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Monday, 9/26
With predictions that the storm would arrive on Wednesday, the Glasser/Schoenbaum team convened to discuss preparations for the campus grounds, Center operations, and fiscal agent services.
Tuesday, 9/27
The team got to work. Shades came down, benches were stowed; from the elevator, to the garden gnome, to the golf cart, all physical items were secured. Emergency plans were communicated with the campus and with all fiscal agent community partners.
Wednesday, 9/28
We hunkered down as team and as a community. Charlene Altenhain, Executive Director, celebrated a birthday.
Thursday, 9/29
While staff and their families checked in with each other, staff leaders went to the campus to assess the damage.
Friday, 9/30
The team, volunteers, and Literacy Council staff came together to begin cleaning the campus so that agencies could get back to work as soon as they were ready.
Real estate is one of the greatest costs in a business budget. Our partnership with The Glasser/Schoenbaum Human Services Center allows more money to go towards our mission. And what better place to house our office than on a campus with nineteen other outreach agencies.
Collaboration is key to the success of our work. The Campus of Caring is a unique space where we can easily join forces with other agencies to make the best use of our resources and maximize our community impact. The affordable rent allows us to allocate more funds to our mission of transforming the lives of students and their families.
As a small organization with a staff of two, employee safety was a big consideration when we were looking for office space. We did not want our employees to be in a place where they were alone. Being on the GSHSC campus has been great because there is a whole community of like-minded professionals.
