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Our Annual Maker of Change
Awards Banquet was held
10/21/17 at the CASI building:
1613 E. 8th St, honorees were
awarded for all the hard work
they have done to improve
communities of Clark, Floyd &
Harrison Counties.
The honorees for 2017 were:
Sharon Levavell-Marshall, Maury Weedman & Pauletta Feldman, Paul & Michele Stensrud, Shari McCutcheon, Sharnese Cook, Neil Curry’s Automotive Service, Annette Lawler, Dawn Spyker, Gary Leavell, Christy Buyck, and Dee Dennison Grisham.
Event Pictures
CASI would like to say, “thank you” to those who made donations, volunteered their time or attended the event.
250 people were in attend-ance. Our event was a success. One of the programs support-ed by this event proceeds is the Family Development/ Crisis Assistance Program. It assists persons/ families and veterans having financial short falls with utilities, eviction prevention, or other critical needs.
Makers of Change Awards
C O M M U N I T Y A C T I O N O F S O U T H E R N I N D I A N A
December 1, 2017
Volume 1, Issue 3
CASI Connection News Special points of
interest:
Jeffersonville Stand
Down
Customer Success
Story
Inside this issue:
Jeffersonville Stand Down 2
Stand Down Volunteer Appreciation Reception
2
Life Literacy Academy Kickoff Even
3
Customer Success Story 3
Employee of the Month 3
Employee Anniversaries 4
Stand Down Volunteer Appreciation Reception
The Jeffersonville Stand Down
was held on November 3,
2017 at Community Action of
Southern Indiana (CASI).
Sponsorship consisted of Vol-
unteers of America, Veteran
Affairs, CASI, Disabled Ameri-
can Vet Affairs, and Veterans
Court Southern Indiana.
There were 65 participants
receiving services and 31 plus
vendors.
Event Pictures
Jeffersonville Stand Down
Rhonda Marcum with Volun-
teers of America’s Supportive
Services for Veteran Families
program, held a Jeffersonville
Stand Down Appreciation
Reception. This event was
located at Life Spring in Jeffer-
sonville, Indiana. It recognized
volunteers and others who
helped with the Jeff Stand
Down event in November
2017. Pictures from the Ap-
preciation event are provided.
Page 2
CASI Connection News
Rhonda Marcum
11/13/17
Community Action of South-
ern Indiana’s Life Literacy
Academy held its kickoff event
on September 29, 2017 at
Clarksville High School. Stu-
dents in the fourth, eighth and
ninth grades attended. There
were snacks, inflatables, Ivy
Tech representatives, and mu-
sic provided by DJ Tim Still.
Curt Wells is the Life Literacy
Academy Manager. He was
asked what he enjoyed from
today. Curt stated, “It was awe-
some to reconnect with my
students. Also it was a way to
build new relationships with
students and staff.
following were the employees
of the month: Mieko Burrage
(August), Christy Buyck
(September), Denise Triplett
(October), and Mary Norris
(November).
Christy was awarded an
Employee of the Year at the
Makers of Change event on
October 21, 2017.
Employee of the month is an
award provided to a special
employee who has lived up to
the agency’s commitment to
excellence; integrity, respect,
compassion, confidentiality
and supports the mission (to
support and empower families
and communities striving to
reach self-sufficiency. The
Life Literacy Academy Kickoff Event
Employee of the Month (August Through November)
Customer Success Story
people in the world that we live in today that have endured simi-lar, if not worse, and still man-aged to make it. I am a big sup-porter of Life Literacy, because of the people behind the pro-gram. It makes a huge difference when people actually care about what, and the people that they are doing it for, and not to just collect a dollar amount. I would like thank Mr. Curt for caring enough about others to have reached out with this pro-gram.
I am currently a single parent of 3, renting a 3 bedroom home that I will never have the chance
to own. During one of the par-ent meetings, Mr. Curt men-tioned that CASI offered a num-ber of services for all families with different needs, and goals. He pointed me in the direction of the IDA program, and I got in touch with Mrs. Marilyn War-ren. She got me all the infor-mation I needed , and went through the application process with me. through the applica-tion process with me. Now, I am currently finishing up the work-shops that are put in place to help me achieve my long term goal. The workshops gave me a lot of helpful information in becoming a home owner.
My name is Renisha Walker, I was asked if I would mind shar-ing my thoughts about some of the programs that myself or other family members have been involved in. The first program that my family participated in was Life Literacy. This program encouraged my daughter to strive to be the best at everything that she puts her mind to doing, and that no matter your race, or family background that everyone deals with some type of peer pressure, but it is according to how you handle your opposi-tions, and that even with all odds against you that there are
“I would like to thank CASI for the
knowledge, and tools given to me in
becoming a successful, new homeowner.”
Renisha Walker
Page 3
Volume 1, Issue 3
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Phil Ellis Christy Buyck
1613 East 8th St.
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
Phone: 812-288-6451
Vision of Success
Community Action of Southern Indiana (CASI) is recognized as a model
agency in the state of Indiana. CASI serves thousands of customers each year
throughout Clark, Floyd, and Harrison counties in Southern Indiana. CASI
headquarters is located in Jeffersonville, Indiana. There are CASI sub-
locations in various parts of Southern Indiana. Some of the services provided
by CASI are Head Start, Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8), Weatheriza-
tion, Energy Assistance, Life Literacy Academy, Minority Health Initiative,
and Self-initiative/ Self-development.
The board and staff are committed and actively involved in the agency’s suc-
cess. They efficiently work together with open communication. The success
of the agency has resulted in a significant rise in voluntary contribution of
time and money from numerous individuals in the community. Community
leaders regularly seek a place on the board.
CASI values the following: 1) commitment to excellence, 2) integrity, re-
spect, compassion, confidentiality, and 3) diversity and sense of community.
W I N D O W S U S E R
November
Happy Anniversary!
October December
CASI’s Employee Anniversaries
A Family of Many Working As One
http://casi1.org
Phil Ellis, Executive Director
In compliance with state and federal laws, Community Action of Southern Indiana will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, veteran’s status, sexual
orientation, marital status
Burns, Jennifer 2 Years
Caldwell, Darrell 14 Years
Caldwell, Patrick 2 Years
Casper, Katy 2 Years
Grady, Cecilia 7 Years
Howard, Jayla 1 Year
Ivy, Valerie 7 Years
Norris, Mary 2 Years
Radford, Linda 19 Years
Triplett, Denise 2 Years
Salmon, Audrey 2 Years
Buyck, Christy 14 Years
Holton, Starletta 29 Years
Schreiner, Deborah 3 Years
Johnson, Laroylyn 5 Years