Macy’s donates to shelter for youngsters
Park Place Outreach – Youth Emergency Shelter, a temporary shelter and outreach service that serves young people from Savannah and the surrounding area, has received a $3,000 donation from Macy’s. The funds will enable Park Place to continue its mission of providing shelter and services to adolescents in need.
“As an emergency shelter serving this vulnerable population, we rely on the generosity of the community. This funding is critical to us being able to maintain our level of service,” said Park Place Executive Director Linda Hilts. “We are very grateful to Macy’s for this support.”
Park Place Outreach – Youth Emergency Shelter is open 24 hours a day to youth in crisis, adolescents who are homeless, young people who have been abused, runaway youth or those who may be contemplating how to run away.
Opened in 1984 as Marshlands Foundation, Inc., the shelter provides counseling and other services to boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 17. The organization’s goal is to keep kids off the street and reunify families whenever possible.
Home-repair help available from ‘Rebuilding’
Homeowners who live in their homes and cannot afford to make repairs may be eligible for help from Rebuilding Together Savannah and may apply for work to be done in the spring of 2013. Applications must be completed and returned by Oct. 31.
Residents of Chatham County, who own their home, live in the home that needs repair and have a fixed or limited income, may be eligible for assistance with repairs at no cost. Homeowners must complete the application, furnish proof of ownership, proof of income (for all persons in the household) and proof that property taxes are up to date.
Call Rebuilding Together Savannah at 912-236-2022 to request an application by mail or email rebuildingtogethersavannah@gmail.com. Or you may download the application at rebuildingtogethersavannah.org/AboutUs/InfoforHomeowners.aspx.
Online store launched for food service provider
Savannah-based Coggins Promotional Advertising has announced the launch of an online company store for Performance Food Group, a Fortune 500 food service provider.
Performance Food Group brands include Performance Foodservice, Braveheart Beef, Roma and Vistar.
Coggins built the internal online store to meet Performance Food Group’s billing, reporting and shipping requirements and to provide easy access to corporate-approved branded merchandise.
Coggins will fulfill all orders from its company-owned distribution center, as well as produce merchandise on demand. The site will serve Performance Food Group’s 50 nationwide facilities and 10,000-plus employees.