Application Architects Announces Pro Bono Grant to Help a Generation of Youth Say “No” to Gangs

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN, FEBRUARY 9, 2005 —Today Application Architects, LLC, an international custom software application builder, announced a partnership with the Gang Alternatives Program in Los Angeles, California, USA to build/rebuild several custom FileMaker Pro 7-based applications for the not-for-profit organization.

"Simply put," said Chris Kubica, Application Architects President, "we cannot pass up the opportunity to be part of a cause as directly beneficial to our cities and to our youth as the Gang Alternatives Program. Thus we are ecstatic to consult for them free-of-charge."

"We are excited to work with Application Architects," said Douglas Semark, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Gang Alternatives Program. "I’ve been an admirer of FileMaker Pro for many years, but as an individual and an organizational leader, I’ve never been able to tap its full potential. This alliance with Application Architects will help us to move to the next level of organizational efficiency, administration, and information management. It will be vital to our core mission of gang prevention and community clean up, helping us to build more capacity for our ever increasing service areas."

About the Application Architects Assist™ Program

On May 26, 2004 Application Architects announced an annual pledge of $50,000-worth of free custom software development consulting to not-for-profit corporations, public schools and any not-for-profit organization committed to the betterment of the country and the world. Click here to read the full release.

About the Gang Alternatives Program

The Gang Alternatives Program was founded in 1986 with a vision to eliminate the base of gang membership by having a generation of youth say “No” to gangs and “Yes” to positive lifestyle choices. Through its gang prevention, community clean up, parenting, and mentoring services, it teaches kids the reality of gang life and puts them in touch with the alternatives to gang life that are available to them. Its after school and alternative programs provide real avenues for young people to grow up free from the negative influences of gang culture.

To learn more about the Gang Alternatives Program, please visit www.gangfree.org.

About Application Architects, LLC

Application Architects is one of the leading FileMaker Pro-based custom software builders in the country and has helped companies such as Rush Medical Center, Abbott Labs and Eli Lilly and Company build custom software that drives mission critical business processes since 1997. In addition to developing sophisticated enterprise-sized applications that clients smile while using, Application Architects consultants have: written the best-selling FileMaker book, The Book of FileMaker 6, authored articles for Macworld, FileMaker Advisor and ISO FileMaker magazines and spoken at the annual international FileMaker Developer Conference. The firm has a FileMaker 8 Certified Developer and certified Project Management Professional (PMP) on staff and is a proud FileMaker Business Alliance (FBA) member.

Contacts:
Public Relations
Application Architects, LLC
888-896-4608
E-Mail: pr@applicationarch.com
http://www.applicationarch.com

Organizational Developer Carol Chudy
Gang Alternatives Program
310-519-7233
E-mail: carolgap@pacbell.net
http://www.gangfree.org

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