By Liz Leger | Posted: 2/24/2020

Growing up on what he calls “the mean streets of Chicago,” Jeff wanted to get off the streets and away from gang violence; he wanted a better life for himself. He entered treatment at Avivo and worked with career counselors to find employment. He works at a county treatment facility and is going to school to become an addiction counselor. 

“I wanted a future. I wanted a life... I wanted something better for myself than the streets.” Read Jeff’s story.

Join NetVU as we support Avivo and others like Jeff by donating and volunteering for Day of Caring on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, sponsored by The Cincinnati Insurance Company.

At Day of Caring, volunteers will assemble no sew fleece blankets and job readiness packets for Avivo. Can’t volunteer? Please donate.

How can you support Day of Caring?

NetVU’s Chairman of the Board, Joe Clabaugh, spotlights Avivo, the importance of Day of Caring, and showing NetVU’s Strength in Members. Click here or on the play button on the video to view.

Since 1960, Avivo has helped individuals transform their lives, particularly people facing significant and multiple challenges to self-sufficiency. This includes poverty, racism, physical and mental health concerns, homelessness, substance abuse, little or no education, outdated work skills, limited English language skills, and more.

From its start as a vocational rehabilitation services provider in Minneapolis, Avivo now offers chemical and mental health services, career education, and employment services.  Avivo provides full integration and pairing of services – chemical and mental health, career education, and employment services – creating the strongest paths for life transformation for the nearly 15,000 individuals helped every year.

What do you think? Share your comments for Day of Caring at Accelerate on NCOM. 
Questions? Contact [email protected].

Blog contributor Liz Leger serves as the Logistics Coordinator at NetVU. Learn more about Liz and say hello on the NetVU Community.