Supplement for Success

About Us

The concept, developed by the Supplement 4 Success focus group, enables unemployed and underemployed heads-of-household to work and support their families.

1. WHO would benefit?

Those suffering job loss due to business closures or downsizing
Workers displaced by technological advances like artificial intelligence
Those on welfare

2. WHAT is the concept?

Rather than go on welfare or hold down several jobs to the detriment of family life, heads-of-household have their wages supplemented
The amount of the supplement is determined by regional standards of living.
The supplement brings the earner’s wages up to a subsistence level that covers housing, health insurance, food, clothing, transportation and childcare, if needed.
The supplemented wage-earner makes decisions about spending and pays income taxes.
Participants will better their circumstances through job training.

3. HOW does the concept work?

S4S identifies and vets workers/participants for the program.
Earners receive their subsistence supplements directly from S4S.
Community partners such as vocational schools and colleges provide training or re-training for the recipient.
Employee raises are banked and returned to the recipient when his or her salary rises above the subsistence level.

4. WHY should the concept win support?

Unlike some current programs, it keeps families together.
It can help industry and government planners prepare for dislocations in the labor market, whether short- or long-term.
It establishes a constructive career path instead of dead-end welfare.
It promotes personal responsibility and satisfaction over an unearned handout.

If you would like to donate to support our campaign for work instead of welfare scroll below. Supplement 4 Success is registered as a 501C3 non-profit organization with the Internal Revenue Service and the State of Florida. All donations are tax deductible.

You can make a difference for family stability.

Mission Statement:

Find, develop and fund heads-of-household who lack the skills to earn a sustainable living and wish to work. Maintain them at a level of sustainable living while they work and perform training for the skills required to earn at an independent, economically sustainable level.

Vision Statement:

Establish a private non-profit corporation and develop a model to move heads-of-household from financial dependency to economic self-sufficiency. Grow the concept from a privately funded non-profit to a widespread government-funded program.

Board Members

Jack Tallman

President and CEO

Jack Tallman was born and raised in Union, New Jersey. He graduated from Seton Hall University and served as a Lieutenant with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Jack earned a graduate degree in business from Pace University. He worked as a manufacturing operations expert and troubleshooter for 30 years and subsequently formed his own consulting and training company in Detroit. For the next 10 years, his successful company helped business owners increase efficiency and profitability. Jack retired to Naples, Florida, in 2001. Jack’s concept arose from his own and others’ experiences with recurring unemployment in the declining US manufacturing environment of the time; jobs in that sector were being heavily outsourced to other countries. Jack’s idea to utilize the unemployment office to actually find jobs and training for the unemployed and underemployed and supplement their earnings to a level of subsistence was born. He enlisted a roster of acquaintances in various fields and formed a focus group to study national and local employment issues and work on ways to implement the idea, which is completely new.

Joseph Paterno

Vice President

Joe Paterno is the executive director for the Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board, Inc., Region 24, where he coordinated Boad of Directors’ activities related to the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act, One Stop Career Centers, Welfare Transition and other state and local initiatives. In doing so, he worked with partners such as school districts, colleges and universities, economic development organizations, state agencies and the business community. Previously he served as executive director of the Florida Private Industry Council. Joe holds a degree in Business Management, with emphases in accounting and economics. He has been recognized as a Collier County, Florida, Man of Distinction, and as a President of the Year for the Florida District of Kiwanis.

Melissa Palacios

Treasurer

Melissa Palacios is a year-round accounting professional based in Naples, Florida, with over 25 years of experience in accounting and bookkeeping. Originally from New Jersey, she is a graduate of Hodges University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Accounting. Since 2010, Melissa has owned and operated MP Accounting Services, providing comprehensive accounting, bookkeeping, and individual and corporate tax return services. She is registered with the IRS and is committed to accuracy, integrity, and dependable client service throughout the entire year. In addition to her professional work, Melissa is honored to serve as the Treasurer for Supplement for Success and is dedicated to helping the community and everyone involved.

Bill Robinson

Secretary

Bill Robinson is a charter member of the S4S board. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and did graduate work in finance and logistics with several other universities. Bill was a Captain in the U.S. Army’s Medical Service Corps. He has lived in seven States, and finally settled in Naples, Florida. Bill spent 30 years in the food industry, 20 years with the Kroger Market Corporation, specializing in marketing, purchasing, manufacturing and logistics. He also spent 17 years in Reverse Logistics, as the operating officer of returns management centers. Bill is the owner and CEO of Warmco Inc., a marketing and consulting firm, and serves as the senior consultant for a consortium of specialized industries. Bill lends his expertise to the causes of childcare and early learning, and is active with career programs, having chaired four related boards.

Sue Morgan

Recording Secretary

Sue Morgan is a native of Buffalo, New York and now splits her time between NY’s Long Island and Naples, Florida. Sue earned a bachelor’s degree from State University of New York at Buffalo. Her career before retirement was in journalism and public relations. Sue was the editor of a Long Island weekly newspaper and the director of publicity at Adelphi University. Later, she joined an intermediate education agency, providing public relations services and strategies for more than a dozen school districts. She served on the board of the Long Island School Public Relations Association, and received numerous awards for writing and editing from the New York State association.. Sue enjoys writing song lyrics, and both serious and satirical poetry. She has served on the S4S board since 2019.

Support Supplement for Success

Give workers a hand up, not a handout.

Donations gratefully welcomed to help below- subsistence wage-earners rise from poverty to success and satisfaction

Donations can be made by sending a check to the address below. Your support helps expand our programs and provide resources for those in need.

Make checks payable to:
Supplement for Success

You can mail a check payable to
Supplement for Success, 255 Deerwood Circle #4, Naples FL 34113.
United States
Call 239-234-7630 for more information

We thank you for your generosity to the cause of success and family stability for the currently unemployed and under-employed.

A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Division of Consumer Services by calling toll-free 800-435-7352 within the State of Florida or using the website www.floridaconsumerhelp.com . Registration does not imply endorsement, approval or recommendation from the State.