Slhh scoping meeting results

“A problem well stated is a problem half solved”

Sister louisa’s halfway home
scoping meeting

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CONTENTS
Executive Summary…………………….3
Detailed Notes Capture………………...9


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OVERVIEW OF THE CHALLENGE
Feeling a need to find a way to address the needs of the
homeless in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, a discussion was
started between local business owners, residents and
innovative solutions-minded professionals.
The question: how can we identify a meaningful way to help
the homeless?
On January 8th, 2013, a small team met to scope out the need
and begin charting the journey ahead

Michelle Dziak
Grant Henry

Steven
Carse


Tim Black
Kenn Taylor

Jamie
Gordon
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FOCUSING ON IDENTIFYING THE UNIQUE
NICHE WHERE WE CAN SERVE WITH PASSION
AND BE TRULY EFFECTIVE AT MAKING A
DIFFERENCE
It’s important to nail down the right question.
We are in a hopeful place and feel like there
is at least the beginning of
a solution…


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DIFFERENCE
Don’t be the person from above looking
down.
People aren’t problems to be solved.
Don’t squash the voice of the people


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DIFFERENCE
Transformation of thought from both the
privileged and the homeless
Redefine the problem
Build In experimentation


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DIFFERENCE
What can we do that is different from
every well-meaning room full
of privileged people?


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DIFFERENCE
The 3 E’s
ENGAGE with
EMPATHY
and EQUALITY


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NEXT STEPS
Individuals to complete thought starter
program positioning (slide 27) from their
personal perspective based on scoping
meeting output
Engage two more activation team
members:
•Richard Leslie (Culture Agency): Local
brand strategy entrepreneur
•Margaret Kaiser: Georgia State
Representative
Arrive at consensus on final program
mission and scope program plans for
strategy development and activation


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SCOPING MEETING
DETAILED NOTES
CAPTURE

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BITCH SESSION
• Everyone is trying to solve homeless problem on a purely
technical level
• Lots of good intention but no real sustainable change
• Personal frustrations:
– As a business owner locally it’s hard for me to care, but on a
bigger level I want to help
– I know business and if I allow my caring to get personal I won’t
have a business
– I can afford to personally help but it is counterintuitive to my
business goals
– I know I could help a little but I can’t let it infiltrate my business
because then my business will suffer


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BITCH SESSION
• Give an inch and people take a mile
• When we stop caring about humans because of $$ it’s a
problem
• There has to be a way to open doors instead of shutting
people out – we need to open a creative door
• Beauty and truth ought to be created in the word
• it’s not right to place all the blame for the tension on
business owners
• Homelessness is in our face downtown and has stifled
things, but they still need help


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BITCH SESSION
• I’m tired of hearing about solutions that not only won’t
make a dent but will create new problems
• Nothing seems to have worked really well for the “rock
bottom”
• Lots of people are slipping through the cracks
• The government is making it worse
• How do I help on a personal level without someone
becoming dependent on me?
• The poor will always be with us
• Some just cannot change so how can society help?
• Experience with homeless people who lie about everything
• some people just can’t be helped


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It’s important to nail down the right question.
We are in a hopeful place and feel like there
is at least the beginning of
a solution…


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BIG IDEAS: STARTER THOUGHTS
BRAINSTORM
• Find homeless “trend setter” success story to set example,
benchmark – something relatable
• Audit what works and repeat it
• Design a low-income housing solution that thinks outside
the box
– e.g. artists not Moms, etc.
– Like telephone factory development strategy

• Figure out biggest commonality of need and service it
– e.g. lack of friends or support

• Be the friend / human support


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BRAINSTORM
• Find ways to develop connections that elevate the human
spirit and motivate people to lift themselves
• Hit the hierarchy of needs on the most basic level
– need physical space for that

• Can we bridge between haves and have-nots beyond the cash
value?
– feel like you are helping on another level

• A reciprocal relationship of giving
• Build relationships


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BRAINSTORM
• Give those who are down and out who what to do the right
thing the tools / network to those who are like-minded but
not down and out
• Maybe make churches role outside of service is to feed /
house homeless? what can every church do?
• re-assign role of MLK Center
• Food landscaping as a part of city protocol
– grow food in public places to be foraged
– Trees Atlanta? ADD A LAYER?

• A Monastic community?
• A mentoring relationship initiative?


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BRAINSTORM
• Lets be honest about or social capital and white privilege
and give it away
• Lets address some specific unmet needs?
– The profoundly mentally ill? There are local doctors who care
– Connection: Human to human
– Communication and collaboration between services that already
exist


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Don’t be the person from above looking
down.
People aren’t problems to be solved.
Don’t squash the voice of the people


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WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS…
• How does that reciprocal giving relationship work and
what does it look like?
• Sometimes you don’t have a problem that can be solved.
How do you know?
• How can we add layers to services that already exist?
• What is the “marketing” draw?


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SOME EXAMPLES OF EXISTING
PROGRAMS
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Covenant community program has an 85% success rate
The Simple Way Community: communal living example
Crossroads community ministry
Boulevard project
All Saints Ministry
Lots of “basic needs” stuff?
Gateway – a band-aid
Atlanta center for self-sufficiency / Café 458
– open to business community


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What can we do that is different from
every well-meaning room full
of privileged people?


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THE BIG BURNING QUESTIONS THAT
WILL FOCUS OUR INITIATIVE:
• What is the layer we can add to what is already being done?
• How can we use what we know about branding for social
good?
• What is the IDEA behind our brand that we want to stand
for?


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The 3 E’s
ENGAGE with
EMPATHY
and EQUALITY


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POSITIONING STATEMENT HOMEWORK:
Fill in the blanks:
“We believe that by engaging the homeless with empathy and
equality:
• we can _____________ (state the mission)
•by doing______(state the tactics / benefits delivered)
•knowing it will make a unique difference because __________
(state what the point of difference of the program is)


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POSITIONING STATEMENT HOMEWORK
EXAMPLE:
Fill in the blanks:
“We believe that by engaging the homeless with empathy and
equality:
• we can TRANSFORM THOUGHT
•by doing TRAINING IN THE RULES OF EMPATHETIC AND
EQUALITY-BASED COMMUNICATION WITH THE
HOMELESS
•knowing it will make a unique difference because WE CAN
REACH AND ENABLE PEOPLE WITH POTENTIAL BEING
OVERLOOKED BY THE SYSTEM AND MAKE PERSONAL
HUMAN CONNECTIONS TO INDIVIDUALS AND
RESOURCES THAT CAN HELP


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Transformation of thought from both the
privileged and the homeless
Redefine the problem
Build In experimentation


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