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Ways to Family Self-Sufficiency, Inc. is a bright shining star that sheds relentless positive light into the dark and gloomy outlook of Ex-offenders! Its mission of “...empowering people to "break the cycle of poverty" with a clear vision in the success of our participants through self-sufficiency...” allows their committed professionals to incorporate programs and services outside of their realm to bring hope and employment self-sufficiency to their participants. One professional, Ms. Tonia Cramier, contacted the State of Michigan Fidelity Bonding Coordinator. She researched and inquired about the Fidelity Bonding Program (FBP) of Michigan, which led to an invitation for me to conduct a FBP presentation and a Question & Answer session. The FBP bonds employers who hire high-risk job seekers who have a troubled background such as ex-offenders. Tonia explained that Ways to Family Self-Sufficiency, Inc. assists ex-offenders to interview with employers in order to obtain a job. The interview process is one of the most critical stages for ex-offenders because it will determine if they succeed or fails to rejoin society as productive tax-paying workers. Tonia wanted to offer a resource that would alleviate employers’ concerns about hiring and employing high-risk job seekers, eliminate a barrier to employment and help break the cycle of poverty. The more ex-offenders who are successfully employed, the less chance they will return to prison; therefore, the recidivism rate declines and society is safer. The organization truly has made an active commitment to empowering people in order to break the cycle of poverty. Ways to Family Self-Sufficiency, Inc. provided me with an outstanding facility for the FBP presentation to an audience of ex-offenders. I am extremely pleased that Tonia took the initiative to contact me so that I was able to provide free FBP informational materials and to conduct the free FBP presentation including the Question & Answer session. This action demonstrates that the organization utilizes funds frugally because the free FBP presentation equated to no additional costs to Ways to Family Self-Sufficiency, Inc. I am also grateful to the organization for providing the wonderful facility where one can actually experience the tremendous effort that is made to help transform ex-offenders into successes. Please endorse Ways to Family Self-Sufficiency, Inc. to shine even brighter as it continues to "break the cycle of poverty."

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