ActionCOACH Rob Carol Works with the Freedom House Recovery Society for Coaching for a Cause

Las Vegas, NV, October 16, 2009 --(PR.com)-- ActionCOACH has long been coaching businesses and executives to leverage their business.

Now, with ActionCOACH’s Coaching for a Cause program, a global initiative designed to help local Business Coaches impact local charities and non-profits through the implementation of for-profit systems and strategies, coaches and charities can collaborate to leverage systems, develop teams and increase their reach.

The Freedom House Recovery Society helps men who have drug dependency problems get back on their feet. The organization provides these men with housing and employment opportunities as well as helps and supports them to get substance-free and stay sober.

What started out with a duplex in 2002 is now seven homes strong. The organization is looking to stay strong with support and direction in funding and proven strategies in hiring qualified employees.

“Although I am in the middle of another application with the provincial government, funding is urgent,” Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor Jim Doyle said. “In addition, we are so badly understaffed that I fear for my own health. Sadly, when we all try and go in one direction, it is almost impossible without a clear direction. We lack time management skills.”

Even with these challenges in their business, Doyle hopes to overcome them and accomplish their long-term goal: to build a new facility from the ground up.

“We want to build something that will meet every need of the men in our care,” he said.

ActionCOACH Business Coach Rob Carol came into contact with the Freedom House Recovery Society through a business acquaintance, and he immediately knew he wanted to get involved with them and help them out by coaching them.

“They are assisting people to have productive meaningful and changed lives,” Carol said. “They are taking people who were living day to day on drugs and providing them with treatment and integration into regular society through employment opportunities.”

Carol will devote his time to coach Doyle and his organization and coach him to find ways besides the government to find funding and help recruit qualified employees.

The organization has applied for Canada’s government funding program, but the proposal is time-intensive, and requires hours to fill out detailed information.

One idea that fits both challenges is to find volunteers or Alumni of the Freedom House Recovery Society who can give donations, and Alumni of the society who might be more qualified than others to work there with the addicts because the Alumni have first-hand knowledge of what the clients go through.

"The only expectation would be for a new direction, one where as a team we are all rallying together with unbreakable unity,” Doyle said. “We would like to find new commitments and solid objectives and lay the foundation to rebuild lives.”

Doyle is confident that Carol and ActionCOACH will help the Freedom House Recovery Society get on track to achieve its short-term goals, and eventually, accomplish its long-term goal of building a brand new facility.

Coaching for a Cause so far has raised $1.8 million. It has an overall goal to raise $2.5 million in donations. With ample support from the ActionCOACH coaching community and non-profits, it should reach that goal.

“There are many non-profits such as ours that could use help. I think Coaching for a Cause is a brilliant idea,” Doyle said.

Coaching for a Cause is an innovative new program from ActionCOACH, the world's number one business and executive coaching firm that makes pro-bono coaching available to charities and non-profits worldwide. To learn more, go to coachingforacause.org or subscribe to RSS news feeds at news.actioncoach.com.

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