Housing for the Homeless

Program Mission Statement:

(self-reported)

We seek to serve the Lord by meeting the spiritual, physical, and training needs of the least, the last and the lost, and assist His Church by providing opportunities to express their compassion and concern that men, women and children might turn from sin unto faith in Christ and through transformed lives become mature contributing members of the Christian community.

Score Summary

Overall Score:	Better
Practice Principles:	Good
Faith Related Elements:	Excellent
Outcome Measures:	Good
Change Process:	Excellent

Program Facts

• Paid (FTE) Staff Working: 6
• Program Participants Last Year: 22
• Meets about 30 time(s) with each participant per month
• Participants remain in the program for 1 months

Board Activities

Funding Overview

(self-reported)

	This Program	This Organization
Organization Budget: $2,546,375 Program Budget: $1,658,130
Foundation Grants	0%	0%
Government Grants/Contracts	0%	0%
Individual Gifts	97%	95%
Business/Corporate Gifts	1%	1%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	1%	1%
Dues/Fees/Income	0%	0%
Other	1%	1%
	Average Program Funding From All Samaritan Programs	Average Organization Funding From All Samaritan Organizations
The next charts display the average funding sources for all programs currently in the Samaritan Guide for your comparison. Average Organization Budget: $3,817,897 Average Program Budget: $313,091
Foundation Grants	24%	18%
Government Grants/Contracts	4%	8%
Individual Gifts	33%	33%
Business/Corporate Gifts	8%	8%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	11%	10%
Dues/Fees/Income	7%	9%
Other	10%	11%

It is important to maintain diverse income sources for your programs and for your oganization as a whole. Doing so provides long-term financial stability to your organizations and programs. It is also important to note that government funding often comes with stipulations and restrictions. More information is available in the Raising Resources Toolkit - pdf.

Score Details

Program Focus
Program Mission	Clarity and specificity of the program's mission statement.	Excellent
Target Population	Clarity and specificity of the programs target clientele.	Good
Eligibility Criteria	Clarity and specificity of the program's eligibility criteria.	Good
Program Requirements	Well defined requirements for client participation.	Excellent
Referrals From Other Organizations	Do other organizations recommend this program to their clientele.	Good
Referrals to Other Organizations	Does this program recommend other programs to their clients?	Good
Volunteer to Staff Ratio	Are volunteers effectively incorporated into the program?	Better
Past Participant Recruiting	Are past program participants recruited as volunteers?	Better
Evaluation and Practice Princples
Practice Principles	How supports and resources are provided to increase outcomes.	Good
Outcome Measurement	The ability to measure stated program outcomes.	Good
Change Process	Specific and measurable statement of the program's goals.	Excellent
Faith Related Elements	Integration of faith related elements.	Excellent
Measurement Frequency	Frequency of measuring client outcomes.	Excellent
Program Evaluation	Level of the budget allocated to measuring client outcomes.	Good
Institutional Stability
Organization Age	A measure of the organization's durability.	Excellent
Board Oversight	How involved in the program are the members of its board?	Excellent
Program Duration	Average duration of a clients participation with a program.	Good
Finances
Budget Diffusion	Diversity of the programs funding sources.	Good
Government Funding	Does this program accept little or no government funding?	Excellent

Program Score Details

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Outcomes & Measures:

(self-reported)

Scoring for this section is based on the organizations ability to provide at least three clear and specific outcomes with corresponding measures in which a relationship is shown between outcomes and measures.

Outcome 1: The primary goal of our "New Life Program" is to see the residents develop a genuine relationship with God and consequently learn to interact with others and function in life in a Godly manner. The immediate and more specific goals are to teach and assist the client to overcome their addictions and to move on from failures of the past to the future that God has in store.

Measure Used:
Personal Bible studies, Bible classes, Life Skills Classes, Personal Counseling, work therapy and Group interaction that is designed to help the whole person; spiritually, intellectually, emotionally and physically.

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Outcome 2: To develop a strong relationship with God through Jesus Christ and to learn to live out a Christian testimony that is above reproach.

Measure Used:
In addition to the Bible Studies and Counseling mentioned above, we have a regular weekly prayer breakfast. We strongly encourage local Church attendance participation in local Christian events.

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Outcome 3: To see the client living a life free of all addictions.

Measure Used:
a)Personal counseling, working through a program known as the "Genesis Process" to overcome addictions.b)Strict accountability for the client to remain "clean" of alcohol and drugs which includes regular U.A.'s and c)Weekly "group" support and therapy session with certified counselor.

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Outcome 4: To become a productive person in the workplace.

Measure Used:
Each person on our program is given a work therapy assignment that will require approximately 6 hours a day, 6 days a week with a view to developing a responsible work ethic. Life skills class provides guidance in the areas of applications, resumes and budgeting. Skills can be acquired at the facilities in the areas of food service, maintenance, janitorial and warehouse work.

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Outcome 5: To become a productive and responsible person in society.

Measure Used:
Our weekly life skills class is designed to provide social skills in numerous practical areas. It is also expected that the close environment of working, serving and living with others on our program, as monitored by our staff, will contribute to social development as well.

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Change Process:

(self-reported)

Scoring for this section is based on the organizations ability to provide clear, measurable, client-focused stages of change based on participant participation.

Our program participants usually come into our facility with addiction issues. They join our program with the intent of changing their lives. They start with a 30-day restriction which may involve withdrawal, and they must break ties with any negative outside influence. From there they go through an extensive program which includes daily Bible study, drug education, job training, counseling, and setting personal goals.

At our site we can train in numerous areas. Many are used in our kitchen, our maintenance program, our warehouse, mentoring youth, and working at our camp. Our program includes a year-long process. At graduation they either sign-up for another year, or they may choose to go out into the community drug-free with skills that enable them find jobs that will pay a living wage.

Through their process of rehabilitation we hope to teach them budgeting, anger management, conflict resolution, job skills and life skills. And, of course, our ultimate goal is for them to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

End Notes

Incomplete Applications

Significant decreases in certain scores may indicate failure to comprehensively complete certain sections of the Samaritan Award application. Please be sure to fill out every question in the Samaritan Award application.

Relative Scoring

Total program scores are partially computed against other programs from within the same pool of applications and so are not cumulative.

Additional Reference Material

More information on scoring and methodology may be found on the Samaritan Guide and Award website.

Acton Institute Relationship

The Samaritan Guide and Samaritan Award are projects run by the Acton Institute. Inclusion in the Guide does not signify endorsement by the Acton Institute. More information on why the Acton Institute runs this project is available online.