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(ALLENTOWN, PA) – The Clean Team Workforce announces its Employee of the Month for September, Shaheed B.
Shaheed, a 2022 graduate of the Allentown Rescue Mission’s Transformation Program, worked for the Clean Team Workforce until June of 2023. That year, he earned the June Employee of the Month award. After nine months of working for the Clean Team Workforce, Shaheed saved enough money to secure a place to live and moved out of the Mission. He then found work in the private sector and lived independently for eight months.
After eight months, Shaheed ran into financial trouble due to unexpected expenses and reduced work hours, which left him struggling to pay rent. He was forced to move out of his apartment and returned to the Allentown Rescue Mission.
The Clean Team Workforce provides good-standing former employees with the opportunity to be immediately rehired if they find themselves without a job and acts as a safety net for men who experience trouble making the transition to independent living, like Shaheed.
During his time back with the Clean Team Workforce, Shaheed has led property cleanup, junk removal, and grass cutting teams. He is a hard worker who pays attention to detail and gets the job done. He arrives on time every day and is ready to work. Shaheed has been saving money with hopes of starting over again with a new place to live and a new job.
The Clean Team Workforce congratulates Shaheed for becoming Employee of the Month a second time and being brave enough to start over again.
The Allentown Rescue Mission, a 501c3, 123 bed non-profit homeless shelter has been providing shelter for homeless men since 1900. In addition to emergency shelter services (365 days a year), the Allentown Rescue Mission offers a residential life skills program, and transitional employment on the Clean Team Workforce that’s available for hire to the community. The Clean Team Workforce pays the men above PA state minimum wage– helping them save a nest egg to transition back into the community. In a typical year, the Allentown Rescue Mission provides shelter services for over 946 men per year, and serves over 42,000 meals a year to men in need.
To refer someone to the Allentown Rescue Mission for services or to learn ways you can help make a difference please visit www.allentownrescuemission.org
Information provided to TVL by:
Stefanie Appel
Community Relations
Allentown Rescue Mission
www.allentownrescuemission.org
