LIFT

LIFT-DC will serve hundreds of additional Washington, DC individuals and families in 2010 with its recent expansion into the Columbia Heights neighborhood in the city.  LIFT-DC, Columbia Heights opened its doors at the beginning of March and is currently providing free social services to residents in the area.

LIFT-DC, Columbia Heights has partnered with CentroNía, a nationally recognized, award-winning charter school and educational organization that provides education, professional development and family-support services for families in the District, to provide on-site services Washington-area families and parents of CentoNía’s charter school students.

LIFT-Chicago will serve hundreds of additional Chicago individuals and families in 2010 with its recent expansion into the West Side of the city.  LIFT-Chicago, Pilsen opened its doors at the close of February and is currently providing free social services to West Side residents.

LIFT-Chicago, Pilsen will operate out of the new Chicago Workforce Center and work with several city and state agencies in the center to serve individuals and families in need.

LIFT wants to give a huge thank you to our network for their hard work and tireless efforts to rally around LIFT in two online competitions throughout the month of February.  With Facebook and Twitter feeds buzzing with encouragement, volunteers recruiting entire campuses to vote, and alumni and partners reaching out to have their companies vote for LIFT and Kirsten, we were completely overwhelmed by the amount of support we received and so grateful for it.

Day 28- Thank You!

Thank you to everyone who supported LIFT's work throughout the month of February by voting in the Pepsi Refresh Project.  We ran an incredibly strong campaign and finished 5th on the leaderboard. The outpouring of support for LIFT's idea to pull thousands of families out of poverty was touching and inspiring and we are so excited to have engaged so many volunteers, alumni, partners, friends, and new faces.

Thank you to the members of the Refresh Service Coalition for helping us stay on top of the leaderboard throughout the competition.  It was a fantastic team effort and we are thrilled to see so many wins across the coalition in the $50,000 and $25,000 categories.

We sincerely appreciate your support of LIFT and we look forward to bringing you more news from our offices in the coming months!

Day 26

BREAKING NEWS! In the final three days of the Pepsi Refresh Project, Pepsi announced that it will be giving away THREE $250,000 prizes. Read the article.

LIFT is in serious contention in 5th on the leaderboard and needs to close the gap by two spots. WE NEED YOUR VOTES at http://www.refresheverything.com/LIFT. Once you have voted, WE NEED YOUR FRIENDS' VOTES. This is a team effort, and the more people we get to vote for LIFT, the closer we are to winning $250,000 to help thousands of families in poverty.

Post to Facebook, change your profile picture to "I Voted for LIFT," retweet on Twitter, email your classmates and colleagues: every little bit counts!  The final hours of this competition will be incredibly important. The projects that keep the momentum going through the weekend will win.

Thank you for your continued support (and be sure to keep voting for members of the Refresh Service Coalition) and let's report the good news next week!

http://www.refresheverything.com/LIFT

At the close of 2009, LIFT was selected to be the recipient of funding from Fannie Mae's employee giving program to support its work addressing homelessness and poverty in the Chicago region.