WIFS Portland Metro

DONATION DRIVE!

Stepping Stones

In practice of our chapter mission, WIFS Portland Metro strives to support women in a number of ways.  This year's non-profit recipient to be celebrated and supported at our May event is Stepping Stones.

Stepping Stones provides women seeking recovery from addiction and reunification with their children from foster care the opportunity to transform their lives. Since opening in 2007, Stepping Stones has successfully reunited more than two-thirds of all participants with their children. Staff provides live-in house monitoring, mentoring, and residential supports including transportation to healthcare, treatment and community based recovery supports.

CODA is proud to announce the recent acquisition of a new home for Stepping Stones, our supported housing for women in recovery who are eligible for early reunification with their children. In the first three years, 88% of Stepping Stones' residents reunited with their children compared with 40% of women meeting the same criteria but not living at Stepping Stones.

Stepping Stones is celebrating its fourth birthday in its new house located on a four lot subdivision in the Aloha/Reedville area of Washington County; this house replaces leased houses in Tigard with a beautiful new building. Our goal is to raise $1,500,000 to build up to three more homes with similar configurations in a campus setting, which will substantially increase the number of women and children served. With funding for the first home complete, fundraising for the second building is underway. In addition to increasing Stepping Stones' capacity, the purchases will eliminate leasing costs and allow Stepping Stones to operate solely on current funding streams, ensuring its sustainability.
 

Support by the members and guests at WIFS May event will help provide needed home furnishing items for both homes. Donations of the following new items, gift cards from Target, or checks will be greatly appreciated.

Pots, Pans, Dishes, Glasses, Flatware, Kitchen knives, Twin sheet sets, Twin blankets, Crib sheets, Toddler bed sheets, Bath towels

Additionally, we are looking for volunteers to provide life skills workshops and/or mentoring on topics like budgeting, money management, and bank accounts.

For further information about how you can help, please contact Leslie Peltz at 503-239-8400 x344.


If you do not have a chance to complete your membership registration while at this or a recent event, please do so now by visiting the national site at www.wifsnantional.org and selecting Portland Metro as your local Chapter. Thank you for your continuing support and referrals of your strategic partners.
 

2012 WIFS Portland Metro Sponsors

DIAMOND LEVEL:

Mass Mutual Financial Group

RUBY LEVEL:

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Portland

Principal Financial Group

First Republic Bank

 For sponsorship information, please contact:

Lane Albert at lanealbert@skylinehomeloans.com or 503.654.7369

Dinner Event

“THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS:
Strategic Guidance for Navigating in a Whole New World”
Presented by Carmen Voilleque,
Local Author and Entrepreneur

We are living in exciting times! While it's never possible to completely predict the future, there is a lot we do know. In this high-energy presentation, Carmen Voilleque will share breaking 2010 census data, "wow" video examples of new technology in the making, and engaging stories to show you a glimpse of the whole new world in store for us in the next decade.

We all know that the demands of the new economy will require a fresh outlook, new skills, and a transformational strategic vision. But that's also what makes now such an exciting time to be a leader - defining the future is our job! Together we have the opportunity to write the new "playbook" for tomorrow - so please join us in beginning the first in a series of strategic conversations that truly have the power to change the world!

Carmen E. Voillequé is the co-author of Evolutionaries: Transformational Leadership - The Missing Link in Your Organizational Chart with business partner Randy Harrington, PhD.  Ms. Voillequé is also the CEO and co-owner of Best Practices Media, co-founder of Strategic Arts and Sciences, and Principal consultant for Extreme Arts & Sciences.  

Note: Carmen will also be selling copies of her new book: Evolutionaries - Transformational Leadership for the discounted price of $15 (cash or check accepted)

DATE: Tuesday, May 22, 2012

TIME: 4:45pm - 7:30pm

LOCATION: Queen Marie Ballroom, Embassy Suites In the Historic Multnomah Hotel, 319 SW Pine St., Downtown Portland

COST: $39 for Members, $59 for Non-Members; Wine by the bottle for purchase at table- PRIOR NOTICE NEEDED! ($25-$30)

ABOUT: Plated dinner with your choice of meals, no-host bar, networking and parking is complimentary. Parking Structure entrance is on 4th and Pine with "E" Embassy Suites logo sign on building. Take parking ticket to front desk after meeting ends to get stamped.


NOTE: Please enter any allergy or dietary instructions and/or wine requests in the "special instructions" box at checkout in PayPal.  

REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS CLOSED!
 

For event questions and information, please contact: wifsportlandmetro@gmail.com

 

WIFS EVENT POLICY:
 

One of the ways we are able to keep costs reasonable for our members is by committing to our venues a specified number of attendees for each event. This allows better planning on both our parts. While we understand that last minute issues can come up that may require you to miss an event after having already registered and paid however we unfortunately are not able to offer refunds. If we receive and acknowledge your cancellation at least 7 days prior to the event we will credit the price towards a comparable event in the future.