In proper order.
-Spiritually fit
-Physically fit
-Family fit
-Financially fit
There can be some debate about what is ultimately most important to each person. I believe it is vital that each person take a minute to consider what order the four corners of life should be placed in.
Also please note that things like “country”, and City, or giving, etc... All are sub parts of one of these four corners and should be considered as such. The reason for creating four corners is to have the ability to visualize yourself as a complete person acting and living the life you want to live. If the sub parts become “parts” and we have 10, or 20 things on our list it is impossible to keep and hold a simple vision of ourselves. So the technique which is very powerful is to take each part, and detail all the sub parts to it, and then visualize each subpart as part of the part. Example; physically fit, includes your mind, and learning or classes, as well as eating and working out. And spiritually includes service, so service to country, and community fit nicely here.
It isn’t important to spend any time thinking about where the sub part of the goal fits. Rather almost like word association if I say community service, and you only have four choices where would that fit for you?
I have found that importance of the order “priority” of your goals changes as your life progresses. But the changes I have noticed are not what we might typically think of. In most cases the priority (what you spend your time focusing on) is based on lack of sufficiency in a particular area, rather than any conscious decision or consideration. Seldom does the true order or our priorities change on their own. Typically an unbalanced life causes the order or our priorities to change as we attempt to rebalance our lives.
So if any one item, or items is lacking in our lives then the order becomes distorted by stress and strain, and the unbalance created by the lacking area of our lives. This however is a natural state of growth, stress, strain; resistance is a needed part of growth. Don’t feel bad because you want your spirituality to be your number one priority but seem to spend all day trying to get your finances in order! All that means is you have progressed further in your spiritual growth than you have financially, so you are unbalanced, not greedy, or superficial, just unbalanced. It is really important to make this distinction, between living in a manner that violates your personal priorities for life, and living in a manner that is just trying to balance your life.
Most people have a predetermined set of priorities, or feel that their priorities must match their idealism about what and how life should be lived. If you have noticed this tends to lead to despair as we realize we are not living our lives focusing on the order of our ideal life.
But again I want to refocus on the concept that our focus will be on the areas we are lacking in more than those were we are already blessed with abundance.
I watched a strong man demonstration the other night on TV. The person held onto a chain attached to the back of a Ford Cobra as it pealed out. There was a device to monitor how much pressure in terms of pounds this strong man was holding back as the car spun its wheels and didn’t move. It was an in human 1,500 pounds of pressure. The show went on to explain how this could have happened. Based on the attached electrodes it was revealed that each area of this strong man’s body parts were firing in exact order to generate enough strength to hold on to 1,500 pounds. As it was broken down it was easy to understand, if his legs could squat 400 pounds, and his biceps could curl 150 pounds and his back could hold another 150, etc..
As we consider being able to bench pressing 300 pounds that is pretty strong. But like our key life objectives, in the case of the strong man, if the rest of his body is weak, then he couldn’t hold back the 1,500 pounds of pressure he held onto. Rather his muscles had been developed on purpose, following a plan over time to become strong in each muscle group, and well balanced so his muscles could work in order assisting each body part by combining each individual muscle group into one super human powerful force.
Let’s think about our life objectives in much this same way. This is sometimes referred to as Goal Setting. I like to talk in terms of Goal Attainment. Setting goals is fun, and we can spend a lot of fun time writing down our dreams, and fantasies for our lives. But goal attainment is a completely different concept all together. There are of course many books written on this subject, as well as many lectures and meetings, as well as seminars all focusing on detailed goal setting programs. I have read about them all, taken the classes, listened to the tapes, then Cd’s, and now the MP3’s all sharing the secretes to setting goals. But let me ask you this. Have you ever set a goal that you didn’t achieve? Yep so have I before I made the simple distinction between setting goals, and achieving them. Achieving goals is much easier than you might think.
It starts with self awareness. You must understand two things. You must understand your ideal order, and next you must become aware of your actual order. Remember the ideal order is how you want to live, while the actual order you are living is based on strengthening your weak area, or areas. Those areas are the ones that you find yourself focusing on. This doesn’t mean your ideal order is not correct, or you should feel bad about not focusing on the items you want to be the most important parts of your life. If you step back and look chances are pretty good that you are spending a lot of your focus on the areas that are not as important to you as the ones that are. But let’s take a look at our strong man again. If your first priority is your spiritual life, and as a strong man you had focused on your bench press you would find that what you focused on first became strong first. But as you become self aware, as the strong man decided to he wanted to be able to hold back a car from taking off, some 1,500 pounds of pressure he would have to hold onto to achieve his goal, he had to begin focusing on more than his bench pressing ability, and focus on developing his other muscle groups. That doesn’t mean that his primary focus or importance has changed from being able to bench press a certain amount, or yours has changed from your spirituality being the most important part of your life. If just means that you have become aware that to live the life you want to live you need to develop the other areas of your life also.
So then self awareness is the beginning of all change! With self awareness comes a very important key to goal attainment. I personally have no desire to develop myself into a man strong enough to hold back a car from taking off. But the strong man I watched on TV did, and hence now can. Our dreams and goals are not some random set of things firing off in our minds. Rather our dreams are very much specific to us. By this I mean I am pretty sure my body couldn’t be developed to the point I could hold back a car from taking off. This might be a key as to why I have no desire to develop that strength.
The reason I break down goals into just 4 categories is a belief that to achieve a goal you have to be able to see it and believe it. Defining dozens of goals again is a lot of fun, as most blue sky thinking is, but it is nearly impossible to stay focused on dozen of areas at one time, yet it is your ability to stay focused on a goal that allows it to be achieved!
What should be done? First create a list of everything you can think of you want in your life, and what you want your life to stand for. “who are you?” Then type a one paragraph statement for each category thing you wrote down you wanted to achieve. Now place all items as members of your 4 corners. Then create a vision of yourself. This may have to be done in two steps. The first vision must be for each corner of your life, taking all the items you placed in that corner and seeing them as one part of your life as we discussed before. Then the second vision is the four corners combining to create the person you want to become. There is a lot about visualizing I can share with you, but for now let me say two things.
1. Thoughts are real, real is not. Over time we naturally become what and who we think we are.
2. Once you have the vision of who you want to become you want to hold that picture of yourself up and to the right. So when you think about the person you want to become you look up and to the right.
3. Ok, I know I said two things… but this is key to goal attainment. As you notice the differences between how you act today, and what the person you want to be would have done you are not failing, rather you are succeeding. You must notice the small differences in who you are today, and how you act, and compare that to what the ideal version of yourself would have done.
Don’t get down on yourself, rather realize that big changes are created by a series of small changes. So as you notice the little things, make the little changes and soon you will achieve your goals!
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Sales Professionals and Doctors Both Should Position for the Sale
So as a red head, in my mid life it is time to have the moles checked.
One came back abnormal, so it had to be cut out. A few weeks ago I
showed up for my appointment only to be told the DR. was over booked,
and I would have to wait 45 minutes to an hour just to get me in. Of course I just rescheduled for the first morning appointment which happened to be this morning.
I wanted to share something I noticed that the doctor does naturally, and we in sales should do with purpose.
I sat in a waiting room and then was brought into a room by a medical assistant. In insurance I would call the person a CSR = Customer Service Representative.
The medical assistant explained what was going to go on, (it was written down and she read from the paper) in sales this would be called sales scripting. The assistant checked my vital signs and prepared the room for the Dr's arrival. The final step before the medical assistant was done was completing a check list to make sure she hadn't missed anything. It was 8:15 when she was done getting everything in order. She told me it would be about 15-20 minutes before the Dr arrived as the Dr doesn't come in until 8:30 for the first appointment. When the Dr finally came in to do the procedure, I was ready, and waiting for the Dr’s arrival. Even anticipating it a bit, after all shortly I would be meeting the person that could help me, and clearly that person was very busy and needed lots of assistants to get things ready for the Dr’s arrival.
When the Dr had finished, the medical assistant was left to to finish bandaging me up, and give me all the info I needed, as well as set the next appointment to have the stitches taken out. I noticed I didn't take any cell phone calls while I was with the DR, or check my email, or excuse myself to do a more important task etc. No instead because of positioning, when the Dr got there the Dr had my full attention. Why? Because the Dr was positioned as important, busy, an expert in the field. (Hummm? Salesmanship positioning?) I thought about my office and how things are running here. I thought about how my staff helps my clients and gets them ready, or prepared to meet with me. They collect policy information, create the summaries, and gather loss runs, and summaries them for me as well. My staff uses check lists as well. Typically I am handed a file, with all the info I need to do my part, and when I am done I had the file back to my staff, and move onto the next appointment.
It is an interesting similarity as I don't do the prep work, and I don't do the work after the procedure either. It was just a great lesson in working at our highest capacity, and leveraging the time we spend working. Of course the key is great staff that understand what you will be doing and why, and love helping our clients. Interesting.... Before I left the office the medical assistant read to me a script about what I am suppose to do, and not do for the next few days. (Interesting we have everything in our office sales scripted as well) PS. The Dr did make small talk while cutting me up..... And hopefully will soon be another one of my clients! What is interesting about this is that I am also able to have easy conversations with my clients as well, as my staff has done all the misc stuff so my mind if free to concentrative on my clients needs, rather than the misc stuff that has to be done to allow me to service my clients. How about you? Are you making the coffee? Filling the copier with paper, and typing your own file jackets?
The medical assistant explained what was going to go on, (it was written down and she read from the paper) in sales this would be called sales scripting. The assistant checked my vital signs and prepared the room for the Dr's arrival. The final step before the medical assistant was done was completing a check list to make sure she hadn't missed anything. It was 8:15 when she was done getting everything in order. She told me it would be about 15-20 minutes before the Dr arrived as the Dr doesn't come in until 8:30 for the first appointment. When the Dr finally came in to do the procedure, I was ready, and waiting for the Dr’s arrival. Even anticipating it a bit, after all shortly I would be meeting the person that could help me, and clearly that person was very busy and needed lots of assistants to get things ready for the Dr’s arrival.
When the Dr had finished, the medical assistant was left to to finish bandaging me up, and give me all the info I needed, as well as set the next appointment to have the stitches taken out. I noticed I didn't take any cell phone calls while I was with the DR, or check my email, or excuse myself to do a more important task etc. No instead because of positioning, when the Dr got there the Dr had my full attention. Why? Because the Dr was positioned as important, busy, an expert in the field. (Hummm? Salesmanship positioning?) I thought about my office and how things are running here. I thought about how my staff helps my clients and gets them ready, or prepared to meet with me. They collect policy information, create the summaries, and gather loss runs, and summaries them for me as well. My staff uses check lists as well. Typically I am handed a file, with all the info I need to do my part, and when I am done I had the file back to my staff, and move onto the next appointment.
It is an interesting similarity as I don't do the prep work, and I don't do the work after the procedure either. It was just a great lesson in working at our highest capacity, and leveraging the time we spend working. Of course the key is great staff that understand what you will be doing and why, and love helping our clients. Interesting.... Before I left the office the medical assistant read to me a script about what I am suppose to do, and not do for the next few days. (Interesting we have everything in our office sales scripted as well) PS. The Dr did make small talk while cutting me up..... And hopefully will soon be another one of my clients! What is interesting about this is that I am also able to have easy conversations with my clients as well, as my staff has done all the misc stuff so my mind if free to concentrative on my clients needs, rather than the misc stuff that has to be done to allow me to service my clients. How about you? Are you making the coffee? Filling the copier with paper, and typing your own file jackets?
Turlock Closes Its Homeless Shelter! What Would Jesus Do?
Turlock Closes, and Sells Its Homeless Shelter.
Tonight I sat with one of my sons Jon, he is 10 years old. I read him the newspaper articles about Turlock closing and selling the homeless shelter. I read him the letter to the editor; “What Would Jesus Do”?
I asked my son what he thought Jesus would do if he was here. My son simply said, “If Jesus was here he would stop all this nonsense and keep the homeless shelter open”!
At some point we have lost the simple faith that guides the hearts of our children. I was thinking about all the grand city buildings and churches we have. How fortunate we are to have comfortable, clean, air conditioned, and heated places to worship.
As I thought about Jon’s response I thought his use of the word nonsense seemed a little mature. I wondered if he understood what the word meant. I asked Jon to tell me what the word nonsense meant. To my surprise he knew what it meant. So the next logical question was why he thought this was nonsense. Jon told me because what I said wasn’t right.
I spent sometime speaking with members of our city, a few of the service agencies that have manned the shelter in the past, as well as a few local business owners I know. I asked lots of questions. At the end of my adult conversations I had concluded that in fact the reasons we have for closing the shelter are in fact nonsense as my son Jon had said.
If Jesus visited Turlock, like in the time of the New Testament I wonder which great building he would chose to visit. Where would we go to meet him? Would we meet Him in a church, city hall, maybe the auditorium, or at one of our homes?
I don’t think so. I think we would find Jesus at the buildings he instructed us build. What buildings would win the prize, where would our Lord visit us? Today we would find Him standing in front of our homeless shelter of course. In the eyes of our Savior, there is no greater building in our town than those built to help the sufferings of others. No public building, church, temple, or synagogue is greater in the sight of our lord than the homeless shelter, or the other buildings we have to ease the suffering of our brothers and sisters. These buildings that help those in need stand as a testament of our faith thanksgiving, and love. Does any of us doubt this? Who believes Jesus gives any honor, or assigns any value to the things we find valuable in this world?
I empathize with the local residents and businesses that have to deal everyday with people sleeping in their door ways, or worse. But to blame the homeless is misplaced.
Our city received money to buy the homeless shelter, and made plans in 2005 to remodel and complete this project? Yes I’ve seen the plans, and budgets. I don’t know why the plans were never followed through with? But I do know that they should be.
I am sure no one did anything wrong. I just don’t think any of the homeless people in our town have a voice that was heard. They were like the poor man Jesus taught us about coming to church in poor clothes, and because of the way he looked, he was sat in a poor place, while the rich man was sat at the head in a grand place of honor. Jesus is no respecter of persons, and has told us not to be either. “But for the grace of God, there goes I”!
What is the answer? Pull out the plans that were drawn up in 2005, and dust them off. These plans would move the homeless over to the shelter the city bought for them on B st, and down the block further into the industrial area as planned. Near other services for them that are already there. Clean up the place, and put some showers and bathrooms. Make a park like place behind the building (as planned) with shelter and shade to rest, off the streets.
Part of the project should include a maintenance, and invitation crew that twice daily walks the neighborhood, and invites the homeless from down town to come to B St to cool down, warm up, shower, or grab some sleep, and also cleans up any and all the neighborhood of debris. The local businesses, and residents also deserve a break, and help.
Money? Doesn’t seem to be an issue? The city was given the money to buy the shelter and in 2005 had money to upgrade it. Let us all make sure the city knows we want them to simply do the right thing.
Spending money to extend the fence around the city parking lot so no one can rest on the grass is not even a band aide. It simply moves the problem from one place to another place. Let’s stop pushing people back and forth like some childish game of hot potato!
In all my years I have never seen a problem get better by ignoring it, or by moving the problem to another person’s neighborhood. Those who think “Turlock shouldn’t be in the homeless business” are simply ignorant of the fact that Turlock is already in the homeless business, and by ignoring it Turlock will actually be committing unlimited resources to it. Who knows what it is actually costing local businesses, or will cost.
I also have never seen poverty, starvation, and sleep deprivation bring out the best in anyone. A good management program, not only fulfills our moral obligation to our fellow man, but gives the neighboring residents, and business some hope of relief and help. That has to be better than what’s happening now!
Let’s stop the attack on the homeless and those that give so much of their time to help the homeless. I have met some wonderful people that spend their days helping the homeless. So there are people to do the work.
Many times I walk past someone asking for a hand, or don’t stop my car to help someone that looks like they need help. But sometimes I do stop and help. The times I do stop to help are when I feel a tug at my heart. I have shared this with children so that when that happens to them that’s how they know they are suppose to do something to help. For me this is simply one of those times. As I hope it is now for you also. All that you need to do is simply stand up and be present, and counted.
Here is what I have found to be true. Please add your voice and ideas with letters to the editor or the Turlock Journal, and to the Mayor, and City Counsel Members. Please just let them know what you think. Everyone I have spoken to so far possess a warm caring heart. We all need to just tug on it a bit to get everyone to do the right thing.
There is a place for the shelter, with a shelter on it that was paid for with federal money. It is close to other services for the homeless.
There is a plan to improve the shelter with federal money.
There are people to man the shelter.
Turlock is already in the homeless business, and paying money to help
The local businesses and residents are being neglected also
At the end I am left to simply conclude there is no reason I have heard of that has any merit for not having the homeless shelter as planned. I have found many reasons that not having the shelter is a big mistake. It is morally a mistake for you and I to allow suffering when we can help it. It is a mistake to play hot potato with people. It is a mistake to not have a plan. It is a big mistake to ignore it.
What can you do? 5 minutes and a stamp to write a letter to the city counsel, the editor of the paper, or come to the counsel meetings, speak if you feel inclined, or bring a simple piece of paper to hold up that says “What Would Jesus Do”. I really believe this is the right thing to do, and that we can make a difference and help.
Tonight I sat with one of my sons Jon, he is 10 years old. I read him the newspaper articles about Turlock closing and selling the homeless shelter. I read him the letter to the editor; “What Would Jesus Do”?
I asked my son what he thought Jesus would do if he was here. My son simply said, “If Jesus was here he would stop all this nonsense and keep the homeless shelter open”!
At some point we have lost the simple faith that guides the hearts of our children. I was thinking about all the grand city buildings and churches we have. How fortunate we are to have comfortable, clean, air conditioned, and heated places to worship.
As I thought about Jon’s response I thought his use of the word nonsense seemed a little mature. I wondered if he understood what the word meant. I asked Jon to tell me what the word nonsense meant. To my surprise he knew what it meant. So the next logical question was why he thought this was nonsense. Jon told me because what I said wasn’t right.
I spent sometime speaking with members of our city, a few of the service agencies that have manned the shelter in the past, as well as a few local business owners I know. I asked lots of questions. At the end of my adult conversations I had concluded that in fact the reasons we have for closing the shelter are in fact nonsense as my son Jon had said.
If Jesus visited Turlock, like in the time of the New Testament I wonder which great building he would chose to visit. Where would we go to meet him? Would we meet Him in a church, city hall, maybe the auditorium, or at one of our homes?
I don’t think so. I think we would find Jesus at the buildings he instructed us build. What buildings would win the prize, where would our Lord visit us? Today we would find Him standing in front of our homeless shelter of course. In the eyes of our Savior, there is no greater building in our town than those built to help the sufferings of others. No public building, church, temple, or synagogue is greater in the sight of our lord than the homeless shelter, or the other buildings we have to ease the suffering of our brothers and sisters. These buildings that help those in need stand as a testament of our faith thanksgiving, and love. Does any of us doubt this? Who believes Jesus gives any honor, or assigns any value to the things we find valuable in this world?
I empathize with the local residents and businesses that have to deal everyday with people sleeping in their door ways, or worse. But to blame the homeless is misplaced.
Our city received money to buy the homeless shelter, and made plans in 2005 to remodel and complete this project? Yes I’ve seen the plans, and budgets. I don’t know why the plans were never followed through with? But I do know that they should be.
I am sure no one did anything wrong. I just don’t think any of the homeless people in our town have a voice that was heard. They were like the poor man Jesus taught us about coming to church in poor clothes, and because of the way he looked, he was sat in a poor place, while the rich man was sat at the head in a grand place of honor. Jesus is no respecter of persons, and has told us not to be either. “But for the grace of God, there goes I”!
What is the answer? Pull out the plans that were drawn up in 2005, and dust them off. These plans would move the homeless over to the shelter the city bought for them on B st, and down the block further into the industrial area as planned. Near other services for them that are already there. Clean up the place, and put some showers and bathrooms. Make a park like place behind the building (as planned) with shelter and shade to rest, off the streets.
Part of the project should include a maintenance, and invitation crew that twice daily walks the neighborhood, and invites the homeless from down town to come to B St to cool down, warm up, shower, or grab some sleep, and also cleans up any and all the neighborhood of debris. The local businesses, and residents also deserve a break, and help.
Money? Doesn’t seem to be an issue? The city was given the money to buy the shelter and in 2005 had money to upgrade it. Let us all make sure the city knows we want them to simply do the right thing.
Spending money to extend the fence around the city parking lot so no one can rest on the grass is not even a band aide. It simply moves the problem from one place to another place. Let’s stop pushing people back and forth like some childish game of hot potato!
In all my years I have never seen a problem get better by ignoring it, or by moving the problem to another person’s neighborhood. Those who think “Turlock shouldn’t be in the homeless business” are simply ignorant of the fact that Turlock is already in the homeless business, and by ignoring it Turlock will actually be committing unlimited resources to it. Who knows what it is actually costing local businesses, or will cost.
I also have never seen poverty, starvation, and sleep deprivation bring out the best in anyone. A good management program, not only fulfills our moral obligation to our fellow man, but gives the neighboring residents, and business some hope of relief and help. That has to be better than what’s happening now!
Let’s stop the attack on the homeless and those that give so much of their time to help the homeless. I have met some wonderful people that spend their days helping the homeless. So there are people to do the work.
Many times I walk past someone asking for a hand, or don’t stop my car to help someone that looks like they need help. But sometimes I do stop and help. The times I do stop to help are when I feel a tug at my heart. I have shared this with children so that when that happens to them that’s how they know they are suppose to do something to help. For me this is simply one of those times. As I hope it is now for you also. All that you need to do is simply stand up and be present, and counted.
Here is what I have found to be true. Please add your voice and ideas with letters to the editor or the Turlock Journal, and to the Mayor, and City Counsel Members. Please just let them know what you think. Everyone I have spoken to so far possess a warm caring heart. We all need to just tug on it a bit to get everyone to do the right thing.
There is a place for the shelter, with a shelter on it that was paid for with federal money. It is close to other services for the homeless.
There is a plan to improve the shelter with federal money.
There are people to man the shelter.
Turlock is already in the homeless business, and paying money to help
The local businesses and residents are being neglected also
At the end I am left to simply conclude there is no reason I have heard of that has any merit for not having the homeless shelter as planned. I have found many reasons that not having the shelter is a big mistake. It is morally a mistake for you and I to allow suffering when we can help it. It is a mistake to play hot potato with people. It is a mistake to not have a plan. It is a big mistake to ignore it.
What can you do? 5 minutes and a stamp to write a letter to the city counsel, the editor of the paper, or come to the counsel meetings, speak if you feel inclined, or bring a simple piece of paper to hold up that says “What Would Jesus Do”. I really believe this is the right thing to do, and that we can make a difference and help.
Homeless in Turlock
Homeless shelter: Proposal from Grant and Minnette Davis and Family
The objective of the shelter is:
To be a first stop. A secure place to receive basic human needs.
Prepare those that are interested to move to Transitional living. Receiving services to assist in transitioning back into permanent housing.
Prepare those that are interested to move to, or work with other service agencies.
The basic human needs the shelter will provide.
A place to sleep out of the elements. In order of priority.
Women with children
Men with children
Women
Men
Shower and Bathroom facilities. 24/7
Lockers
Cloths exchange and laundry.
A place for day time assistance.
Books
TV and Recreation (limited)
A place to meet with counselors
A place to meet county and city workers
A place for churches to provide services
Job and Life Skills Training
Resting and sitting places
Mail, Correspondence, Phone Messages
Out reach to the families of homeless.
How:
HUD Qualified Sell of the B st Property to Grant and Minnette Davis for $1,000
Ownership at a future time to be transferred to charitable foundation established by Grant and Minnette Davis.
Take the ownership, and related head aches from the city.
Qualified Sale means.
Only to be used as shelter or other HUD approved uses. This way no money has to be paid back to HUD per Kurt Klaus HUD Representative phone 415-489-6599.
Note failure to use the shelter as intended requires the city to pay back HUD even if property isn’t sold!
Contract between City and Grant and Minnette foundation that the length of time will meet Hud requirements.
Contract with caregivers:
Contract with caregivers to provide services at the facility.
i. Caregivers also must have insurance and name the foundation as
Grant and Minnette foundation will make sure all cities, neighboring business, and residents concerns are being met as directed by the city.
Caregiver must have a program that is approved by the Stanislaus county homeless consortium.
i. Homeless
ii. Business Owners
iii. Residents
1. All three parties’ interests have equal weight. No party has more rights than the other.
2. We will replace caregivers that do not keep the peaceful balance as noted.
Security, both at the shelter, and surrounding area
Clean up maintenance. Both at the shelter and via golf cart twice each day.
Homeless invitation. Invite any homeless members to come to the shelter day or night. Ease the pressure from down town.
Area improvement. General plans to upgrade and clean up the neighborhood. City guidance.
2008 – 2009 Emergency declaration allows shelter to operate this year.
City agrees to not rezone the location.
Filter the good from the bad, by using Video Surveillance. Outside and inside. Recorded. And or linked to any agency interested in helping with peace. People who want to do bad things don’t tend to want to be seen doing them.
2009 and on…. Shelter up to code. Many churches and individuals have expressed a willingness to bring the shelter up to code.
We will not ask for an exception in 2009. It is up to the community of faith to do this work, and we hope for available grants. If it is not done it is not the cities problem.
We will apply for state and federal grants to assist in the maintenance, upgrades needed, and day to day operations of the shelter as well as fund raising activities. We ask the city to allow those grants that need to pass through the city to be allowed to pass through the city.
I have many church’s, organizations, and individuals that have committed to provide the care, security, clean up, and bring the shelter up to code. There are also many that will assist in the daycare program that will help transition those interested to temporary and on to permanent housing.
If for any reason those that have made commitments, can’t or won’t keep them. Or will not meet them in harmony with the cities directives. Then the shelter will remain closed until we can find the support needed to run the shelter in harmony with its neighbors.
The one caveat is the shelter and homeless have the same rights to exist in the neighborhood as do the business owners, and other residents. However I do agree that the homeless do not have the right to be a nuisance, litter, commit crimes, or participate in other activities that blight the area.
My hope is that by having a shelter that is open for day use, as well as secure sleeping that we will be able to ease the pressure from the downtown area, while doing what I feel is right. I know that there will be bad eggs. I hope that video, police and security will allow us to identify those that are causing the problems and deal with them.
Further I hope to be able to provide space for other community service organizations to come and assist those that have interest in transitioning back into society, and or transitional housing.
Thank You for your consideration.
Grant W Davis
209-634-2929
The objective of the shelter is:
To be a first stop. A secure place to receive basic human needs.
Prepare those that are interested to move to Transitional living. Receiving services to assist in transitioning back into permanent housing.
Prepare those that are interested to move to, or work with other service agencies.
The basic human needs the shelter will provide.
A place to sleep out of the elements. In order of priority.
Women with children
Men with children
Women
Men
Shower and Bathroom facilities. 24/7
Lockers
Cloths exchange and laundry.
A place for day time assistance.
Books
TV and Recreation (limited)
A place to meet with counselors
A place to meet county and city workers
A place for churches to provide services
Job and Life Skills Training
Resting and sitting places
Mail, Correspondence, Phone Messages
Out reach to the families of homeless.
How:
HUD Qualified Sell of the B st Property to Grant and Minnette Davis for $1,000
Ownership at a future time to be transferred to charitable foundation established by Grant and Minnette Davis.
Take the ownership, and related head aches from the city.
Qualified Sale means.
Only to be used as shelter or other HUD approved uses. This way no money has to be paid back to HUD per Kurt Klaus HUD Representative phone 415-489-6599.
Note failure to use the shelter as intended requires the city to pay back HUD even if property isn’t sold!
Contract between City and Grant and Minnette foundation that the length of time will meet Hud requirements.
Contract with caregivers:
Contract with caregivers to provide services at the facility.
i. Caregivers also must have insurance and name the foundation as
Grant and Minnette foundation will make sure all cities, neighboring business, and residents concerns are being met as directed by the city.
Caregiver must have a program that is approved by the Stanislaus county homeless consortium.
i. Homeless
ii. Business Owners
iii. Residents
1. All three parties’ interests have equal weight. No party has more rights than the other.
2. We will replace caregivers that do not keep the peaceful balance as noted.
Security, both at the shelter, and surrounding area
Clean up maintenance. Both at the shelter and via golf cart twice each day.
Homeless invitation. Invite any homeless members to come to the shelter day or night. Ease the pressure from down town.
Area improvement. General plans to upgrade and clean up the neighborhood. City guidance.
2008 – 2009 Emergency declaration allows shelter to operate this year.
City agrees to not rezone the location.
Filter the good from the bad, by using Video Surveillance. Outside and inside. Recorded. And or linked to any agency interested in helping with peace. People who want to do bad things don’t tend to want to be seen doing them.
2009 and on…. Shelter up to code. Many churches and individuals have expressed a willingness to bring the shelter up to code.
We will not ask for an exception in 2009. It is up to the community of faith to do this work, and we hope for available grants. If it is not done it is not the cities problem.
We will apply for state and federal grants to assist in the maintenance, upgrades needed, and day to day operations of the shelter as well as fund raising activities. We ask the city to allow those grants that need to pass through the city to be allowed to pass through the city.
I have many church’s, organizations, and individuals that have committed to provide the care, security, clean up, and bring the shelter up to code. There are also many that will assist in the daycare program that will help transition those interested to temporary and on to permanent housing.
If for any reason those that have made commitments, can’t or won’t keep them. Or will not meet them in harmony with the cities directives. Then the shelter will remain closed until we can find the support needed to run the shelter in harmony with its neighbors.
The one caveat is the shelter and homeless have the same rights to exist in the neighborhood as do the business owners, and other residents. However I do agree that the homeless do not have the right to be a nuisance, litter, commit crimes, or participate in other activities that blight the area.
My hope is that by having a shelter that is open for day use, as well as secure sleeping that we will be able to ease the pressure from the downtown area, while doing what I feel is right. I know that there will be bad eggs. I hope that video, police and security will allow us to identify those that are causing the problems and deal with them.
Further I hope to be able to provide space for other community service organizations to come and assist those that have interest in transitioning back into society, and or transitional housing.
Thank You for your consideration.
Grant W Davis
209-634-2929
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