Greenacres, Florida, June 24, 2010 – Oasis Compassion Agency has been awarded a grant by Jarden Consumer Solutions Community Fund in the amount of $15,600 to fund a Job Counselor position. This position will allow Oasis to assist more candidates in their job search and preparation. The Oasis Compassion Agency Job Counselor helps clients prepare resumes, conduct mock interviews, provide interview clothing and viable job leads to candidates. The Job Counselor also helps coordinate a quarterly Career Skills Workshop which is open to the community at large at no cost.

Jarden Consumer Solutions, headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, best known for brands such as Mr. Coffee^®, Sunbeam^®, Rival^® and Oster^®, is committed to investing in their local community. “This is our fourth year receiving funds from Jarden,” states CEO, Sharon Gill. “Over the past four years we have received over $38,000 from Jarden, in addition to goods and merchandise for re-sale in our Thrift Store to help offset operational costs. Jarden has been pivotal to the growth of our Career Center and we owe a lot to them for their committed partnership.”

“Our employees who contribute to the Jarden Consumer Solutions Community Fund really believe in giving a hand up which we see the Job Counselor at Oasis doing daily,” said Rocki Rockingham, Vice President, Community Relations and Communications. “At a time when so many Americans are transitioning, we feel it is important to band together and make a positive difference in their lives and continue to help strengthen the communities where our employees live and work.”

Source: The Town-Crier Newspaper (Original Version)

The life of distressed women in Palm Beach County is difficult if they have nowhere to turn for assistance. Sharon Gill, CEO of the Oasis Compassion Agency, a non-profit agency assisting low-income families in need, found the solution in the development of a 1,600-square-foot women’s center in Greenacres.

Prior to founding the Oasis Compassion Agency in 2003, Gill worked at Gill & Associates, the law firm she and her husband started. Sylvia Lee, Oasis board chair and co-founder of Connection Outreach, has been with the agency since the beginning. “Oasis was born out of the food pantry at a church,” Lee said. “We began by helping people fill out applications and just anything to get them help in life.”

Sharon Gill was awarded the 2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award for an individual, at a ceremony at the newly re-named Palm Beach State College on Thursday, January 14, 2010. The Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Awards were estalished by Palm Beach State College to honor individuals and organizations that have made major innovative contributions toward improving the lives of others, particularly the underserved, through leadership, service and or programs. These contributions can be in the areas of education, diversity, race relations, health care, social justice and economic empowerment.

Source: The Town-Crier Newspaper (Original Article)