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	Embarras River Basin Agency for Economic Opportunity, Inc. Address: 115 S. Kentucky, PO Box 307 Greenup, IL 62428-0307 Executive Director: Marsha Roll Telephone: 217-923-3113 Fax: 217-923-5155 Website: no website available People Served: 23655 No. of Employees: 185 No. of Volunteers: 5668 Service Area: Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland Success Story: Forty-two year old homemaker, Karen Rabideau, has an unemplyed spouse, five children of her own and one grandchild to raise when she applied for the Energy Assistance Program at the Jasper County Outreach office of Embarras River Basin Agency. Karen was referred to and became a recipient of both the commodity and weatherization programs. Because Karen's husband battled alcoholism and was often umemployed, she decided that she wanted more security in her life and chose to pursue a career in nursing through ERBA's Employment and Training Program. Even with the everyday household problems that low income families face, her spouse's continued struggle with alcohol, and her diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, Karen maintained top grades. Karen says that the encouragement that she received from the Jasper County ERBA staff was a great strength in achieving her goal at age 44. After receiving her degree, Karen was employed at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois for two years. She then spent 6 years workig through Lincolnland Visiting Nurses, and has been employed as Director of Nurses at Cumberland Nursing Center in Greenup, Illinois for the past 5 years. Karen says that if it had not been for the financial programs available through ERBA, she would not have had the opportunity to achieve her goals. Karne lost her husband to cancer in November 2000. this makes her even more grateful for the opportunity to pursue her options when she made the decision to go back to school. She asks, "Where would I be today if I had not made that decision?" Programs: Case Management/Community Care; Commodity Program; Community Services Block Grant; United Way Emergency Food and Shelter; Head Start Program; HUD Homeless Program; IDHS Homeless Prevention; IDHS Emergency Food & Shelter Homeless; Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program; Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program; Title IIIB Senior Citizens Program; Title II1C Senior Nutrition Program; Title 3F; Title XX Transportation; Money Management
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