1. Changing the View
From the streets to the boardroom: a paradigm shift (c) 2015
A presentation by
A View From the Streets
(c)2014

2. Homeless, but not helpless
Those who choose to recognize the market
value of their own skills, with the help of
allies/mentors in the community, can build
their own path out of the shelters and the
street and direct it to self employment

4. a three part problem

5. A roof and a benefit card are not the
solution
Self confident former residents, training,
employment and a vision for the future - not
housing and assistance - must be the goal of
responsible shelters seeking the end of
homelessness

6. Problem 1
Traditional shelters generally do not have the
capacity to help intelligent & skilled but
challenged residents move up from
homelessness. They must focus on the most
needy and ill equipped.

7. Problem 2
When skilled or trainable residents do not
know their own value and their skills are not
identified by those seeking to help them, they
usually cannot end their dependency

8. Problem 3
If talents are unrecognized and underutilized,
no amount of assistance will transform
dependency into goals or success

10. ● helping agencies deal with burdensome regulatory
requirements which complicate their work & tax
their available resources
● services are often duplicated amongst the various
agencies, making the system costlier & less efficient
● communication between groups is often slow and
ineffective
Duplicated services & counterproductive requirements
drain resources & complicate transition

11. addressing the disconnect

13. Skills and attitudes trump easy money
● Managers and owners prefer marketable skills and
competent, dependable employees over subsidies and
programs which are difficult to comply with
● Training is time consuming and expensive
● Benefit of Government programs is often offset by
unpredictable, unexpected costs in lost labor and
financial/regulatory penalties

14. A shelter system that makes sense
● Maintained by residents and managed by staff
with allies in the business community
● Unaffiliated with and unencumbered by
government bureaucracy, funding and controls
● Identifies marketable skills of residents over an
extended period and works with them to
develop a career plan
● Matches residents to prospective
employers/mentors

15. Helping agencyHelping agency
business interestbusiness interest
Resident Resident

16. The streets meet Wall Street

17. Not a program, a community
● a community of small and large businesses which
trains and educates
● a community of socially/civically minded therapists,
counsellors, clinicians and case managers rewarded
by successful clients
● a community of skilled colleagues/partners with a
shared experience

18. Presentation and concept by Hunter
Nash (Carl Cervini)
Shelter consolidation/communication, mentorship/training program, and
community managed/resident maintained shelter proposal(s) described
herein are proprietary concepts. They were conceived by Carl Cervini (Hunter
Nash) and remain his intellectual property. No portion, in part or in total,
may be use without permission and no one may make use of them, in whole
or in part, without fair market value compensation for his efforts.
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