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The Parable of the Pit
How Off The Streets - Huntington BeachHelps 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
Food Clothing
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)
rent + OTS security deposit“The Ladder” Kit
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6. Progress Toward Placement!
It might work!
rent
+ O
TS s
ec d
ep
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!
rent
+ O
TS s
ec d
ep
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 fillingthe 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 placed 40 people between the months of June - November 2014
● 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