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Logo transitions in and fades to an aerial shot of homeless tents lining a city street.

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Homelessness and food insecurity is a big issue in communities across the United States.

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Footage of volunteers handing out resources to homeless people, transitions to shot of 
homeless encampment.

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We are all one, or two, or three, or four, paychecks away from being homeless.

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Judith Nest-Pasierb appears on camera. Onscreen text reads: Judith Nest-Pasierb, Executive 
Director, Our Father's House. Fades to exterior shot of Our Father's House. 

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If you were homeless or if I were homeless, wouldn't I want a place to go to be looked after with 
kindness? Compassion?

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Camera closes in on Our Father's House exterior sign.

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Credit unions are founded by people helping people.

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The volunteer entrance at Our Father's House is seen onscreen.

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We have been able to, at Elan, partner with Workers for one of the organizations that was near 
and dear to their heart.

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Ashley Voorhies sits facing the camera. Text reads: Ashley Voorhies, Account Executive, Elan 
Credit Card.


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Footage of a mural on an interior wall of Our Father's House featuring an individual seated next 
to a shopping cart. A quote next to the painting reads "Society's punishments are small 
compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way"

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When Elan approached us to make a donation to our community, 

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Maria McCaffrey is seated facing the camera. Text onscreen reads: Maria McCaffrey, Senior 
Community Relations and Communication Specialist, Workers Credit Union.

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we were super excited to help downtown Fitchburg. Our Father's House is well-known in the 
area, and we are so proud to be able to support their work in everything they're doing, and the 
huge impact it's making on our most vulnerable community members. 

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Footage of interior rooms of the shelter. Judith Nest-Pasierb appears onscreen agree speaking 
to the camera. 

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This individual shelter is truly underfunded. I believe we only receive $450,000 for a year. It 
probably costs us double that to operate.

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Camera travels through the shelter showing the amenities available at to guests of the shelter. 

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$12,500 is a huge amount of money for us, and we are thrilled because without that money we 
couldn't supply what is needed for our homeless clients here.

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Camera shows two staff working in the shelter kitchen. Sylvia Brice-Toulapais appears on 
screen for interview. Text onscreen reads: Sylvia Brice-Toulapais, Assistant Executive Director, 
Our Father's House.

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We are all looking to help and provide services to help an individual that's down for now, but we 
have the stairs to help them climb right back.

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Volunteers are seen sorting and packing food in the kitchen. 

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 From the moment they hit the door, we start to take care of their needs.

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Heidi Beaulac faces camera for interview. Text on screen reads: "Heidi Beaulac, Direct Care, 
Our Father's House.

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I specifically had a woman who was just down on her luck when she came to us as a guest.

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Close up of print advertisement hanging in lobby for a sober house.

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The woman is trying to get a job.

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Shot pans from living area to show lockers, washing machine, and dryer.

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She came with a pair of undergarments, a socks, and a hoodie. 

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Close on bins containing hygiene packets

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Footage of clothing on a clothing rack and woman moving hangers left to right.

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Okay, now let's work on getting you clothes that you can [wear to] actually go to an interview. 

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Video shows Heidi again seated and speaking to the camera.

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And at the end of that week - that same person came back here and was employed.

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Miscellaneous footage of supplies and amenity space at the shelter.

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Being able to donate in a monetary form is wonderful, 

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Ashley Voorhies appears onscreen again speaking to the camera.

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but it's another thing to actually come and give back in the way of actually doing the physical 
work and volunteering together.

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Heidi and a volunteer work in the kitchen.

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Volunteers play a significant role.

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Judith appears onscreen again speaking to the camera.

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The volunteers from Workers Credit Union have been wonderful. Wonderful to our shelter here, 
to us, to Our Father's House. They have really helped us out tremendously.

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Heidi carries boxes of goods down a hallway.

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They come here naked; we can clothe them. They come here hungry; we can feed them.

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Sylvia appears onscreen again speaking to the camera.

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They come here down and out, we can talk to them and give them a sense of it's bad right now, 
but it's going to be better tomorrow.

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Volunteer carries goods down a hallway, transitions to shot of Heidi and same male volunteer 
packing produce. 

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As an employee, I couldn't be more happy to work for a company that does that. 

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Ashley appears onscreen again speaking to the camera. 

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Invests back into the community, and into our partnerships, not just with the monetary 
donations, but coming out, and working with the groups themselves. The whole big thing, it 
makes you feel great.

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Music fades out

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Elan logo appears over a forest at sunset.