The Solution

Admins
Shirley Moore
Deborah M. McLean
Maria Lemmo (creator)
Officers
Deborah M. Mclean
Advocate/Researcher

Dr. Shirley Moore/Team Leader/CA
Michelle Acerra
Head coordinator of Child Care Department
Members
4 of 33 members


Long Term Goals:To provide housing to the homeless and families in any crisis under an outlined one or two year program tailored to their needs in order to promote self-sufficiency. Allowing a family/individual to become self-sufficient and independent of all government assistance upon completion of implicated program, thus removing the burden off government agencies who provide assistance limited to federal guidelines, which increases the welfare roles at tax payer’s expense.Continually seek out those in need and gather them through referral agencies, the court houses, or any other available resource to share with them the hope and life changing resources found at the community center.


To develop them to the point that they are using their God given skills and abilities that will in turn benefit the community(*Isaiah 61:14 The servant of the Lord has been divinely anointed to preach the good news to the poor, bind up the broken hearted, proclaim freedom to the captives, release prisoners from darkness, and proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor. He comforts the mournful and redresses the “spirit of despair.”)We aim to target spiritual needs first because a broken vessel will not hold water and you cannot pour new wine into old wine skins. Seeds of love and hope will be given through each client intake breaking the spirit of defeat, oppression and depression. Understanding when an individual is going through a trial whether it be family crisis, poverty, legal ,addictions, job loss, or health matters, that theses stressors can limit mental efficiency, limit the ability to focus on a plan of action, hence wrong direction or defeated mentality will ensue causing a downward spiral for the individual.

Each client intake will provide us the opportunity to build trusting relationships and not only listen to what each client has to say, but provide resources, offer prayer, assign a mentor/vision coach, tools and encouragement to help see them through their burden coupled with their willingness to succeed. If a person does not believe in God, or is not comfortable with prayer they will not be excluded or turned away from the center. We will not aim to provide systematic intakes of our clients where they are met with once or twice, this will be a continual process based on the individuals willingness to see break through in their circumstance. The design and goals of the community center will be very transparent to all who seek our services, so ultimately if they desire change they will walk in accord willingly fulfilling program requirements.We are a faith based center and staff in one accord, but we will not exclude those in need based on race, color or creed. We aim to fulfill provision under the law with grace and mercy.

Many years later, during the days of Moses, we see that God established guidelines under the law to help the poor. Exodus 22 and 23 tells the Israelites to help aliens, widows, orphans, and the poor. God protects their property, warns again against showing favoritism, and sets up a system of “gleaning” to help prevent starvation and malnourishment (Ex.23:10-12). In Leviticus 28:8-43, we see that God institutes the practice of the “Year of Jubilee” to be practiced every fifty years. God says to the nation of Israel:…”do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God.” -Leviticus 25:17 (NIV) “If one of your countrymen becomes poor and is unable to support himself among you, help him as you would an alien or a temporary resident, so he can continue to live among you. Do not take interest of any kind from him, but fear your God, so that your countrymen may continue to live among you…”-Leviticus 25:35-36 (NIV) “ If one of your countrymen becomes poor among you and sells himself to you, do not make him work as a slave. He is to be treated as a hired worker or temporary resident among you; he is to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.” -Leviticus 25:39-40 (NIV).


We aim to abide by the above principals which will bring restoration. If someone is jobless and willing to work he will not be treated any differently at our center. Someone from our counseling department will help the client determine his strengths and weaknesses to development a concrete plan geared toward active job search according to the clients abilities. The client will then meet with a vision coach to help bring this plan to fruition, in addition other talents/goals may be realized by the client through continued exhortation from our team. Our clients will not be treated as a slave to the system, but be developed to the point of living independently apart from the system. Each client will have temporary shelter during this process, they will not be required to pay interest on their stay at the center.

When the client is on an established payroll either at the center or outside the center a small percentage of rent will be requested, but this will not hinder the clients progress. The financial model of how this plan will be implicated pertaining to rent will be worked out when the client meets with our budget counselors and contingent upon secured employment. The goal is for each client to have enough money saved during this process, so they are able to purchase a vehicle if needed, vehicle repairs, other financial burdens that need to be removed to promote self-sufficiency and ultimately enough money secured for the client to be able to maintain their own residency outside our center.

How To Secure Donation For This VisisonA meeting was held with the county Freeholders and vision of the Community Center was presented and well received. The Freeholders pledged thirty-five thousand dollars to begin the work, in addition a radio interview with WOBM was conducted, myself, Grace Johnson from Ocean County College, and Marilyn Burton from Start Smart day care were interviewed discussing the issues in our county, however the second part of the interview will present the solution and a request for donations will be made on air on how we can meet needs and restore our community.

Studies show billions of dollars are spent on programs for the poor and have created a gigantic welfare structure. Another target source of funding will come from churches and synagogues who are in line with this vision. Because we know the community will not support a system at tax payers expense that provides limited monthly allowances for people not working, but the community will support work ethichs and perseverance from those seeking assistance to resolve their hardships.Funding will come from the community. Once the community is aware that their tax dollars are supporting a welfare structure that is not 100% efficient in meeting community needs based on Federal Guideline restrictions they will lean toward supporting an effort that will not only work, but understand why it has been difficult for people in the system to get out of the system.

The goal of the community center is to decrease welfare rolls, so tax dollars can go toward other things, forward the community will support a structured program when it concerns redistribution of moral values.Fund raising efforts will be made in this community as well as the Orthodox Jewish community.An outline of this vision will be sent to businesses local and afar who have a set amount of money put aside for philanthropy work geared toward improving the community.

Programs And Teams Housed At CenterLicense Restoration ProgramTransportationTeam of educators/personalized skills testLegal teamPrayer/Intercessory teamAccountants/Budget counselorAdvocatesSecurityMentor/leadership skillsCounseling teamVision Coaches/goal setting/planningChild care staff/volunteer child providers to assists in home for second and third shift childcare for a season to help a family in need get ahead , or on their feet again.Self employment teamChesed program to assist Jewish brothers and sistersChild visitation program/restorationFamily restoration programTeam of doctors Addictions programCourt watchersAccountability teamCultural Integration and Assimilation programLicense RestorationTo assist those in our program who have secured employment pay off fines and match a percentage of the fines owed to quickly get them back on the road again, so upon leaving our center they are able to independently maintain employment.

Meeting this need will also involve legal counsel/representation.TransportationTo provide transportation through one of our vans to and from a work site, so those enrolled in our program can earn an income and save money in preparation of moving out of the center.Transportation will be provided until a car is donated or they have saved enough money to secure their own vehicle. This will remove the burden most families face when it comes to reliable transportation, getting to work on time,also remove the burden off existing non-profits who provide donated vehicles to those in need, but with a waiting list of up to a year or more.

Team Of EducatorsTo assist those in our program who desire to return back to school. Educators will discuss with clients what is available to them, how to enroll and overall guide them through the important steps of securing a higher education.Legal TeamThe goal of our legal team is to give legal counsel for those in need and a 100%. The difference between a public defender and a paying attorney is a huge gap. A public defender can be secured with no charge to the client contingent upon said client being of low income status, in which case the state will either pay the public defender for services rendered in full, or on a sliding scale to the client in need of counsel/representation. The down side to this arrangement is many public defenders have heavy caseloads and are able to give only so much of their time to the client. It limit’s the clients ability to maintain consistent contact in preparation for court hearings, and often times the client isn’t able to fully update the public defender and receive feed back from their representation until the actual court date, where as a paying attorney works directly for the client, consistently is present, have been known to give the client their cell phone number, but at a much higher price.

Our goal is to provide honest, compassionate, consistent, fair and just legal counsel/representation to those in need to meet the need of restoration.Prayer/Intercessory TeamOur prayer and intercessory team will be available to pray with a client who has a prayer request. In reference to spiritual warfare a prayer partner will be assigned to the client, in addition the intercessory team will daily lift the need/trial up in prayer.Accountant/Budget CounselorsTo assist the client with tax preparation, or show them how to prepare their own taxes. A budget counselor will be assigned to the client. The budget counselor will oversee that financial goals are being met, also to ensure the client is ready to leave the center and able to maintain self-sufficiency with the tools he/she has been given apart from the center.


Clients are required to put a set amount of money aside to achieve this goal, but will also have money left over to be able to purchase what they need. Vision CoachesA team of vision coaches spirit filled will break negative mind sets. The oppressed will no longer be looked at as the ones who deplete the system, the single parent will not be deemed a horrible parent because of poverty, the wrongly accused will have a voice! God built safeguards in his word. Verse 5 Isaiah They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated, they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have received the “good news.” Our vision coaches will seek to empower those in need, to empower and equip them to assume positions of leadership, and remind them that they have a role/place/purpose in the community that they live in. As trusting relationships are built our vision coach will work with the goals the client would like to see fulfilled, gave up on, and help them get there.More to come...

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Blessede day to you mam miriam,i have read through your discussion board about the goal and the purpose of the things you advocate and actually doing for the advancement of peoples lives in the community. God truly blessed your life to become a blessing to others. Jehovah Jireh is the great provider so that all that we see must happen will come to pass and be made flesh. Hope i can join with this advocacy that you are doing, not only in your community but in my community as well where i reside. This is what the burden that the Lord impressed in my heart many years ago to minister to communities and people by bringing the church outside to live with the community and not to bring people to church in order to have them hear the message of restoration. instead bring the church to the people which i am now doing recently.The Lord impressed a burden in my heart to conduct small meetings with people in the community to voluntarily discuss about child care, spiritual care and physical care in a manner of viewing films. Through this advocacy the message of the Gospel about forgiveness of sins and restoration will be reached out by the people. in preparation in line with this vision God revealed... i prepare some Youtube clippings in line with the advocacy. as of this time i have prepared some reasearch on the causes and solutions of poverty. Because it affects the entire system of life. I believe God is the God of the whole universe. His intentions will come to pass as He conglemerates His people anywhere and everywhere to spread the message of restoration, forgiveness, love and acceptance. so that this world will become the Kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ.God revealed vision to me is to reach out the whole city for Christ. As God reveals His strategy on how to do it, i began to conduct trainings on Tools for Evangelism and Operating in the Five Fold Ministry Gifts. We already started some crusades for change the past 2 months already as an initiative in order that aspiration for good lifestyle be heard by the people and so they will begin to aspire for it.God bless us all richly beyond compare. Keep up the good work and hope you include us in your prayers in the Holy Land. POWER from ON HIGH!!!your friend,junmontenegro