Justification Report

Executive Summary

Give Us This Day Inc. (GUTD) is a 501 © 3 organization located in Durham, NC dedicated to finding individuals facing adverse circumstances permanent employment and social assistance. Job security is one of the key components to an individual and family's well-being. We believe that we can change one individual, family and community at a time by giving individuals the gift of job security. GUTD partners with local business owners, churches and mentors to provide assistance and encouragement in the search for permanent employment.

GUTD recognize that individuals with criminal records, limited education, overcoming addiction and victims of abuse will face greater difficulty finding steady employment. Meaningful employment is essential not only to an individual's economic security but also their physical and mental health, personal well-being and sense of identity.

Introduction

Give Us This Day provides career placement assistance for individuals in the Durham area of North Carolina. GUTD programs are in direct response to the growing number of individuals that are unable to find employment due to reasons such as: criminal records, limited education, overcoming addiction and victims of abuse.

Unemployment is an issue that we all pay for in the form of higher taxes and higher crime rates. For some unemployment is a choice; but for others it is a hurdle that they lack the resources to overcome. It is extremely difficult to narrow down a specific percentage pool for our target market because we service an immeasurable number.

The goal of the organization is to identify individuals who are going to have a turbulent transition into the workforce and offer positive support to avoid the pitfalls that can derail their lives.  Give Us This Day will serve as a liaison between the employer, community and our client.

GTUD clients are referred to us though our partnerships with churches, via the net and other organizations. Each client goes through a personalized program that is worked out and agreed upon between themselves and the individual's Career Coordinator.

Problem Statement

As of May 2011, 7.1 % of the Durham County labor force was unemployed. From a recent trough of 17,952 in December 2010, the number of unemployed has now grown by 995. Durham Unemployment Insurance Claims & Benefits Paid was at $3,155,615 in March 2011. (Durham Workforce Labor Development Board, 2011)

The big picture is that unemployment affects almost every aspect of our community and an individual's personal and family life. Give Us This Day believes we can enrich the community by reaching down and helping those that society and unemployment polls tend to forget face greater obstacles.

In the aftermath of the financial crisis, thousands of Durhamites are facing similar difficulties. The North Carolina Employment Security Commission reported a 7.1 percent unemployment rate for Durham County for December 2010, and 9.8 percent of citizens were unemployed statewide.

Compared to some other counties in the state, Durham's unemployment rate is relatively low. North Carolina has 57 counties with more than 10 percent unemployment, said Larry Parker, acting director of public information for the ...