Dear Friends,
In the past 12 months, I have been working in Washington to create jobs, save homes and restore savings. Though much work remains and the hardship is ongoing, the Recovery Act and Neighborhood Stabilization programs are meaningful steps toward recovery and growth.
Since January 2009, we’ve invested more than $200 million in our District’s recovery. We’ve saved or created more than 1,100 teaching jobs, brought $100 million to our schools, hired more than 60 firefighters for DeKalb County, put more and better-equipped police officers on the streets in Rockdale and Gwinnett counties, saved homes, and invested millions in transportation, job training, and energy efficiency.
And now we know that the economy grew by 5.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009 – an encouraging sign that our recovery and reinvestment strategy is working. Recovery will be slow. It will take years. But I pledge to continue working with President Obama to create jobs, pass health care reform, protect consumers, reform our financial system, and invest in clean energy.
On that note, I’m holding two very important meetings this month to help local businesses and nonprofits.
My two upcoming Partnership Alliance Learning Series or PALS will connect local small businesses and nonprofits with state, federal and local resources to help them grow and thrive.
Please spread the word about my meetings! Click HERE for details and registration instructions.
PARTNERSHIP ALLIANCE LEARNING SERIES (PALS) – My first meeting is at 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 5 at DeKalb Technical College’s conference center, where we’ll have resources available to help nonprofits and 501(c)(3) organizations.
Grant-writing and proposal-writing seminars will be held, and our staff will walk you through current grant opportunities. Funding opportunities with national organizations will be presented, and participants can learn how to launch a nonprofit.
At 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 19, (also at DeKalb Tech), our small business initiative will help local small businesses navigate Small Business Administration (SBA) resources and learn how to partner with financial institutions and procure government contracts.
You can register for these meetings on my Web site.
Click HERE for a map of DeKalb Technical College in Clarkston.
For more information on either meeting, call PALS coordinator Paulette Suggs in my Tucker office at 770-939-2016.
