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Wednesday, December 22, 2021
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Tiffany Noble readily admitted she had to step out of her personal comfort zone when Debbie Fernandez asked her to lead The Compass at The Cross church in Rochester. However, since that time early in 2021, Noble has taken it from an idea to a weekly reality benefitting many people in the area who could use a hand up during uncertain times. As it is described, The Compass provides “navigation through life and sobriety with fun, interactive lessons such as cooking, grocery shopping on a budget, GED information, creating a resume with a felony, job fairs and so much more.” Each Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., The Compass hosts a program at The Cross church, located at 100 W. Third
St. in Rochester. Noble admitted the live program usually doesn’t have many people in attendance. However, the corresponding real-time Facebook Live broadcast of the program usually draws a nice audience. Those who are able to come to the church in person also have the opportunity to receive free groceries from Matthew’s Market. For Noble, however, she is thrilled with everyone who participates in the weekly program, whether virtually or in person. Each week, Noble invites a different person to make a presentation on their area of knowledge. Each lesson focuses on a different life skill, whether it be financial, educational, personal care, nutritional, legal or otherwise. Recent presenters include Det. Matt Campbell of the
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Rochester Police Department, Pastor Martin Furrow of The Cross; Stephanie Harding who spoke about couponing; Jennifer Reed of the parent advisory board connected with the department of child services; Mary Kay, director of Compassionate Health Care in Rochester; and Lori Stiffler nutrition educator for Purdue Extension Fulton County, just to name a few. This summer, The Compass also offered classes on helping people earn their high school equivalency diploma, formerly known as the GED. In fact, Noble said she participated in the classes in her own personal quest to receive her diploma. Another very important outreach ministry of The Compass is a regular job fair, which is held at the church.
Noble said the job fairs have been taking place monthly, but they will be moving forward with a quarterly schedule to help maximize the time and opportunities for both the employers and those seeking jobs. One employer who has found success through The Compass’s job fairs is Modern Materials, a metals manufacturing company located in Rochester. According to Modern Materials’ human resources director Celia Kramer, the business has hired two employees through the job fairs, one of whom has been with the company for four months and another who has worked for two months. She noted both employees have become very valuable members of the team. “As a Christian-founded Continued on page 2
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