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FEW OF OUR VETERAN and OTHER PROGRAM SUCCESSES
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Rebecca
Epperson received the Red Cross Health Care Hero of the Year in 2008
just prior to getting her service connected disability. She bought a
house and is helping other veterans in her own home
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Vietnam
Veteran Troy Johnson graduated and bought the Hot Diggity Dog Stand
becoming the first African American owned business in Wausau, WI
with “Sgt, Troy’s Veteran Hott Doggs”
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Niron
Bonitz is in his 2nd
year at Northcentral Technical School working to complete his
Associate Degree as a Computer Support Specialist
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Shane
Mertes has achieved the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Certificate, the
Psychology Certificate and will be completing an Associate Degree in
Human Services in the next year
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Norbert
Rausch is now the Manager of “The Barracks” Randlin’s
transitional home on Wausau’s West Side
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Gregory
Torrence reconciled with his family and was able to get his daughter
out of foster care. He has since had another child, moved, gotten a
good job and is buying his first house with his family intact.
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Jack
Bruehling has taken over some of Randlin’s lawn care and is
self-sufficient
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Greg
Simonis has started his own furniture and woodworking business in
our Gallery of HOPE
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Troy
Kaczor earned his GED
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8
of our student/residents attained the National Career Readiness
Certificate
AGENCY
SUCCESSES
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Randlin
Homes went from one home with 6 beds in 2001 to 46 beds in 2011.
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Ralph
and Linda Schlitz received the Red Cross Hometown Heroes of the year
Award in 2010 as well as “The Light” Award by the Marathon
County AOD Partnership for the prevention of alcohol and drug abuse
in the community and “The Edge Award” nomination for North
Central Wisconsin for going over and above to help the community.
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Linda
Larson Schlitz received the Athena Award in 2010 for outstanding
service to girls, women and the community through her volunteer work
at Randlin Homes
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We
have provided alternatives to incarceration for over 75 offenders
saving the county hundreds of thousands of dollars.
ENTERPRISE
SUCCESSES
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Randlin
Homes has determined to provide a service to the community rather
than beg for money.
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We
have developed a Women in Transition Program training them to be
Care Providers in our Adult Family Home
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The
HOPE Thrift Store and Training Center opened in March of 2009 and
has brought in over $200,000
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The
Warehouse Thrift Store and Gallery opened in April of 2010 and has
brought in over $70,000
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The
Hot Diggity Dog Stand, the Lawn Care, the Snow Removal and the
Moving Company have brought an additional $20,000
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