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The mission of the LaStraw is to create an accessible network of Human and Social Services empowering low-income individuals to improve their quality of life. Our objectives are meant to eliminate the systemic cause of poverty, and require active participation and follow up with the community. We wholeheartedly support entrepreneurship which encourages self empowerment. Our target audience is African American women between 18-35 years old, low-income heads of household and school aged children.

HELPING TO WIN THE WAR AGAINST POVERTY AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY BY ENCOURAGING SELF SUFFICENCY AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATION

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The LaStraw c/o Aglaphonos, Inc.
P.O. Box 2693
Greensboro, NC 27402
336-987-9676
reapwhatuseaw@yahoo.com

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Executive Director,
Founding Member
Melva L. Florance

Biograpy

Finance Chair,
Founding Member
Shawn McCary

Volunteer Coordinator,
Founding Member
Mary Ealey

Community Council has four objectives:
Create a collaborative body to identify the goals and objectives specific to the residents of the community, develop an expanded sense of responsibility
to encourage the development of productive problem solving. To initiate collaborations with individuals and other organizations promoting self actualization.
Gifted Giving Hands Program has three objectives:
Encourage the decentralization of area efforts to combat poverty, and instead focusing specifically on the demographic make up of each low-income area.
Identify skills present in the community which can be used to cultivate entrepreneurial opportunities. To create internal and external opportunities to highlight the skills, talent and worthiness of individuals living in low-income areas.
Targeted Community Health has three objectives:
To increase awareness among vulnerable populations in Greensboro, NC about the population-specific differences in the presence of disease, health outcomes, access to health care, and to provide relative information on how this issue works to perpetuates poverty. To increase the penetration of health related information into low-income areas and to present culturally relevant information in a timely fashion to vulnerable populations.

Helping to win the war against poverty and social inequality by encouraging empowerment, self sufficiency and networking among underrepresented populations.

Education Chair,
Founding Member
Andrea L. Gilmore

Fundraising Chair,
Founding Member
Howrika Carlos

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Coming Soon: National Women’s Health Week
May 10, 2008 through May 17, 2008

Re: Tim Greene, a self taught filmmaker with branch offices in Hollywood, Charlotte, and Philadelphia, of Hip Hop For A Better World Motion Pictures (distributed domestically and in over 21 countries via a full service script to screen film production company specializing in niche films for the next generation of film viewers) will hold free film-making workshops for kids and adults during his 15-city “Kids For A Better World” food drive tour kicking off in New York City on December 15th to Los Angeles to help out families in need. Sponsors include Beryl Wolk and Philly Native Clothing Company, and Tonya-E’s “Stop Cussin’ Campaign”. A can good is required to gain access to each event. “It’s my way of giving back and meeting the audience that supports me and my Hip Hop films. I tour and give back all year around, but the holidays are even more special,” says Greene. To date Mr. Greene has given out over 320 computer systems to under privileged families around the globe. He is also teams up with Supermarkets across the country who donate cases of food and as usual he will give out home computer systems, cell phones and other door prizes at most of the events.
The countrywide tour will reach other cities including Philadelphia, PA, Baltimore, MD, Washington, DC, Greensboro (December 21st) and Charlotte, NC (Dec.20th), Atlanta (Dec. 22nd), Tallahassee, Fl and Hollywood California. In addition to the free workshop Tim Greene is also doing a “LiL Homeez” 2 casting.
****Greensboro Stop!!! ****
In connection with the LaStraw, Inc. and Aglaphonos Inc.
When: Friday December 21, 2007 Time: 3pm to 4pm
Where: Glenwood Branch Greensboro Public Library 1901 W. Florida Street
Greensboro, NC 27403
336-297-5000

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