Our Annual Maker of Change

Awards Banquet was held

10/21/17 at the CASI building:

1613 E. 8th St, honorees were

awarded for all the hard work

they have done to improve

communities of Clark, Floyd &

Harrison Counties.

The honorees for 2017 were:

Sharon Levavell-Marshall, Maury Weedman & Pauletta Feldman, Paul & Michele Stensrud, Shari McCutcheon, Sharnese Cook, Neil Curry’s Automotive Service, Annette Lawler, Dawn Spyker, Gary Leavell, Christy Buyck, and Dee Dennison Grisham.

Event Pictures

CASI would like to say, “thank you” to those who made donations, volunteered their time or attended the event.

250 people were in attend-ance. Our event was a success. One of the programs support-ed by this event proceeds is the Family Development/ Crisis Assistance Program. It assists persons/ families and veterans having financial short falls with utilities, eviction prevention, or other critical needs.

Makers of Change Awards

C O M M U N I T Y A C T I O N O F S O U T H E R N I N D I A N A

December 1, 2017

Volume 1, Issue 3

CASI Connection News Special points of

interest:

Jeffersonville Stand

Down

Customer Success

Story

Inside this issue:

Jeffersonville Stand Down 2

Stand Down Volunteer Appreciation Reception

2

Life Literacy Academy Kickoff Even

3

Customer Success Story 3

Employee of the Month 3

Employee Anniversaries 4

Stand Down Volunteer Appreciation Reception

The Jeffersonville Stand Down

was held on November 3,

2017 at Community Action of

Southern Indiana (CASI).

Sponsorship consisted of Vol-

unteers of America, Veteran

Affairs, CASI, Disabled Ameri-

can Vet Affairs, and Veterans

Court Southern Indiana.

There were 65 participants

receiving services and 31 plus

vendors.

Event Pictures

Jeffersonville Stand Down

Rhonda Marcum with Volun-

teers of America’s Supportive

Services for Veteran Families

program, held a Jeffersonville

Stand Down Appreciation

Reception. This event was

located at Life Spring in Jeffer-

sonville, Indiana. It recognized

volunteers and others who

helped with the Jeff Stand

Down event in November

2017. Pictures from the Ap-

preciation event are provided.

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CASI Connection News

Rhonda Marcum

11/13/17

Community Action of South-

ern Indiana’s Life Literacy

Academy held its kickoff event

on September 29, 2017 at

Clarksville High School. Stu-

dents in the fourth, eighth and

ninth grades attended. There

were snacks, inflatables, Ivy

Tech representatives, and mu-

sic provided by DJ Tim Still.

Curt Wells is the Life Literacy

Academy Manager. He was

asked what he enjoyed from

today. Curt stated, “It was awe-

some to reconnect with my

students. Also it was a way to

build new relationships with

students and staff.

following were the employees

of the month: Mieko Burrage

(August), Christy Buyck

(September), Denise Triplett

(October), and Mary Norris

(November).

Christy was awarded an

Employee of the Year at the

Makers of Change event on

October 21, 2017.

Employee of the month is an

award provided to a special

employee who has lived up to

the agency’s commitment to

excellence; integrity, respect,

compassion, confidentiality

and supports the mission (to

support and empower families

and communities striving to

reach self-sufficiency. The

Life Literacy Academy Kickoff Event

Employee of the Month (August Through November)

Customer Success Story

people in the world that we live in today that have endured simi-lar, if not worse, and still man-aged to make it. I am a big sup-porter of Life Literacy, because of the people behind the pro-gram. It makes a huge difference when people actually care about what, and the people that they are doing it for, and not to just collect a dollar amount. I would like thank Mr. Curt for caring enough about others to have reached out with this pro-gram.

I am currently a single parent of 3, renting a 3 bedroom home that I will never have the chance

to own. During one of the par-ent meetings, Mr. Curt men-tioned that CASI offered a num-ber of services for all families with different needs, and goals. He pointed me in the direction of the IDA program, and I got in touch with Mrs. Marilyn War-ren. She got me all the infor-mation I needed , and went through the application process with me. through the applica-tion process with me. Now, I am currently finishing up the work-shops that are put in place to help me achieve my long term goal. The workshops gave me a lot of helpful information in becoming a home owner.

My name is Renisha Walker, I was asked if I would mind shar-ing my thoughts about some of the programs that myself or other family members have been involved in. The first program that my family participated in was Life Literacy. This program encouraged my daughter to strive to be the best at everything that she puts her mind to doing, and that no matter your race, or family background that everyone deals with some type of peer pressure, but it is according to how you handle your opposi-tions, and that even with all odds against you that there are

“I would like to thank CASI for the

knowledge, and tools given to me in

becoming a successful, new homeowner.”

Renisha Walker

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Phil Ellis Christy Buyck

1613 East 8th St.

Jeffersonville, IN 47130

Phone: 812-288-6451

Vision of Success

Community Action of Southern Indiana (CASI) is recognized as a model

agency in the state of Indiana. CASI serves thousands of customers each year

throughout Clark, Floyd, and Harrison counties in Southern Indiana. CASI

headquarters is located in Jeffersonville, Indiana. There are CASI sub-

locations in various parts of Southern Indiana. Some of the services provided

by CASI are Head Start, Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8), Weatheriza-

tion, Energy Assistance, Life Literacy Academy, Minority Health Initiative,

and Self-initiative/ Self-development.

The board and staff are committed and actively involved in the agency’s suc-

cess. They efficiently work together with open communication. The success

of the agency has resulted in a significant rise in voluntary contribution of

time and money from numerous individuals in the community. Community

leaders regularly seek a place on the board.

CASI values the following: 1) commitment to excellence, 2) integrity, re-

spect, compassion, confidentiality, and 3) diversity and sense of community.

W I N D O W S U S E R

November

Happy Anniversary!

October December

CASI’s Employee Anniversaries

A Family of Many Working As One

http://casi1.org

Phil Ellis, Executive Director

In compliance with state and federal laws, Community Action of Southern Indiana will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, veteran’s status, sexual

orientation, marital status

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Caldwell, Darrell 14 Years

Caldwell, Patrick 2 Years

Casper, Katy 2 Years

Grady, Cecilia 7 Years

Howard, Jayla 1 Year

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Norris, Mary 2 Years

Radford, Linda 19 Years

Triplett, Denise 2 Years

Salmon, Audrey 2 Years

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