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W41002587 abstract "Jay and his eight-months-pregnant wife, Connie, both former crack users, moved into a temporary apartment managed by the Housing Coalition, an employment and housing program for homeless families in Dallas. Within a week, Jay had broken one of the conditions for entering and remaining in the program: He was caught using drugs. Jay got a stern warning from Ben Beltzer, Interfaith's founder, along with some help getting into a drug rehabilitation center. His wife and five-year-old son stayed in the apartment free of charge through the birth of the baby. Within two weeks of Jay's return, he was caught using drugs again. Now he comes to Beltzer with his daughter, thrusting the baby toward him and pleading, You're not going to put her out on the streets, are you? Beltzer looks at him clear-eyed. No. You are. This may be one of the nation's toughest of tough-love approaches to helping the homeless. Participants are expected to complete educational training, get a job, find permanent housing, and save $1,200--all in three months. But for most of the 800 men and women who have graduated from the program, it was just tough enough. One independent study shows that two out of three graduates are still off the dole and off the streets two years later. Some residents get the message even if they don't graduate. Within two hours of Jay's second drug infraction, the whole family had to leave the program. Connie learned the tough-love lesson from getting kicked out of Interfaith. Today, although Jay is still using crack, she is now clean. She has a job, her own apartment, and full custody of both her children. Most of the residents at the Housing Coalition, the majority of whom are welfare mothers, cannot turn their lives around without a great deal of help. They need more than job skills; they need basic life skills. Each resident receives intensive individual attention from 10 people, who help lift them out of dependency. Two full-time staff members guide the daily job search, while two mentors coach each resident on employment skills. Two more mentors work with each resident on personal budgeting. Others teach family and parenting skills, nutrition, and comparative shopping. A case manager and child-care volunteers round out the team. The professional staff of 10 is augmented by 250 who come from 28 Dallas congregations. Methodists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, Southern Baptists, and Catholics work side by side. With 10 people helping each resident, it's all but impossible to fall through the cracks. It's Not for Everybody A few hours after arriving at the Housing Coalition with her two young daughters, a young woman--let's call her Maria--is sitting in the comfortable living room in the agency's main building. She has spent the past three weeks in a home for battered women after leaving a nine-year marriage of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Starting over alone doesn't look easy, but she believes it's better than living in a domestic war zone. Maria receives an introduction to from Carter Holston, a longtime volunteer. Interfaith is not for everybody, he tells her, explaining that the group requires a comprehensive interview, information about her family history, and a drug test. Applicants who test positive--as about 40 percent do--are referred to a drug-treatment program. They may not apply to until they have kicked their drug habit. the program takes most of the remaining applicants if they show a flicker of willingness to be held accountable for their behavior. Maria shows that spark. Holston is one of 250 called co-partners, who work with the full-time staff of 10. nearly all volunteers, he tells Maria. Nobody is paying us to come and be here. We're here for the right reasons--because we care about you. We get a lot out of seeing you succeed. …" @default.
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