Dear Friends,

It is difficult to believe that the year is nearing an end, but we would like to bring you up to speed about what
our organization, A Way Out, The Path to Recovery has been doing to further our mission: to reach the
marginalized youth in minority communities and help empower them through mentoring and recovery to be
better equipped to succeed in life.

We have been diligently working with the young people in the Englewood neighborhood to aid and encourage
them to complete their secondary education, abstain from using drugs and alcohol, and to look toward attending
college, trade school or obtaining gainful employment. All of this effort is geared toward helping these young
people, who face so many challenges in their daily lives, to find a vision of a hopeful future.

We have served a diverse population over the preceding nine months, including approximately 250 young
people, whom we serve weekly to offer resources for recovery from drug and alcohol addiction at the
Southwood Interventions Program, where two of our staff visit the residence weekly. We are also involved with
the high schools in the Englewood community, where we served 65 young people this year. Of the 29 young
people we served who have graduated high school this year, 18 are currently enrolled in college, three are
attending trade school, and eight have accomplished gainful employment. This is an incredible record of a
100% success rate based on the goals we have set for the delivery of our services.

Growing up in the Englewood neighborhood has its challenges, as recent statistics indicate that it ranks as the
fourth most dangerous neighborhood in Chicago. One of the young men that our program developer, Johnny
Dorsey was working with, was shot and seriously injured during the 4th of July weekend. He was planning to
attend college this fall, but his recovery from that incident will postpone those plans until the following year.
During the months of November and December we are looking to raise funds from our supporters who would
like to make a difference for young people like those you have just read about. We are hoping to raise enough
money by year end to hire a professional job coach and job developer to assist in offering help with resume
writing, interviewing skills and job placement. We further hope to have this individual develop contacts with ·
employers willing to hire the young people who have graduated our program.

Please consider making a donation. It will make a huge difference
to some young person looking for a way out of discouragement and despair.

Sincerely,
Louis Daniel Alvarez
Chairman, Board of Directors

A Way Out The Path to Recovery

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