-04-07
In honor and memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Macon Director LaTonja Brown donated 16 tote bags to the 11th annual Totes for Tots drive sponsored by doctors at the Georgia Cancer Institute of Northside Hospital. The bags are then donated to the Department of Family and Children Services and […]
Diersen Charities Las Cruces: Run With Your Doc
2015-04-03
On March 1, 11 members of the Las Cruces staff participated in the Run With Your Doc event to benefit the homeless and indigent patients at St. Luke’s Health Care Clinic. Some of our residents benefit from clinic services. Staff donated $160 in support. Assistant Director Irma Smith and Social Services Coordinator Mitch Anderson […]
Dismas Charities Orlando Donates To Eatonville Church; Children
2015-04-01
Staff and residents from the Orlando facility have donated over $200 worth of school supplies to help 40 underprivileged children being served by the Church of New Faith of Eatonville. Among the items donated were paper, pens, pencils, crayons, and scissors. The nearby church is one of the many sites helped by the facility. The […]
Master Life Book-II Graduation
2015-03-30
Dismas Charities St. Ann clients graduated from the Master Life Book II class receiving certificates from sponsoring Bates Memorial Missionary Baptist Church. The program is a study focusing on Christ transforming lives by developing a personal, lifelong, obedient relationship with Jesus which transforms character into Christlikeness, changes values, and involves you in His mission in […]
Dismas Charities El Paso Holds College Fair For Residents
2015-03-28
The El Paso facility held a School Fair event in order to give residents the opportunity to explore education options as well as ask admission representatives questions about programs in which they may have an interest. Schools in attendance were El Paso Community College, Vista College, Western Tech College, Kaplan College, Excel Learning Center, San […]
Dismas Charities Laredo Staff Visit El Cenizo Mayor And Fire Department
2015-03-27
Dismas Charities Laredo Director Danny Reyes (left), Assistant Director Felipe Jaime (second from right), and Social Services Coordinator John Berumen (right) visited El Cenizo Mayor Raul Reyes to discuss ways in which the Laredo facility might address some of the city’s community improvement needs. Reyes reported the meeting as “very productive with a good exchange […]
Dismas Charities Orlando Donates To Eatonville Church; Children
2015-03-25
Dismas Charities Staff and residents from the Orlando facility have donated over $200 worth of school supplies to help 40 underprivileged children being served by the Church of New Faith of Eatonville. Among the items donated were paper, pens, pencils, crayons, and scissors. The nearby church is one of the many sites helped by the […]
