Changing Lives Through Home Improvement and Baby Materials

Individuals employed at Bud's Warehouse and Baby Bud's participate in a three-phase career and life skill development program.  The comprehensive 6-12 month program partners with area churches to provide the following:

• Career Planning and Goal Setting
• Resume Building
• Budgeting Skills
• Discipleship Bible Studies
• Positive-Parenting Classes
• Customer Service Training
• Time  Management Skills
• And Much More

Men and Women that complete the program are equipped to graduate to better jobs in the community with improved life skills. For more information on the job training program contact us at (303) 296-3990.

A recent study by the Tony Campolo School for Social Change at Eastern University shows that Belay Enterprises provides tremendous value to the Denver Metro area. The report notes that every dollar invested in our Bud’s Warehouse project returns almost five dollars in enterprise value and between five and six dollars in social purpose value. In other words, donations to Belay act as an investment in the community producing increased social-value in the future because of the enterprising nature of the innovative program. More information on the study is located at www.campoloschool.org/pdfs/BUDS_CSDesign.pdf.

The study shows that in 2003, the self-supporting Bud’s Warehouse program saved society a total of $185,000 in public assistance dollars for the 17 employees that participated in the program. This reflects money saved from direct social services as well as savings related to the program’s proven track record of reducing future incarceration rates. Upon graduation from the program, the average employee has improved his or her earning power by almost $18,000 and is contributing an average of $2644 in new taxes. These are statistics that reflect the reality of changed lives.

Fiscal 2004 Statistics

Bud’s Warehouse has served 27 people in Fiscal 2004 with 6 program participants currently enrolled, 4 permanent manager participants, and 3 program drop outs

Baby Bud’s has served 13 people in Fiscal 2004 with 8 current program participants, 1 Manager participant, and 2 program drop outs.

Good Neighbor Garage 2004 Performance
As of August 27, 2004, the Good Neighbor Garage has placed 13 cars with disadvantaged individuals in need of a car in order to get to work. A total of 55 people have applied for the program and are awaiting a fixed vehicle from the program.