Category: Housing

Alliance for Neighbors, Inc.

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL

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Physical Address:: ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL 32716 0096
EIN:: 26-3047816
Web URL:: WWW.HELPFORPEOPLEINA...
Leadership:: DR. PHILLIP CANO, MD

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Fiscal Year Starting: Jan 1, 2008
Fiscal Year Ending: Dec 31, 2008

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Total Revenue	$1,415,660

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Total Expenses	$1,415,660

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Alliance for Neighbors, Inc.

Physical Address:: ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL 32716 0096
EIN:: 26-3047816
Web URL:: WWW.HELPFORPEOPLEINA...
NTEE Category:: L Housing, Shelter; L41 Temporary Shelter For the Homeless; P Human Services; P30 Children's and Youth Services; O Youth Development; O50 Youth Development Programs
Year Founded:: 2008
Ruling Year:: 2008
How This Organization Is Funded:: PRIVATE DONORS; CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS; DIRECTORS

Mission Statement

The FORMAL mission of Alliance For Neighbors is: “to provide the OPPORTUNITY for self help”  to the PHYSICALLY DISABLED OF HOMELESS FAMILIES, HOMELESS ABUSED CHILDREN -EACH WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITY, SPINAL INJURY AND/OR SPECIAL NEEDand BATTERED/ABUSED WOMEN WITH CHILDREN.

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Impact Summary from the Nonprofit

OUR FOCUS: 1.    Homeless Families With Children (this includes Single Parents With Children-each a victim of vicious Domestic Assault) (the “New Poor”) 2.    Homeless Children living on the streets: This number has grown 56% during 2010!  3.    Former Foster Children living on the streets: seemingly, society in general has failed to consider the Foster Child that has just turned 18 years of age.

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Leadership

DR. PHILLIP CANO, MD

Term:

Since Jan 1972

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OVER 38 YEARS

Leadership Statement:

Please note: unlike very many other non-profit organizations, Alliance For Neighbors produces great measurable results and is never “one grant away from closing”. This is because all operating expenses are paid from personal funds of the Directors and no salaries/fees are ever paid to anyone associated with Alliance For Neighbors. Alliance For Neighbors has been a DIRECT SERVICE organization for 37 years.<div> STRATEGY:   1.    THE CURE TO THE BLIGHT OF HOMELESSNESS IS NOT ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY…IT IS ABOUT SPENDING MONEY IN THE RIGHT PLACE. (FLORIDA COUNTIES, SPECIFICALLY, MUST STOP SHUFFLING INDIVIDUALS TO HOMELESS SHELTERS, TO JAILS AND TO HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS.) WE MUST FOCUS ON THE SOLUTION; NOT THE “BAND-AID”. 2.    JUST DO IT: ORGANIZE TEAMS THAT GO OUT EVERY MORNING AND “REGISTER” THE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS…GET THEIR NAMES, PHOTOS AND MEDICAL HISTORIES   IMPORTANTLY, FORM RELATIONSHIPS AND EARN THEIR RESPECT AND THEIR TRUST….THAT WILL ALLOW FOR THE ALLIANCE FOR NEIGHBORS PROGRAM AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR SELF HELP SO THAT THEY MAY RESSURECT THEIR LIVES. (Homeless “Drop-in” Centers do not work…and in most communities, not permitted because of “fear” and prejudice of the local residents.)    </div>

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Program: PURCHASE 300 SPECIAL SUPPORT HARNESSES

Budget:: $5,000
Category:: Community Development
Population Served:: Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.); Disabled, General or Disability Unspecified; Homeless

Program Description:

<a href="mailto:DONATE@HELPFORPEOPLEINAMERICA.ORG"></a> PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE ASSISTANCE TO SPECIAL PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS/SPINAL INJURIES FOR 39 YEARS The Mission of Alliance For Neighbors, Inc. is to provide assistance and the OPPORTUNITY FOR SELF HELP TO THE “NEW POOR”…FAMILIES WITH KIDS… … to the PHYSICALLY DISABLED OF HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, HOMELESS/ABUSED CHILDREN WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, SPINAL INJURY AND/OR SPECIAL NEEDS and BATTERED/ABUSED SINGLE PARENTS WITH CHILDREN.Project name:  TO PURCHASE 300 SPECIAL SUPPORT HARNESSES TO BE WORN BY ALL CHILDREN SO THEY MAY BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES AT THE 3RD ANNUAL SUMMER DAY CAMP FOR 300 FORMERLY HOMELESS/ABUSED CHILDREN...AND THE SPECIAL FAMILY ACTIVITIES EVENT DAY…EACH AN IMPOVERISHED CHILD <a name="_GoBack"></a>…ALL CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ABUSED AND ARE WITH A PHYSICAL DISABILITY, SPINAL INJURY AND/ OR SPECIAL NEEDS. SEVERAL OF THESE WONDERFUL CHILDREN ARE BLIND.   Purpose of Grant: FOR SPECIAL SUPPORT HARNESSES TO BE WORN BY ALL PHYSICALLY DISABLED KIDS SO THEY MAY PARTICIPATE IN ALL ACTIVE AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES… GOAL: TO TEACH FORMERLY HOMELESS/ABUSED CHILDREN TO READ:  TO ENHANCE AND PROMOTE THE LITERACY AND LEARNING SKILLS OF OUR CHILDREN: AND PROMOTE INCLUSION/AWARENESS WITH OTHERS. Being Homeless has a lasting impact on CHILDREN. Various studies reveal that there is a 1 ½ to two year decline in academic performance. There are significant developmental delays. There are significant psychological and physical health problems because, obviously, medical care is not readily available on the street. In addition, the CHILDREN’S environment is continually disrupted. The CHILDREN’S concern is safety from predators… DISABLED CHILDREN ARE THE FIRST TO BE ABUSED…even when they are together with their FAMILY living on the street…and hunger.Alliance For Neighbors provides opportunities for these children with physical disabilities and/or special needs to stabilize and develop a solid foundation so that these formerly abused homeless CHILDREN will, indeed, become very productive members of society. In addition to a very Special Family Activities Event Day, SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION ATTACHED, there is no doubt that this Family Activities Event will provide a “solution” long sought that will bind the families, enhance our CHILDREN’S  self confidence and self esteem; and remove our CHILDREN’S emotional scars much quicker.  Dedicated to providing a fun, positive experience for our CHILDREN, we help them discover and enjoy new things within the scope of their abilities. We provide opportunities that promote physical wellness and social interaction for our CHILDREN, while building new friendships with our caring Staff at the same time.  We also enhance the quality of life for our CHILDREN by enabling them to experience outdoor activities, and by providing a safe haven for them to explore the wonders of nature. THIS IS A VERY SUCCESSFUL ENDEAVOR…ALLIANCE FOR NEIGHBORS HAS VERY RECENTLY EXPERIENCED DELIGHT WITH THIS INNOVATIVE PROGRAM THIS PAST SUMMER. Short term results have been measured in greater self esteem and confidence in each CHILD. Long term results have been measured in greater academic achievements. (The emotional scars have been removed!) CHILDREN are our future…we should invest in our CHILDREN because they will be our leaders for tomorrow. Total Project Cost: $25,500.00 (including SPECIAL FAMILY ACTIVITIES EVENT) Amount of Support Needed: $5,000.00 FOR SPECIAL SUPPORT HARNESSES SO THAT PHYSICALLY DISABLED KIDS MAY PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES…Matching Grant Received: $13,000.00 AND $7,500 PLEDGED FOR THE SPECIAL FAMILY ACTIVITIES EVENT DAY.Operating Budget: 0…all operating expenses paid by Directors…no one associated with Alliance For Neighbors receives a salary or a fee. Thus, there is no “operating” budget to present.

Program Long-Term Success:

THIS IS A VERY SUCCESSFUL ENDEAVOR…ALLIANCE FOR NEIGHBORS HAS VERY RECENTLY EXPERIENCED DELIGHT WITH THIS INNOVATIVE PROGRAM THIS PAST SUMMER. Short term results have been measured in greater self esteem and confidence in each CHILD. Long term results have been measured in greater academic achievements. (The emotional scars have been removed!)   CHILDREN are our future…we should invest in our CHILDREN because they will be our leaders for tomorrow.

Program Short-Term Success:

Program Success Monitored by:

Every year, for the past two years, very numerous educators from very numerous Universities have observed each Summer Camp Curriculum. Specifically, observers from the University of Central Florida, at the invitation of Senator Bill Nelson, who presented an award to Alliance For Neighbors on the floor of the Senate, provided a presentation about these Summer Camps and our great successes to a Senate Committee. These presentations the past two years were made with the hopes of establishing the Alliance For Neighbors Summer Camp Curriculum as a National Program.

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Program: SPECIAL FAMILY EVENTS DAY

Budget:: $5,000
Category:: Community Development
Population Served:: Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.); Disabled, General or Disability Unspecified; Homeless

Program Description:

HELP FOR PEOPLE IN AMERICA PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE ASSISTANCE TO SPECIAL PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS/SPINAL INJURIES FOR 37 YEARS   FAMILY ACTIVITIES EVENT DAY GOALS: ·     INCREASE THE COHESIVENESS AND COOPERATION OF THE FAMILY UNIT AS A MEANS TO PREVENTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.   It must be noted that presently, the number of DOMESTIC ASSAULT VICTIMS is growing much faster than the number of HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN who are presently living on the street due to numerous factors experienced during this present economic crisis.   Society, in general, seems to have more programs to assist the Victims of Domestic Violence but few programs, if any, to streghthen and bind the Family Unit that will PREVENT Domestic Assault.   The only requirement of this Private Donor is that each Community (County) served provides a donation from a charitable Organization (Foundation) located within that specific County where the Summer Camp is to be held, to purchase the Special Support Harnesses for each child. Alliance For Neighbors has a special negotiated cost of $5000 for 300 harnesses to be used at each camp.    Alliance For Neighbors provides vital services in 23 Florida Counties. In 2009, 2010, and, hopefully, again, in 2011, Alliance For Neighbors will offer a Summer Camp to underprivileged and formerly abused/homeless Children. As in the past two years, each impoverished child is suffering from a physical disability, spinal injury and/or “special need”. This year, several of these wonderful Kids are blind. All children must wear a special supportive harness (not restrictive) that facilitates their participation in all activities and for safety.      <div >     </div>

Program Long-Term Success:

GOALS: ·     INCREASE THE COHESIVENESS AND COOPERATION OF THE FAMILY UNIT AS A MEANS TO PREVENTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. ·         PROMOTE INCLUSION/AWARENESS WITH OTHERS THROUGH COOPERATIVE PLAYFUL INTERACTION THROUGH MULTIPLE HANDS-ON, FUN FILLED OPPORTUNITIES…AND EXCITING HANDS-ON CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROJECTS. · ·     ENHANCE AND PROMOTE THE LITERACY AND LEARNING SKILLS OF OUR CHILDREN: AND PROMOTE INCLUSION/AWARENESS WITH OTHER CHILDREN AND THOSE OF OTHER SOCIAL STATUS AND HERITAGES. ·

Program Short-Term Success:

Alliance For Neighbors provides opportunities for these formerly abused/homeless children, most with physical disabilities and/or special needs, to stabilize and develop a solid foundation so that these formerly abused homeless CHILDREN will, indeed, become very productive members of society. There is no doubt that this Family Activities Event will provide a “solution” long sought that will bind the families, enhance their self confidence and self esteem; and remove the emotional scars much quicker.

Program Success Monitored by:

Very numerous educators from very numerous Universities have observed each Summer Camp Curriculum. Specifically, observers from the University of Central Florida, at the invitation of Senator Bill Nelson, who presented an award to Alliance For Neighbors on the floor of the Senate, provided a presentation about these Summer Camps and our great successes to a Senate Committee. These presentations the past two years were made with the hopes of establishing the Alliance For Neighbors Summer Camp Curriculum as a National Program.

Program Success Examples:

1.     Remove the Children’s emotional scars and bind and strengthen the Family Unit necessary to PREVENT Domestic Assault.

Program: College Courses For Foster Care Program Victims

Budget:: $5,000
Category:: Employment
Population Served:: Homeless; Disabled, General or Disability Unspecified; Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General

Program Description:

The Mission of Alliance For Neighbors, Inc., is to provide assistance and the OPPORTUNITY FOR SELF HELP TO THE “NEW POOR”…FAMILIES WITH KIDS…to the PHYSICALLY DISABLED OF HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, HOMELESS/ABUSED CHILDREN WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, SPINAL INJURY AND/OR SPECIAL NEEDS and BATTERED/ABUSED SINGLE PARENTS WITH CHILDREN. Project:         2ND ANNUAL ENDEAVOR TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL COLLEGE COURSES FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED YOUNG ADULTS-FORMER FOSTER CHILDREN-EVICTED FROM FOSTER PROGRAM AND LIVING ON THE STREETS … EACH AN IMPOVERISHED YOUNG ADULT VICTIM OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM RESIDING IN PALM BEACH COUNTY …FORMERLY HOMELESS AND ABUSED …TO GET JOBS …$5,000.00 FOR 100 VERY DESERVING DISABLED STUDENTS @$100 FINAL COST…”DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR” GRANT PLEDGED…(Thus, for every gift in the amount of $100 received, two deserving young adults can attend college courses to get a job.) THESE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ABUSED AND ARE WITH A PHYSICAL DISABILITY, SPINAL INJURY AND/ OR SPECIAL NEED   Purpose of Grant: ASSISTING THE “NEW POOR”…DISABLED YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE ALREADY SUFFERED GREATLY FROM THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM-  WHO DESERVE EQUALITY GOAL: TO PROVIDE THEIR RIGHTFUL OPPORTUNITY TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN ALL ASPECTS OF AMERICAN LIFE: TO ENHANCE THEIR SELF-ESTEEM AND THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE: TO FINALLY REMOVE THEIR EMOTIONAL SCARS AS THEY CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND BECOME TOMORROW’S LEADERS. THIS IS A VERY SUCCESSFUL ENDEAVOR…ALLIANCE FOR NEIGHBORS HAS VERY RECENTLY EXPERIENCED DELIGHT LAST YEAR WITH THIS EXACT SAME DIRECT EFFORT…EACH DISABLED STUDENT IN LAST YEARS’ PROGRAM COMPLETED THEIR FIRST YEAR OF STUDY WITH HONORS!  REQUESTED SUPPORT: $5,000.00 Total Amount of Project: $10,000.00 (50% matching grant pledged)100%. … IS UTILIZED ASSISTING THE “NEW POOR”…DISABLED INDIVIDUALS WHO DESERVE EQUALITY & HAVE SUFFERED CRISIS IN THEIR LIVES AND ALMOST OVERNIGHT FOUND THEMSELVES IN THE STREET, HELPLESS AND UNABLE TO REGAIN THEIR PLACE IN SOCIETY.HOW GRANT FUNDS WILL BE USED: Resulting from negotiating efforts by Alliance For Neighbors, DeVry University will provide numerous worthwhile vocational and bachelor degree study programs. DeVry University will accept as tuition and fees for each academic year, as payment in full, only whatever is available from the individual student’s Pell Grant. DeVry University will accept a one-time application and registration fee only $100 per student…WHICH EACH WORTHY DISABLED STUDENT SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY! THIS IS NOT A SCHOLARSHIP REQUEST. Year Founded: 1972   IRS 501(C) 3 #: 26-3047816-Has never been revoked or challenged. Website: WWW.HELPFORPEOPLEINAMERICA.ORG  Operating Budget: 0…all operating expenses paid by Directors…no one associated with Alliance For Neighbors receives a salary or a fee.

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Program: College Courses For Domestic Assault Victims

Budget:: $5,000
Category:: Community Development
Population Served:: Female Adults; Disabled, General or Disability Unspecified; Homeless

Program Description:

<div> EITHER THE SINGLE PARENT AND/OR THE CHILD HAVE A PHYSICAL DISABILITY AS A RESULT OF VICIOUS DOMESTIC ASSAULT. </div>   The Mission of Alliance For Neighbors, Inc., is to provide assistance and the OPPORTUNITY FOR SELF HELP TO THE “NEW POOR”…FAMILIES WITH KIDS… to the PHYSICALLY DISABLED OF HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, HOMELESS/ABUSED CHILDREN WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, SPINAL INJURY AND/OR SPECIAL NEEDS and BATTERED/ABUSED SINGLE PARENTS WITH CHILDREN.   Project:      2ND ANNUAL ENDEAVOR TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL COLLEGE COURSES FOR 100 SINGLE PARENT STUDENTS… EACH PARENT AND THEIR CHILDREN ARE A VICTIM OF VICIOUS DOMESTIC ASSAULT-EACH AN IMPOVERISHED WORTHY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE, RESIDENT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY …FORMERLY HOMELESS AND ABUSED …TO GET A JOB & START A NEW LIFE…100 VERY DESERVING SINGLE PARENT STUDENTS @$100 FINAL COST…”DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR” GRANT PLEDGED…(Thus, for every gift in the amount of $100 received, a deserving single parent student can attend college courses to get a job.) THESE SINGLE PARENT STUDENTS ARE ALL VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. <div>  Purpose of Grant: ASSISTING THE SINGLE PARENTS WITH KIDS , ALL VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WHO ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO RESURRECT THEIR LIVES. </div> GOAL: TO PROVIDE THEIR RIGHTFUL OPPORTUNITY TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN ALL ASPECTS OF AMERICAN LIFE: TO ENHANCE THEIR SELF-ESTEEM AND THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE: TO FINALLY REMOVE THEIR EMOTIONAL SCARS AS THEY CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND BECOME TOMORROW’S LEADERS.   100%. … IS UTILIZED ASSISTING THE VICTIMIZED SINGLE PARENT STUDENTS … WHO DESERVE HAPPINESS & HAVE SUFFERED CRISIS IN THEIR LIVES…ALMOST OVERNIGHT FOUND THEMSELVES, WITH THEIR CHILDREN, IN THE STREET, HELPLESS AND UNABLE TO REGAIN THEIR PLACE IN SOCIETY…ALL WITH AT LEAST ONE CHILD…EACH CHILD AND/OR SINGLE PARENT WITH A PHYSICAL DISABILITY AS A RESULT OF VICIOUS DOMESTIC ASSAULT.                      HOW GRANT FUNDS WILL BE USED: Resulting from negotiating efforts by Alliance For Neighbors, DeVry University will provide numerous worthwhile vocational and bachelor degree study programs. DeVry University will accept as tuition and fees for each academic year, as payment in full, only whatever is available from the individual student’s Pell Grant. DeVry University will accept a one-time application and registration fee only $100 per student…WHICH EACH WORTHY SINGLE PARENT STUDENT SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY! THIS IS NOT A SCHOLARSHIP REQUEST. <div> TOTAL PROJECT COST: $10,000 AMOUNT OF SUPPORT REQUESTED: $5,000 MATCHING GRANT ALREADY RECEIVED: $5,000 </div> Year Founded: 1972   IRS 501(C) 3 #: 26-3047816-Has never been revoked or challenged.Website:WWW.HELPFORPEOPLEINAMERICA.ORG Operating Budget: 0…all operating expenses paid by Directors…no one associated with Alliance For Neighbors receives a salary or a fee.

Program Long-Term Success:

GOAL: TO PROVIDE THEIR RIGHTFUL OPPORTUNITY TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN ALL ASPECTS OF AMERICAN LIFE: TO ENHANCE THEIR SELF-ESTEEM AND THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE: TO FINALLY REMOVE THEIR EMOTIONAL SCARS AS THEY CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND BECOME TOMORROW’S LEADERS.

Program Short-Term Success:

100%. … IS UTILIZED ASSISTING THE VICTIMIZED SINGLE PARENT STUDENTS … WHO DESERVE HAPPINESS & HAVE SUFFERED CRISIS IN THEIR LIVES…ALMOST OVERNIGHT FOUND THEMSELVES, WITH THEIR CHILDREN, IN THE STREET, HELPLESS AND UNABLE TO REGAIN THEIR PLACE IN SOCIETY…ALL WITH AT LEAST ONE CHILD…EACH CHILD AND/OR SINGLE PARENT WITH A PHYSICAL DISABILITY AS A RESULT OF VICIOUS DOMESTIC ASSAULT.

Program Success Monitored by:

<div>  Purpose of Grant: ASSISTING THE SINGLE PARENTS WITH KIDS, ALL VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WHO ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO RESURRECT THEIR LIVES. </div>

Program Success Examples:

2ND ANNUAL ENDEAVOR TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL COLLEGE COURSES FOR 100 SINGLE PARENT STUDENTS… EACH PARENT AND THEIR CHILDREN ARE A VICTIM OF VICIOUS DOMESTIC ASSAULT-EACH AN IMPOVERISHED WORTHY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE…FORMERLY HOMELESS AND ABUSED …TO GET A JOB & START A NEW LIFE…100 VERY DESERVING SINGLE PARENT STUDENTS @$100 FINAL COST…”DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR” GRANT PLEDGED…(Thus, for every gift in the amount of $100 received, a deserving single parent student can attend college courses to get a job.) THESE SINGLE PARENT STUDENTS ARE ALL VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

Program: HOUSING FIRST

Budget:: $5,000
Category:: Housing
Population Served:: Homeless; Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General; Disabled, General or Disability Unspecified

Program Description:

PROJECT NAME:  AN AGGRESSIVE, TARGETED “HOUSING FIRST” SOLUTION TO HOMELESSNESS.<div> 1.    “Housing First” provides safety and security…as well as all the necessities of sustaining a ‘proper life”…a TRUE SECOND CHANCE without the need to continually “look over their shoulder”. The Alliance For Neighbors’ Sponsored Housing Unit truly provides the Opportunity For Self Help…which each eagerly seize.  The Sponsored Home provides very many things including a “permanent” address for employment applications and resumes. With the assistance of the Senior Citizen Mentors, almost all get jobs within their  Community…”giving back” to their Community and strengthening their Community.</div><div> OUR FOCUS: 1.    Homeless Families With Children (this includes Single Parents With Children-each a victim of vicious Domestic Assault) (the “New Poor”), each Family with a Physically Disabled Member or Child/Children…that have been abused and are with a physical disability, spinal injury and/or special need.  <div>2.    Homeless Children living on the streets:this number has grown 56% during 2010!   Each suffer with a physical disability and/or special need. They are the first to be abused…most, viciously. After a very short time, the Child is just abandoned…usually, just left at a food pantry/kitchen because the Parent(s) simply can no longer protect and provide for the Youngster. Thus, they hope for the “Best”. </div> 3.    Former Foster Children living on the streets: seemingly, society in general has failed to consider the Foster Child that has just turned 18 years of age. There are no statistics available for this growing segment of the Homeless population. However, it is our belief that there are more Former Foster Children, most with a physical disability, than Homeless Families that are presently living on the street…thus, these very young adults comprise more than 40% of the Homeless population. These young, very inexperienced individuals are no longer a “money maker” for the Foster Parents. Thus, the Former Foster Child is simply…truthfully…thrown out onto the street! Without care and guidance, this young man or woman turns to prostitution, crime and/or drugs! They will continue to be a terrible burden for our community. As adults, over the age of 18, Alliance For Neighbors reacts immediately upon meeting these specific young adults and provides assistance immediately!...removing this “burden” from Communities. As with our immediate aid to Homeless Families With Children, Alliance For Neighbors provides many necessary requirements including food, clothing and a safe secure living environment with safekeeping of a Senior Citizen Mentor Volunteer Family. If these young adults have not yet completed their High School education, they eagerly register and graduate…most with very respectable grades! Those that have graduated, with the assistance of Alliance For Neighbors find employment and then continue their education attending college courses at DeVry University so that they may find suitable employment that will enable them to sustain themselves…and not be a “burden” on the  Communities. <div> STRATEGY: 1.    THE CURE TO THE BLIGHT OF HOMELESSNESS IS NOT ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY…IT IS ABOUT SPENDING MONEY IN THE RIGHT PLACE. (SPECIFICALLY, WE MUST STOP SHUFFLING INDIVIDUALS TO HOMELESS SHELTERS, TO JAILS AND TO HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS.) WE MUST FOCUS ON THE SOLUTION; NOT THE “BAND-AID”. 2.    JUST DO IT: ORGANIZE TEAMS THAT GO OUT EVERY MORNING AND “REGISTER” THE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS…GET THEIR NAMES, PHOTOS AND MEDICAL HISTORIES   IMPORTANTLY, FORM RELATIONSHIPS AND EARN THEIR RESPECT AND THEIR TRUST….THAT WILL ALLOW FOR THE ALLIANCE FOR NEIGHBORS PROGRAM AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR SELF HELP SO THAT THEY MAY RESSURECT THEIR LIVES. (Homeless “Drop-in” Centers do not work…and in most communities, not permitted because of “fear” and prejudice of the local residents.) </div></div>

Program Long-Term Success:

1.    The cost of this very successful effort is only $31,920.00 per County…ONLY $63.84 per Family….$15.96 per individual. This year, Counties will spend more millions to operate its shelter system, at an average cost of $54/person/ night. For $63.84 TOTAL, Alliance For Neighbors provides a home and support to “guests” that maintain their housing protecting the appearance of their neighborhoods, restore their health, regain their economic independence, and improve their lives. “HOUSING FIRST” means that Homeless Families With Children, Single Parents With Children and Young Adults (as previously described) are no longer in  shelters, in hospitals ($1,185/ night), in jails ($164/night), or psychiatric institutions ($467/night). THE CURE TO THE BLIGHT OF HOMELESSNESS IS NOT ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY…IT IS ABOUT SPENDING MONEY IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

Program Short-Term Success:

1.    Alliance For Neighbors resurrects (not just assists) the lives of about 500 Families with Children a year, on average, in EACH of the 23  Counties where Alliance For Neighbors has a SPECIFIC presence…at least 2,000 individuals per county!

Program Success Monitored by:

1.    THE CURE TO THE BLIGHT OF HOMELESSNESS IS NOT ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY…IT IS ABOUT SPENDING MONEY IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

Program Success Examples:

AMOUNT OF SUPPORT NEEDED:   1.    Alliance For Neighbors has an endowment from a very great private Donor that will continue to provide financial support in each of the 23 Florida Counties.   Thus, $31,920. for fees needed to pay participating banks for each county annually has been paid. 2.    Summer Camp including Family Activities Event in each County: NEEDED: $5,000. 3.    College Courses for Jobs for Single Parents for each year:      NEEDED: $5,000. 4.    College Courses for Jobs for Young Physically Disabled Adults (former foster children): NEEDED: $5,000. THUS, the total of annual support needed is $15,000. for EACH Florida County.

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