Look Who’s Become the Life of the Party (Poster) —Cagle

FAMILY MATTER: Franchise businesses sometimes get a bad wrap about not being a good corporate neighbor. Ideally, all businesses are proud members of the communities in which they operate. Some pay lip service to the notion, while others get out from behind the desk and make a difference.

Eileen Rogers is a do-er and not a say-er. Rogers, president of the Allegra Print & Imaging franchise in Scottsdale, AZ, is improving the lives of the less fortunate who are part of the Homeward Bound transitional housing program. Homeward Bound enables homeless families (and families with children who have suffered domestic violence) to obtain long-term housing and escape the cycle that has perpetuated their suffering.