NuSil Technology Donates Materials to Delancey Street Foundation
NuSil Technology, a leading formulator and manufacturer of silicone compounds for healthcare, aerospace, electronics and photonics, recently donated silicone materials to the Delancey Street Foundation, one of the world’s most successful rehabilitation programs for criminal offenders.
Carpinteria, CA and Carpinteria, CA (PRWEB) August 2, 2006
NuSil Technology, a leading formulator and manufacturer of silicone compounds for healthcare, aerospace, electronics and photonics, recently donated silicone materials to the Delancey Street Foundation, one of the world’s most successful rehabilitation programs for criminal offenders.
The Delancey Street Foundation, formed in San Francisco during the 1970s as a criminal rehabilitation and vocational training center, has become one of the best rehabilitation centers in the world. Using the philosophy of “extended family,” co-founder Dr. Mimi Silbert dedicates her life to keeping the Delancey Street Foundation open and growing. Having expanded to four other sister projects ¾ located in New York, New Mexico, North Carolina and Los Angeles ¾ the Delancey Street Foundation continues to turn hardened criminals into upstanding citizens.
NuSil Technology donated silicone adhesives, valued at more than $7,000, to the Delancey Street Foundation. Delancey Street participants will use this silicone adhesive in their various residential construction projects.
“The Delancey Street Foundation is a wonderful organization with a great purpose,” said Brian Nash, vice president of Marketing and Sales. “We are grateful that we could help their foundation.”
Participants at the Los Angeles branch of Delancey Street are all ex-convicts. More than 85 percent have used heroin for more than 10 years, 24 percent are women, half are minorities and most are illiterate. These participants work at one of the Delancey Street businesses in exchange for room and board at the center. These businesses include a moving company, a catering company and an advertising specialties company. Through this center, participants prepare for the real world by working 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. Mondays through Saturdays, learning appropriate social behavior, earning their high school diploma, and learning at least three job skills. The Delancey Foundation benefits these individuals, as well as society.
About NuSil Technology
NuSil is a cutting-edge manufacturer of silicone compounds for healthcare, aerospace, electronics, photonics and other applications that require precise, predictable, cost-effective materials performance. ISO-9001-certified since 1994, NuSil operates state-of-the-art laboratories and processing facilities in North America and Europe and provides on-site, in-person application engineering support worldwide. More information about NuSil Technology can be found at www. nusil. com.
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