Mutual Resource Philosophy
The Good Shepherd Alliance, Inc. views our guests, staff, volunteers and community as having helpful resources that will benefit others if they are mutually shared. We believe that everyone and every organization can help alleviate homelessness and poverty. Below is how this philosophy applies to our constituents:
Our Guests: Although they may be in a difficult situation that others may view as being needy or problematic, The Good Shepherd Alliance, Inc. believes that our guests have many capabilities and resources to offer to their own and the community's benefit. We seek to enable our guests to employ their assets, skills and talents to help themselves in obtaining self-sufficiency rather than offering another "band-aid" program that continues their dependency on others.
Our Volunteers: The Good Shepherd Alliance, Inc. is proud that many of its volunteers return again and again to assist us with our mission. We believe that they come back because we ask our volunteers to identify their own assets, gifts and skills to willingly employ in helping the homeless and those living in poverty. Our volunteers have the satisfaction of knowing that their work truly makes a difference in the lives of others!
Our Community: The Good Shepherd Alliance, Inc. sees our community as much more than an avenue for fundraising. We envision our community as a great collection of resources and talents (plumbers, electricians, IT, doctors, lawyers, nurses, fundraisers, writers, administrative, handymen, mechanics, landscapers, skilled laborers, carpenters, transporters, etc.) that can be shared to everyone's benefit in helping to reduce homelessness and poverty in our area. Everything and anything — clothes, jewelry, educational toys, books, furniture, electronics, appliances, new construction materials, laundry soaps, diapers, toiletries, cleaning materials, telephone, grocery and department store gift cards, vehicles — can be used to enable the success of our mission.
View of young person on how everyone should treat people, including those that are homeless.
Below is a copy of the Six Step program that GSA uses.
