Parable of the pit Rev1-17-15

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The Parable of the Pit How Off The Streets - Huntington Beach Helps People Out of Homelessness

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The Parable of the Pit

How

Off The Streets - Huntington Beach

Helps People Out of Homelessness

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1. Crisis! ● Lost job

● Spouse left

● Roommates

bailed

● Abuse

● Etc.

Homeless!

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2. Survival ● Living day to day

● Temporary

Shelter (maybe)

● No plan

FoodClothing

Showers Haircuts

Laundry Temp Shelter

Lots of GOOD help available...but still homeless!

Maybe enough

income for rent

BUT

not enough for

rent and security

deposit

??

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3. Possibility ● An offer to create a plan

together

● A guide; a helper

● Encouragement

Still homeless but now there’s a possibility….

OTS Biz

Card

We can

help!

Hmmm....

??

Maybe enough

income for rent

BUT

not enough for

rent and security

deposit

OTS

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4. A Budget + a Plan

A budget and a plan….and someone to guide

We will

guide

you

Maybe it

will work?

A Plan

(find rental)

Budget

(target rent)

OTS

Maybe enough

income for rent

BUT

not enough for

rent and security

deposit

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5. A Collaborative Project

Work the Plan: assembling “The Ladder” to get out

Good

job keep

going!

Gotta work the plan!

Budget

(target rent)

A Plan

(find rental)

“The Ladder” Kit

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6. Progress Toward Placement!

It might

work!

Climbing the Ladder (searching for a rental)

A Plan

(find rental)

Budget

(target rent)

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7. Placement!

The Plan Worked!

I’m there!

A Plan

(find rental)

Budget

(target rent)

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8. A Sustainable Plan!

Cover and Fill the Pit

I’m housed!

Budget

(target rent)

Risk of future homelessness

Start filling

the pit by sticking

to the budget

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9. A Home =

a house + furnishings

I now have a home!

Risk of future homelessness

Fill the pit further

with an

Emergency Fund

Budget

(target rent)

Keep filling the Pit

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Key Points

● This approach is very simple...and it works!

● We’ve taken over 50 people out of homelessness using

this process

● It requires personal responsibility. OTS guides, but the

person being helped does most of the work.

● That’s why we call it a “hand up” and not a “hand out”

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To Learn more visit:

offthestreetsnow.com/hb