http://12angels.org making an investment in recovery. Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:58:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_365" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Luis Villalobos receiving the Hans Severiens Award"][/caption] Luis Villalobos was a great mentor to me, the 12 Angels and lots of other people! He was a pioneer in angel investing, an advocate for entrepreneurs and an architect of organizations. Here is my story about Luis Villalobos… In ... http://12angels.org/goodbye-to-luis-villalobos-our-organizations-mentor/ I wish I knew of one!  If anyone has done one or knows where to find one it would be really helpful...Below are some of my opinions and experiences on the subject... My opinion and experience is that employment performance follows the recovery process.  In the first year of recovery relapse ... http://12angels.org/question-are-there-any-studies-on-the-hiring-of-addicts-in-early-recovery/ This information-packed workshop is designed for those facing obstacles to employment, such as criminal records, gaps in work history, and poor references. It is ideal for people completing substance abuse treatment or those on probation/parole. In her 28-page guidebook, Ms. Romano details the step-by-step legal process of dismissing criminal records, ... http://12angels.org/wanna-know-a-secret-you-may-be-able-to-clean-up-your-criminal-record/ Microcredit (Micro Loans)  is a financial innovation that is generally considered to have originated with the Grameen Bank. The Grameen Bank and its founder Muhammad Yunus won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for helping 7 million people in poverty receive loans; since the founidng of the bank about US $6.0 billion has been loaned and ... http://12angels.org/microcredit-program-would-it-work-in-the-recovery-community/ Are you or have you ever been in a 12 step program to help you overcome your alcoholism or addiction?  Would you be willing to help other recovering alcoholics and addicts overcome their alcoholism and addictions — so they can reintegrate into the working world as productive members of society ... http://12angels.org/sponsor-and-sponsee-survey-links-%e2%80%94-thank-you-for-your-help/ " The 12 Angels would like to thank the Broccoli Foundation for support of our career mentorship program. As the 100th birthday celebration of Albert "Cubby" Broccoli approaches. We send our gratitude out to Family of Albert Broccoli. We are very honored to be supported by the Broccoli ... http://12angels.org/become-a-mentor-and-find-happiness/ We would like to thank José Luis Nazar for allowing 12 Angels to meet at Houdini Park, one of the most storied locations in Los Angeles. José Luis Nazar, the owner of Houdini Park, is the creator of Inglés sin Barreras, the most successful English course for Hispanics in the United States. He ... http://12angels.org/we-have-a-new-home-at-the-houdini-estate-thank-you-jose-luis-nazar/ Over the past 12 months, the number of unemployed persons has increased rapidly. As of January 2009, we have more than 11 million people unemployed. Everything equal would an employer hire a recovering addict? If you were an addict just leaving drug treatment center would you ... http://12angels.org/solutions-to-the-economic-damage-caused-by-addiction/ [caption id="attachment_214" align="alignleft" width="218" caption="Applied Management Research"][/caption] 5 graduate students from UCLA's Anderson School of Business will be helping the 12 Angels organization with an online mentorship project. We are very excited to be starting this 6 month project today. Mentorship is a vital component of career development and ... http://12angels.org/ucla-school-of-business-and-the-12-angels/ [gallery] First - Let's thank our donors and sponsors! John and Regina Scully, Dr. Teas, Monarchy Clothing, the filmmakers from Lost in Woonsocket, Paul Mitchell, DJ Michaelis, SunStyle, the beautiful Ford Models from Ford Modeling Agency, metal artist Jason Mernick, the amazing cusine of Chris and Brett Sulzer, rock memorabilia from ... http://12angels.org/wow-what-an-event-at-dr-teas-12-angels-social-entrepreneurship-in-the-recovery-community/