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Outreach, Inc. Founded in 1996 Mission: Equipping and empowering homeless teens and young adults to exit street life. Statement of Beliefs: Outreach believes in the redemptive power of Jesus Christ to help homeless youth find home by: Offering the hospitality of Christ; Journeying with them to provide transformational guidance; and Instilling hope to exit the streets toward a more stable lifestyle © Copyright 2011 Outreach, Inc. All rights reserved
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Common Goals: Working with the
Faith Based CommunityNovember 8, 2011
NAECHY ConferenceEric Howard, Executive Director
Outreach, Inc.
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What to expect from training:Partnerships between schools and faith-based
organizations can be confusing as both sides try to understand each other’s language and operations. This session offers a ‘nuts and bolts’ perspective of
how such collaborations can produce rewarding results while respecting the core characteristics of the
organizations involved
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Outreach, Inc.• Founded in 1996• Mission: Equipping and empowering homeless teens and
young adults to exit street life.• Statement of Beliefs: Outreach believes in the redemptive
power of Jesus Christ to help homeless youth find home by:• Offering the hospitality of Christ;• Journeying with them to provide transformational guidance; and• Instilling hope to exit the streets toward a more stable lifestyle
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What does Outreach, Inc. do?• Street Outreach• Drop-In Center• Case Management• Graduation, Occupation, Address and Lifestyle
(G.O.A.L)• Resource/Referral Coordination• Point in time data
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Where to start: Communicate• Ask:
– Areas of need– Points of engagement
• Listen:– Educate– Vision
• Clarify:– Boundaries– Roles
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Where to start: Communicate• Ask:
– Understand the areas of need:• Housing/Economic insecurity• Lack of positive social support• Behavioral Health• Involvement with system
– Points of engagement in which you can serve: identify gaps• Tutors/Mentors• Social events• Case management• Host homes
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Where to start: Communicate• Listen:
– Educate • What you can do practically• What can they do programmatically• Characteristics of homeless youth
– Vision• Volunteer resources• Fiscal resources
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Where to start: Communicate• Clarify:
– Boundaries • What can you do • DTR – Define the relationship• Point person to communicate with
– Roles• Background checks• Expectations• Fiscal arrangements
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Excellent Outcomes
• Memorandum of Understanding• Follow-up evaluation
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Excellent Outcomes
• Memorandum of Understanding– Upfront agreement - Who does what– Invoices if applicable
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Excellent Outcomes
• Follow-up evaluation
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• Questions
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