>>Well, obviously we are feeding them. It just bothers me that it's the same core group each time. I think the churches, synagogues, civic groups, etc should create an entity that helps them get off the street. I would like to see a group purchase some land outside the city where they could have a captive audience and teach them some life skills, and maybe even run some workshops that would help these people help themselves.
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>While it's in the heart of the city, not outside, this is what we like about the group I already mentioned. They're teaching a variety of life skills. One of the things they showed us at our meeting was the worksheets they use to assess their clients every three months -- one page each for Personal Development, Parenting, Education and Finances with a scale from 0 to 100 for each and a concrete list of items to help do the assessment. The directory told us that they'd like to do a longitudinal study of their former clients and are looking for funding for it now.
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>Tamar

Now you're talking. I think failure to measure success means it's not a serious attempt to change behavior. Sounds like a great program.