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Press Release

GE Chairman's Award Benefits Avenues for Homeless Youth

June 25, 2015

The $25,000 award from Eden Prairie-based GE Capital Fleet Services supports Avenues for Homeless Youth’s emergency shelter and services to homeless teens

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - Avenues for Homeless Youth in Minneapolis has been selected to receive a $25,000 Chairman’s Award grant from Eden Prairie-based GE Capital Fleet Services. The grant will support the organization’s mission to provide short-term housing and supportive services to homeless youth in the Twin Cities.
 

The Chairman’s Award, given annually by GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt, is the highest honor given at GE, and comes with the opportunity to provide a donation to an organization of the winner’s choosing.

“We chose to make our donation to Avenues for Homeless Youth because we have seen firsthand the impact this organization has on the lives of young people,” said Kristi Webb, GE Capital Fleet Services president and CEO. “Our donation is in addition to other goods and services put in by members of our team with the organization.”

There are more than 4,000 youth who are homeless and on their own every night in Minnesota. Avenues provides homeless youth with emergency shelter, short-term housing and supportive services in a safe and nurturing environment. Through such service, Avenues seeks to help youth achieve their personal goals and make a positive transition into young adulthood.

The organization runs shelters and hosts home programs combined with supportive services for youth in the Twin Cities. Avenues opened its first suburban location in 2015; Brooklyn Avenues is a 12-bed teen shelter and the first ever shelter for young people in the suburbs.  

“We are extremely pleased and thankful for the generous donation from GE Capital Fleet Services,” said Deborah Loon, executive director of Avenues. “We have been so fortunate over the years to have the help and support of GE. Together, we have been able to make successful strides in our mission to provide safety and encouragement to homeless youth throughout Minnesota. This donation will assist us greatly in continuing our mission and enhancing our services for these deserving young people.”

About GE Capital, Fleet Services
 

GE Capital Fleet Services, based in Eden Prairie, Minn., is a global fleet management company. With strategic consulting, deep analytical insights and experience in every industry, we’re uniquely positioned to help you continuously drive results - from the road all the way to the board room. In 2014 our fleet customers realized $210 million in savings through opportunities identified by our fleet team. Visit the website at www.gefleet.com or follow the company’s news and updates via Twitter (@GEFleetSvcs).


GE Capital offers customers around the globe an array of financial products, services and insights to help them grow their businesses. For more information, visit www.gecapital.com or follow company news via Twitter (@GECapital).
 

GE (NYSE:GE) imagines things others don’t, builds things others can’t and delivers outcomes that make the world work better. GE brings together the physical and digital worlds in ways no other company can. In its labs and factories and on the ground with customers, GE is inventing the next industrial era to move, power, build and cure the world. www.ge.com.

 

Tara Lambropoulos
GE Capital
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+1 312 441 7854
+1 312 802 9712


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