September 11th, 2014 Thursday
To: Mr. Charlie Baltimore
Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia
2000 Hamilton Street, Suite 304
Philadelphia, Common Wealth of Pennsylvania 19130-3814
From: Brother Tracy Gibson
213 South 49th Street
Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 19139
1 (215) 921-2065
Dear Mr. Baltimore:
I hope and pray this letter finds you in the best of good health
and good spirits. I was referred to you
by a Mr. Max Carlson of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
[Victims Compensation Assistance Program] of Philadelphia. I am on disability
for depression with schizophrenic features, but have been doing quite well and
haven’t been hospitalized for these problems in over 12 years. I am looking to find a part time job that
will be both challenging and rewarding financially and in regard to my helping
the Black community and the Community at large.
I have written dozens of letters to advocate for the betterment of the
City of Philadelphia’s education system and the health of our People here. Recently a letter I wrote was instrumental in
helping CVS Pharmacy find the courage to take cigarettes off the shelves of
their stores. Now they specialize in
helping people to stop smoking!! This
was a clear victory for me as an individual community organizer and for people
in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who
wish to stop smoking, but haven’t been able to find a route to accomplish this
task. I also take on a number of other
issues in my work, but have been unable to get funding to really work as consistently
and effectively as I would like. Finding part-time work would sure help. My
resume speaks for itself, but there are a few things that I find especially
rewarding that I have done in recent years. One is to write the oil companies
to advocate for youths getting summer jobs cleaning the gas stations, and doing
minor repairs on cars. This would cut
back significantly on inner-city crime and keep our young people occupied by
doing something constructive they would get paid for. I have also advocated for
Black youths to work legally selling videos in the community instead of bootleg
videos. This would cut back on the
amount of money the major and minor studios are losing from the bootleg market
and provide legitimate jobs for youth as well. The crisis in the Middle East is a real and authentic problem that has been troublesome for decades. I have worked on this, but have not been able to get my planned organization funded properly, as yet. The part-time work would help me get some of these items up and running faster. To say we are in crisis as a nation on these issues: the crisis in the middle east and youth unemployment is an understatement. I think you can understand my level of frustration and my need for the paid work.
Peace and Blessings,
Brother Tracy Gibson
Peace and Blessings,
Brother Tracy Gibson
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