Vaco Raleigh Sponsors 2009 PLM Families Together (PLMFT) Homeward Journey Breakfast

David R. Rhode, managing partner of Vaco Raleigh, LLC (www.vaco.com), an executive placement and consulting firm, has announced the firm was a sponsor for the 2009 PLM Families Together (PLMFT) Homeward Journey breakfast on Nov. 12. The event included presentations from board members and testimonials from PLMFT program graduates and their children.

PLMFT is a community outreach program that excels in providing homeless families with housing and services so that more than 80 percent of participants can attain and retain permanent housing and achieve self sufficiency. For more information on the event or to make a donation, visit www.plmft.org.

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"We are excited to have once again sponsored this event for PLM Families Together," said Rhode. "Crystal Suazo, partner at Vaco, has played an active role with this organization for several years. We are pleased to support her efforts."

ABOUT VACO RALEIGH, LLC:
Vaco specializes in contract, special project and direct hire services in the fields of accounting and finance, information technology, eLearning and design, operations and executive search. The staff at Vaco Raleigh has more than 350 combined years of industry experience, with local knowledge and connections as well as access to geographically diverse resources through 25 Vaco offices nationwide. Vaco was selected as an Inc. 500 company in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Committed to hiring top performers from corporate life that now serve their profession instead of performing within it, Vaco has a team of seasoned experts with the industry experience to understand their clients’ needs and candidates’ skills. This rare combination of experience and expertise allows Vaco to make superior matches between employers and qualified candidates. Established in 2004, Vaco Raleigh was named as one of the 50 fastest growing private companies in the Triangle by the Triangle Business Journal in 2007 and 2008. Vaco Raleigh also received the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce’s 2008 Pinnacle Award for Steady Growth and Profitability. For more information, please call (919) 719-6500 or visit the Web site at www.vaco.com.

ABOUT PLM FAMILIES TOGETHER:
PLM Families Together (PLMFT) was founded as Pan Lutheran Ministries in 1980 by a group of Wake County Lutheran churches with the mission to provide housing and support to those in need, to involve volunteers, and to advocate with and for homeless people. The main focus has always been on homeless families with children. PLMFT serves local homeless families with the entire continuum of care including, assessment, short-term transitional housing, intensive support services, life skills training classes, children's programming, permanent housing placement, and after-care case management. PLMFT keeps families together by providing individual apartments for each household. With a professional staff teamed with regular volunteers and strong collaborative partners, PLMFT helps families address the root causes of homelessness so that 80 percent have attained and retained permanent housing. Last year, PLMFT housed 129 families, including 254 children. For more information visit: www.plmft.org

Kate Catlin
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