NEWS 10 ABC: Pioneer donates $10K to Vanderheyden
"A local youth program received a funding boost on Wednesday from [Pioneer]. It donated $10,000 to Vanderheyden, Inc., a non-profit that provides services for local children and their families.
The donation will be used to support the organization’s career center and Vandy Thrift Shop, both of which provide job readiness training to young people. Leaders with the non-profit said the ultimate goal is to set the kids up for success.
'The individuals that come to us come from a variety of backgrounds — abuse, neglect, some have behavioral problems — and our job is really to make sure that we can change their life to save their life,” Vanderheyden Pres. Karen Carpenter said. “One of the ways we do that is to teach them the job skills. What we’re doing today at the Vandy Thrift Shop so they can have a future job, a house, and a wonderful life.'"