January  2010 Dear Seed Investor,

Sow a Seed into the Life of a Single Mother and Watch her Family Bloom!

What if a homeless mother could receive 'free' employment and technology skills training to secure a livable wage career to lift her family out of poverty?  Priscilla, a single mother of five received free training through Virtuous Enterprises, Inc. (VEINC) Mobile Employment and Technology Training program - an innovative program that provides onsite workforce development and technology skills training to homeless women in the Washington region.  Priscilla is currently employed in the federal government and now resides in Charles County, Maryland with her family, and Priscilla is an MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional) candidate through our Education-2-Go program.   Studies show programs directed at educating women and girls yield a higher rate of return than any other community investment.  When women are equipped to meet and manage the needs of their families, their children become equipped to integrate into society as productive citizens.   Productive citizens create vibrant communities.  Vibrant communities can create a vibrant society, and a vibrant  society creates a vibrant nation!    With your seed investment of $25 or more, we can help a struggling family bloom out of the cycle of poverty and here's what your investment will provide a single mother: Career Assessment Career Readiness/Professional Development Training Case Management Services Paid Internship Opportunities Career Placement Assistance Career Retention Support Virtual Career and Life Coaching Support Linkages to Education/Training (online and in-house) Some of the aforementioned services have been identified by the Obama Administration as effective strategies to break barriers to enter or advance in the workplace. And, with your help, VEINC's capacity can be expanded to build stronger families headed by single mothers through our training and development programs.   According to A Portrait of Women and Girls of the Washington Metropolitan Area - a groundbreaking report developed by the Washington Area Women's Foundation, women-led families make up 58% of families living in poverty in our region. In Prince George's County, Maryland, they represent 59% of all families in poverty.  And, Prince George's County has the 2nd highest unemployment rate for women in the Washington region.    Investors like you are an integral part of our work! And, today we need your seed investment of $25 or more to decrease the vicious cycle of poverty amongst low-income women-led families of Prince George's County, Maryland.     Since 2000, VEINC has provided educational opportunities and resources to transition women-led families to economic independence and stability.  As a former member of a low-income family headed by a single mother in Prince George's County, I know first hand the importance to invest in women-headed families to impact our communities.  My work and passion through VEINC is the result of personal and community investors like you, and I look forward to your investment and partnership to strengthen and extend our work!        Thanks for your investment to lift women-led families out of poverty and I look forward to your response and partnership.     Warmly,

Deborah M. Avens, MCP | CSM President & Founder   P.S.  To make your investments via mail, please make payable to: Virtuous Enterprises, Inc. and mail to Virtuous Enterprises, Inc., 4305 St. Barnabas Road, Suite 400, Temple Hills, MD 20748.