April 17, 2016...Dear Confrere,
April 17, 2016
Dear Confrere,
Today is my 75th birthday. I am so blessed. A decade ago, right before 65th, I was violently assaulted. EVIL was stabbing me. The last one I remember before sinking into unconsciousness was in my right eye. I was in a coma for two months: 42 wounds. Before finishing, I want to share primary reason for writing you.
In 1968, coupled with daughter’s birth, I informally founded a nonprofit with the simple goal to care and share as able as a solo. In 1983 it was accredited with federal and state 501 (c) (3) charitable/educational authorizations. I was responding to the avocation of what `one person can do for God and country’.
I had abundant energy and dedicated spirit. For twenty years, I focused on education for self and others. I operated a licensed around-the-clock day care Schoolhouse for infants through adolescence. This was juxtaposed with Night College, raising my own. It took 10 years to achieve A.A., then UC Irvine/others.
I facilitated seminars for religious, business, nonprofit groups, and colleges.
In late 1980s dramatically shifted gears. Media was showcasing homeless. My empathy peaked visualizing my polio handicapped mother and retarded sister on the streets. I prayed for guidance, sought out helping nonprofit and volunteered. Seeing their desperate plight first hand was quite a shock.
I discovered that one of the greatest needs was a simple `resource sheet’ to be passed out listing `groups’ who were helping. I immediately pursued: calling one church, social service agency after another until I had excellent information. This was now included with sandwiches and toiletry articles. To this date, I carry dollar bills wrapped in one-page resource sheets/pass out. I asked a key question. How in heaven’s name could this be problem be solved nationwide?
I was told: guest Samaritan Rooms in empty nest homes.
That was me: my son was in army, daughter in college living on her own.
I truly believe I was then guided to a seminar sponsored by the state that explained Oxford Homes concept protected under Public Law 100-430 validating six indigents living together without the need for licensing. To make a long story short, I jumped in. I switched from helping/housing little children to big ones (adults). I was dramatically introduced to the world of recovery learning experientially and exponentially about alcohol/drug problems - jail/prison correlations of probation/parole. I’ve written a book and offer its PDF version complimentary via email. Literally hundreds were helped through self-labor efforts without government and/or grant subsidy. Here’s the best in a nutshell.
One or more form a nonprofit…it’s easy. Loan, invest and/or ask for tax-deductible donations of $3,000.00 to rent a two-bedroom house or apartment. Under nonprofit reach out to Salvation Army and/or Good Will for furnishings: two bunk and two single beds: three to a room. Visit A.A./N.A. meetings with the following offer of complimentary room and board for individual to manage sober living environment for five. You want separated populations, not mixed. General Relief also known as Welfare allocates approximately $400.00 a month plus food stamps. Once totally established, utilities and so forth on, Social Services and Mental Health Workers are notified. They will be your referrals. Your manager handles it all. One week complimentary and a three to six month guest contract is model for welcoming and helping. Food banks allow nonprofits to shop at six cents a pound. You do not provide food but have open pantry encouraging guests to pool food stamps and eat together. After one week, $100.00 donation is accepted and/or $20.00 a day. The math: five times four weeks equals $2,000.00 to pay overhead, utilities, installments on any loans, all expenses. Taxes, of course, are filed under the nonprofit: Google any/all resource help agencies.
There are strict rules in place. The HOME is guided like a COVERT monastery with the utmost respect for neighbors; has strict curfew; and maturation assignments to help guide an individual to a more productive life. The manager is mentor/sponsor. The contract is firm: emphasizes guest is NOT A TENANT; will need to leave with police escort, if necessary, for ANY Infraction; no liability.
At one time I was facilitating five additional homes simultaneously until light bulb went off that instead of me `doing it’ – follow through with my nonprofit’s mission: to care and share as able. It was time to `pass it on’.
One other point…graduates were encouraged to go out two by two and repeat what they had learned…they in turn start a sober living environment.
The nonprofit seeded their endeavors.
Can you imagine the possibilities dear reader? This scourge could be eliminated nationwide. During the early years, I made many mistakes, but I learned how to `do it right’ and guide others. I read of cities paying large amounts to house a population of six or less. I was horrified to learn that costs of jailing `street people’ could amount to a thousand dollars a day. And then, the recidivism rate was exponentially disturbing – a revolving door of in/out – covert plantations – debilitating our `universal kith and kin’ to a life of hopelessness and despair.
I am sending this to you because I believe you too are dedicated to making our universal house a better place to love and respect our sacred holy higher principles and our neighbor. My daily prayers accompany this letter for you/yours in the spirit of helping, caring and sharing, paying it forward.
Have others done similar? Yes: Cooper Fellowship, and the Salvation Army are famous for adult rehabilitation. There are noteworthy investment businesses. `Sober living homes’ are nationwide. The dilemma is many involved have pursued a `macro institutionalized’ character. The homeless are fearful in these environs because of stigma and safety issues. They NEED a familial HOME to get grounded in. Somewhere along the way, thinking has become challenged/ disorientated.
What is needed is mentor `big brother/sister guidance’.
The guest contract is clear: no one in the home during the `work day’ Monday through Friday unless ill or on SSI disability compensation. Guests guided to social service and nonprofit agencies are expected to pursue work or educational alternatives. Resource information regarding tuition subsidies, temping agencies, social rehabilitation, legal aid are provided. SOBRIETY KEY!
A worthwhile goal would be to implement a self-supporting `cottage industry’. Several role models like Dorothy Day of Catholic Worker and Mimi Silbert of Delancy Street succeeded in starting similar and progressing to macro enterprises. I think the success of this familial model is to STAY SMALL. I believe a tremendous success would be light weight hand crafted name cross-stitched pot holders allowing easy minimum postage mailing. Personalized items are popular. I would love to have enclosed that in this mailing, but I’m not in that position anymore which comes to the part of sharing more of what happened to me.
You see, after successfully doing this for over a decade, I had the sudden opportunity of opening one in native home state. I borrowed from my children’s legacy trust home and set off alerting one/all history, intentions and requesting referrals of those needing help with an emphasis on serving veterans. There was a caveat: please no referrals of anyone with a violent history. I was in the home less than two months. It was the 2005 holiday season. I did not have a car. A friend visited from another state and drove me around so that I could personally introduce myself. Social Services soon after referred two; and then an exigent call that a worker wanted to bring another. She did: 23 year old white male. A few days later he attacked a peer, who thank God got away. The malevolent then came after me. The first one screamed for friend who came to my aid and saved my life. Two months later, after coming out of the coma, I learned that before being brought to the home, he had attacked his own father and grandfather. The police had been called. Instead of jail, `fiduciary trust’ was broken when social services referred him to my sanctuary home without any warning to me at all.
His sentence: 15 years for two counts of attempted murder.
That is why I am adamant in guiding any who pursues this to have a competent, security skilled trained manager with a minimum of two years sobriety.
When I conceived my nonprofit, I created a name that was very symbolic with a rainbow logo to represent interfaith cultural ethnic diversity: ARC – Association Renaissance Creators- for we associate with each other in a renaissance creative way. There was neither formal membership nor dues. My friend and children helped on occasion. Neither they nor I ever received a salary. Because of incident, two homes were lost. Ironically, I then became homeless.
My children came to my aid! Alas, the nonprofit is over $600,000. in debt.
Rehabilitation at first was arduous. The initial prognosis was grim. Although we all knew my life was miraculously spared, there was no doubt I now had physical limitations. My life is one of gratitude and prayer; daily church goer. I primarily help others through email mentoring, guidance and diligently work via caring/sharing resource information – complimentary PDF publications.
ARC has a BLOG. http://arc-namaste.blogspot.com/ Complimentary Emailed:
AssociationRenaissanceCreators@yahoo.com
http://www.amazon.com.au/RECOVERY-HELP-Helping-Others-Your-ebook/dp/B00K03F6LU
Namaste: I salute the light within you.
My prayers are daily for you/yours.
God Bless/Shalom. Respectfully, ARC (c) 4/17/2016
Dear Confrere,
Today is my 75th birthday. I am so blessed. A decade ago, right before 65th, I was violently assaulted. EVIL was stabbing me. The last one I remember before sinking into unconsciousness was in my right eye. I was in a coma for two months: 42 wounds. Before finishing, I want to share primary reason for writing you.
In 1968, coupled with daughter’s birth, I informally founded a nonprofit with the simple goal to care and share as able as a solo. In 1983 it was accredited with federal and state 501 (c) (3) charitable/educational authorizations. I was responding to the avocation of what `one person can do for God and country’.
I had abundant energy and dedicated spirit. For twenty years, I focused on education for self and others. I operated a licensed around-the-clock day care Schoolhouse for infants through adolescence. This was juxtaposed with Night College, raising my own. It took 10 years to achieve A.A., then UC Irvine/others.
I facilitated seminars for religious, business, nonprofit groups, and colleges.
In late 1980s dramatically shifted gears. Media was showcasing homeless. My empathy peaked visualizing my polio handicapped mother and retarded sister on the streets. I prayed for guidance, sought out helping nonprofit and volunteered. Seeing their desperate plight first hand was quite a shock.
I discovered that one of the greatest needs was a simple `resource sheet’ to be passed out listing `groups’ who were helping. I immediately pursued: calling one church, social service agency after another until I had excellent information. This was now included with sandwiches and toiletry articles. To this date, I carry dollar bills wrapped in one-page resource sheets/pass out. I asked a key question. How in heaven’s name could this be problem be solved nationwide?
I was told: guest Samaritan Rooms in empty nest homes.
That was me: my son was in army, daughter in college living on her own.
I truly believe I was then guided to a seminar sponsored by the state that explained Oxford Homes concept protected under Public Law 100-430 validating six indigents living together without the need for licensing. To make a long story short, I jumped in. I switched from helping/housing little children to big ones (adults). I was dramatically introduced to the world of recovery learning experientially and exponentially about alcohol/drug problems - jail/prison correlations of probation/parole. I’ve written a book and offer its PDF version complimentary via email. Literally hundreds were helped through self-labor efforts without government and/or grant subsidy. Here’s the best in a nutshell.
One or more form a nonprofit…it’s easy. Loan, invest and/or ask for tax-deductible donations of $3,000.00 to rent a two-bedroom house or apartment. Under nonprofit reach out to Salvation Army and/or Good Will for furnishings: two bunk and two single beds: three to a room. Visit A.A./N.A. meetings with the following offer of complimentary room and board for individual to manage sober living environment for five. You want separated populations, not mixed. General Relief also known as Welfare allocates approximately $400.00 a month plus food stamps. Once totally established, utilities and so forth on, Social Services and Mental Health Workers are notified. They will be your referrals. Your manager handles it all. One week complimentary and a three to six month guest contract is model for welcoming and helping. Food banks allow nonprofits to shop at six cents a pound. You do not provide food but have open pantry encouraging guests to pool food stamps and eat together. After one week, $100.00 donation is accepted and/or $20.00 a day. The math: five times four weeks equals $2,000.00 to pay overhead, utilities, installments on any loans, all expenses. Taxes, of course, are filed under the nonprofit: Google any/all resource help agencies.
There are strict rules in place. The HOME is guided like a COVERT monastery with the utmost respect for neighbors; has strict curfew; and maturation assignments to help guide an individual to a more productive life. The manager is mentor/sponsor. The contract is firm: emphasizes guest is NOT A TENANT; will need to leave with police escort, if necessary, for ANY Infraction; no liability.
At one time I was facilitating five additional homes simultaneously until light bulb went off that instead of me `doing it’ – follow through with my nonprofit’s mission: to care and share as able. It was time to `pass it on’.
One other point…graduates were encouraged to go out two by two and repeat what they had learned…they in turn start a sober living environment.
The nonprofit seeded their endeavors.
Can you imagine the possibilities dear reader? This scourge could be eliminated nationwide. During the early years, I made many mistakes, but I learned how to `do it right’ and guide others. I read of cities paying large amounts to house a population of six or less. I was horrified to learn that costs of jailing `street people’ could amount to a thousand dollars a day. And then, the recidivism rate was exponentially disturbing – a revolving door of in/out – covert plantations – debilitating our `universal kith and kin’ to a life of hopelessness and despair.
I am sending this to you because I believe you too are dedicated to making our universal house a better place to love and respect our sacred holy higher principles and our neighbor. My daily prayers accompany this letter for you/yours in the spirit of helping, caring and sharing, paying it forward.
Have others done similar? Yes: Cooper Fellowship, and the Salvation Army are famous for adult rehabilitation. There are noteworthy investment businesses. `Sober living homes’ are nationwide. The dilemma is many involved have pursued a `macro institutionalized’ character. The homeless are fearful in these environs because of stigma and safety issues. They NEED a familial HOME to get grounded in. Somewhere along the way, thinking has become challenged/ disorientated.
What is needed is mentor `big brother/sister guidance’.
The guest contract is clear: no one in the home during the `work day’ Monday through Friday unless ill or on SSI disability compensation. Guests guided to social service and nonprofit agencies are expected to pursue work or educational alternatives. Resource information regarding tuition subsidies, temping agencies, social rehabilitation, legal aid are provided. SOBRIETY KEY!
A worthwhile goal would be to implement a self-supporting `cottage industry’. Several role models like Dorothy Day of Catholic Worker and Mimi Silbert of Delancy Street succeeded in starting similar and progressing to macro enterprises. I think the success of this familial model is to STAY SMALL. I believe a tremendous success would be light weight hand crafted name cross-stitched pot holders allowing easy minimum postage mailing. Personalized items are popular. I would love to have enclosed that in this mailing, but I’m not in that position anymore which comes to the part of sharing more of what happened to me.
You see, after successfully doing this for over a decade, I had the sudden opportunity of opening one in native home state. I borrowed from my children’s legacy trust home and set off alerting one/all history, intentions and requesting referrals of those needing help with an emphasis on serving veterans. There was a caveat: please no referrals of anyone with a violent history. I was in the home less than two months. It was the 2005 holiday season. I did not have a car. A friend visited from another state and drove me around so that I could personally introduce myself. Social Services soon after referred two; and then an exigent call that a worker wanted to bring another. She did: 23 year old white male. A few days later he attacked a peer, who thank God got away. The malevolent then came after me. The first one screamed for friend who came to my aid and saved my life. Two months later, after coming out of the coma, I learned that before being brought to the home, he had attacked his own father and grandfather. The police had been called. Instead of jail, `fiduciary trust’ was broken when social services referred him to my sanctuary home without any warning to me at all.
His sentence: 15 years for two counts of attempted murder.
That is why I am adamant in guiding any who pursues this to have a competent, security skilled trained manager with a minimum of two years sobriety.
When I conceived my nonprofit, I created a name that was very symbolic with a rainbow logo to represent interfaith cultural ethnic diversity: ARC – Association Renaissance Creators- for we associate with each other in a renaissance creative way. There was neither formal membership nor dues. My friend and children helped on occasion. Neither they nor I ever received a salary. Because of incident, two homes were lost. Ironically, I then became homeless.
My children came to my aid! Alas, the nonprofit is over $600,000. in debt.
Rehabilitation at first was arduous. The initial prognosis was grim. Although we all knew my life was miraculously spared, there was no doubt I now had physical limitations. My life is one of gratitude and prayer; daily church goer. I primarily help others through email mentoring, guidance and diligently work via caring/sharing resource information – complimentary PDF publications.
ARC has a BLOG. http://arc-namaste.blogspot.com/ Complimentary Emailed:
AssociationRenaissanceCreators@yahoo.com
http://www.amazon.com.au/RECOVERY-HELP-Helping-Others-Your-ebook/dp/B00K03F6LU
Namaste: I salute the light within you.
My prayers are daily for you/yours.
God Bless/Shalom. Respectfully, ARC (c) 4/17/2016
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