I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. ~George Bernard Shaw
In the midst of our fallen economy, it is upsetting to come across an article/blog like this: http://www.jerseyconservative.com/Entries/Item000038.html
Working for a local New Jersey nonprofit I see where the CSBG and stimulus dollars are a going. I am actually the person handing those dollars out, signing each check, “helping families and improving lives.” The stimulus funding is given to better the community and help local nonprofits; it not distributed as “handouts”, rather the individuals seeking help are given tools, the education needed to better their family’s future. The funding is directly used to support programs designed to promote “desirable marketable skills” in low income families.
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