The Cornerstone Christian Women's Job Corp is having record numbers of participants and graduates. There were 61 people at the graduation on October 14th.






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There have been lots of great stories floating around Cornerstone lately, so we’ve compiled a few for you to read and be excited about with us!

“M was able to exit the program without owing anything and being able to pay all of her bills by herself and in full each month. She plans to remain in her current home for at least another six months after the program.”

“It is encouraging to watch one of our participant families who will be completing the program soon. As they look toward the future they are researching prices for houses. With courage and faith they are making an action plan to accomplish their goal of becoming home owners.”

“A single mother is finding success in college. She is learning how to prioritize her time. It is exciting to watch her thrive in her studies and become proud of the work she has accomplished.”

“V is a single mother who recently got promoted to a new position and is making nearly twice as much as she was making before. The HPRP program was a bridge for her and her family to stay housed so she can get her life back in order and be able to properly provide for her family.”

You CAN help! Join us in meeting the needs of others this holiday season.

• Toy Sorters...Cornerstone has received a large donation of Bible man toys that will need to be sorted, organized, and distributed starting November 15th.
• Christmas Store Staff...help clients select last minute toys on Friday and Monday, Dec. 17 and 20.
• Gift Wrappers...Offer to gift wrap items for clients picking up donated gifts at Cornerstone and gift wrap items for the men at The New Life Center.
• Adopt-A-Resident...the New Life Center is looking for volunteers to provide gifts for our residents this Christmas. Make a monetary donation to this project online at www.canetwork.org/christmas.
• Carolers/Musicians...The New Life Center is also looking for volunteers to sing Christmas carols and lead residents in holiday tunes during their annual Christmas party. Date: TBA.
• Add to Our Collection...This winter, we are actively collecting hygiene items (shampoo, toothpaste and toothbrushes, soap, deodorant, razors and shaving cream, and feminine hygiene products). We are also gathering warm winter coats.
• Elves wanted: need NOT be short or wear green tights!...Need people 2-3 hours a week for the next 3 or 4 weeks to help put out Christmas merchandise in the store for clients and customers!
• Earn credit for the Cornerstone Food Pantry...schedule a time for your family or small group to sort food at TAFB and earn credit to help CAN purchase food and stock our Food Pantry.
• Host/Hostess...help set up the monthly staff luncheon on November 22 and help decorate and serve breakfast with Mark Barfield on November 18. LUNCH PROVIDED!
• Newsletter Mailout Helpers...help us get the end of year newsletter in the mail. Date TBA.
• Receptionists...greet guests and answer phones one morning or afternoon a week.
• Data Entry Volunteer Needed...2 hours/week Monday or Tuesday, enter information from items given away via client vouchers to Cornerstone's Data Base. Minimal computer skills/data entry experience required. Training provided.
• Bilingual Spanish Interpreter...Cornerstone Medical Clinic is in need of bilingual Spanish interpreters to help patients and doctors communicate during our monthly Saturday clinics.

Questions? Contact Kristen @ 817-632-6022 or khorton@canetwork.org for more information.

Please Note: All volunteer positions require a volunteer application, interview, and orientation. Direct client services and cash handling also require background checks.

*You can now download your volunteer application on our new website! Visit http://www.canetwork.org/ for details.

Job Opening

Thrift Store Cashier - responsible for maintaining outstanding customer service as per Company standards, processing sales quickly, accurately and efficiently, cash register operations, and safeguarding company assets.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Ensure that each customer receives outstanding service by providing a friendly environment, which includes greeting and acknowledging every customer, maintaining a standard of excellence, maintaining price control, and all other aspects of customer service
• Maintain an awareness of all promotions and advertisements
• Accurately and efficiently ring up transactions on registers and accurately maintain all cash and media at the registers
• Communicate customer requests to management
• Enter all media from register into the client program
• Maintain orderly appearance of register area and supplies stocked
• Any other tasks as assigned from time to time by any manager

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to process information/merchandise through register system
• Ability to communicate with associates and customers
• Ability to read, count, and write to accurately complete all documentation
• Ability to accurately process sales transactions, both cash and credit card
• Ability to operate all equipment necessary to perform the job

Requirements

• Physical ability to stand for extended periods and to carry, move, and handle merchandise, and perform all functions as set forth above
• Must be able to work Wednesdays, Thursday, Fridays, and two Saturdays a month
• Criminal Background Check required

To apply, please contact Jesse Vasquez or Kim Fuller at 817-632-6000 or send a resume to jvasquez@canetwork.org.

Cornerstone Christmas Needs

The holidays are just around the corner and it's time to start thinking about how your group can be involved in the holiday ministries of Cornerstone!

Adopt-A-Child for Christmas
Many of the children in our programs will go without Christmas presents this year without the help of donors and sponsors. Since the parents of our sponsor children are not financially able to provide them with much of a Christmas, they are overwhelmingly grateful when they come into Cornerstone to pick up their children’s gifts.

If you and/or your organization, small group, co-workers, neighbors, etc. would like to participate in this year’s annual Adopt-a-Child-for-Christmas, we are offering several options to choose from:

• Option #1: Sponsor a child by donating $100
• Option #2: Buy gifts for a child from their wish list. Come by our office to pick up a child’s wish list or contact us to have one sent to you.
  

3CP Crock-Pot Drive
3CP’s (Cornerstone’s Comprehensive Care Program) goal is to provide families opportunities and encouragement to become self-sufficient through rental assistance, intensive case management and teaching life skills. One of the skills 3CP tries to promote is cooking healthy family meals and eating together at home. Also, most of our single moms and dads do not get any gifts at Christmas, so we’d love to bless them with a practical gift that would reinforce some of the skills we are trying to encourage.

How to help: Any size crock-pot (we have families that range in size from 2 members to 9 members) dropped off at our Cornerstone offices through December 14th.

New Life Center Christmas
Cornerstone’s New Life Center helps formerly homeless men transition to a new life of self-sufficiency. During their stay, residents are provided the supportive services of case management, mentoring as well as spiritual, physical, emotional, and financial guidance. Most of these men also lack family support and are blessed when others choose to make sure they have a happy Christmas.

• Option #1: Donate funds for gifts. $50 covers most of the cost for a resident’s gifts.
• Option #2: Go shopping for a resident with their Wish List. Wrap the gift and deliver it to the New Life Center or Cornerstone’s office.

For more information about any of these options, please contact Lindsay at 817-632-6000 ext. 116 or lwright@canetwork.org. More information is also available at our website at www.canetwork.org. Make a donation online and write “Christmas” in the notes box.

We look forward to partnering with you to make Christmas merry for our clients and their children.

Cornerstone Assistance Network
3500 Noble Ave.
Fort Worth, TX 76111
Phone: 817-632-6000
www.canetwork.org