1. Fiscal year (FY) 2013-14 ended on June 30
and was a good one for both Community
Warehouse (CW) and Milwaukee Working
(MW).
CW’s numbers are positive. Retail sales
were up 31% from the previous year. Mem-
bership saw an increase, 421 new members,
5% over last fiscal year, and 618 active
members renewed, a 15% increase over the
previous year. The upward trend continues
into the current fiscal year. We are encour-
aged that our customers are benefitting
from our top of the line products.
MW’s numbers are up, too. We have
had 6 successful book and CD collection
drives in the last several months. Pallet pro-
duction has shown an increase from 80 to
150/day with a goal of 250 daily. We are
close to our goal of selling 3,000 pallets in
October. Thanks to the Loerke Family, we
have 2 new pallet disassembly machines that
allow to us tear pallets apart faster speeding
up production. Our collaboration with Tools
& Stuff, a for profit partner in the tool acqui-
sition and selling operation, is in its beginning
stages. We have been listing tools for 5
months; currently selling 5 to 10 per day in-
cluding our listings on Craigslist. At this time,
our ability to get a supply of high quality
tools is seasonal and not constant.
God meant him to be.
Tyrone was employed at CW
until March of 2014. Tyrone
comes back to CW often and
brightens up the place with
his wide happy smile!
As is the case for all of the
men and women at MW and
CW, there is more to the
story. Stay tuned.
MeetTyrone
Jackson
The first thing you see is
Tyrone’s bright and engaging
smile. Flash back a couple of
years. Many who knew him
would say his future was not
very bright…if you are using
words like: responsible, hard
working, honest, family man,
God fearing.
Tyrone is one of 5 children
raised by a strong single moth-
er who did her best to raise
responsible children. Despite
her best efforts, he fell into a
pattern of making bad
decisions that eventually land-
ed him in prison. As his
release date approached,
Tyrone felt nervous about
Offering hope & changing lives
one household at a time.
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freedom and had ques-
tions and doubts about
his future.
A Milwaukee YWCA
program designed to
help individuals with
challenged backgrounds
find employment
connected him with
Community Warehouse
(CW). Among the
things he learned while
employed at CW: take
direction willingly, swal-
low your pride and
admit that it is ok that
you don’t know every-
thing. CW quickly
became a haven; a place
to find love and sup-
port; a place to be
nurtured and molded
into the kind of man
Fall 2014
What are the numbers?
Creating jobs for the under-employed, never-
employed or background challenged.
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We were chosen
Midwest runner-
up for the 2014
WORLD magazine
Hope Award for
Effective
Compassion.
This annual
award recognizes
poverty-fighting
programs that
offer challenging,
personal, and
spiritual help.
The award pro-
gram began in
2006 and focuses
on Christian
based organiza-
tions that are at
least 3 years old,
are financially
stable, and focus
on transforming
lives.
worldmag.com
We are grateful
to our dedicated
donors, staff,
volunteers, and
prayer partners
for their
generosity,
assistance and
hard work.
We also thank
God for the
opportunity to
serve Him.
As a recent ‘graduate’ of Community
Warehouse (CW), Tyrone is gainfully
employed in medical transportation
and avoids the wrong influences that
took him down the wrong path.

2. writing, computer assistance,
medical/dental pursuits, and assisting
in life issues of taxes, child support,
budgeting needs, etc.
Hours are currently Monday - Thurs-
day from 11am to 2pm. Visitors are
welcome. Please contact Jan at
jwhittow@elmbrook.org for more
information or to volunteer.
 Forklift MW
 Motorized conveyer belt for our
pallet production operation that
moves wood from a saw to a
sorting table MW
 Minivan that can be used as a
company vehicle to take employees
to appointments or pick up books
for our internet business MW
 Additional or upgraded working
laptops or desktops (new or used)
CW
 More donations of books, DVDs
and CDs MW
 Office cleaning supplies (so we
don't have to buy them) CW MW
Our Wish List:
 24’ or 26’ stake truck; CDL or non
CDL (CDL is 26,000 pound load
capacity or higher) MW
 Customer service professional to
train our online employees in
customer service skills, phone skills,
email skills MW
 Metal scrap donation opportunities:
file cabinets to large metal compo-
nents that we can recycle for revenue
MW
 Office envelopes (size #1 – 6) to
ship out online items (so we don't
have to buy them) MW
Thank you for helping!
Advice,
Guidance
and a Friend
James Place 30th Street is a Resource
Center located at the Milwaukee
Working (MW) site at 2233 N. 30th
Street in the heart of the central city of
Milwaukee.
James Place 30th Street, a ministry of
Elmbrook Church, partners with MW
to respond to the needs of our employ-
ees as well as neighborhood visitors.
The resource center is staffed by
volunteers who are ready to listen,
advise, and bring hope to individuals
who step through the door, all in the
name of Jesus. The staff develops
relationships and responds to the needs
of people in difficult circumstances:
housing issues, job searches, resume
Reaching
into the
Community
Community Warehouse (CW)
has been actively working to
expand its footprint within the
Community Development
Block Grant Zones that it
serves. During 2014, CW has
hosted open houses to give
community leaders, property
managers and others an oppor-
tunity to see the high quality
building materials that are
available for use in properties
within these zones. Over the
summer, CW began relation-
ships with area schools
introducing parents and staff
members to CW and explain
how membership could benefit
them.
Three pallets of tile were
donated to the Construction
Department at Bradley Tech
High School.
Kudos to CW staff Adalis
Rivera and Ray Robakowski
and volunteer Sarah Nielson
for their hard work.
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We are currently on the
lookout for several items. If
you have one (or more) of
these items or know someone
who might, please contact:
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