Way back in 1994,

Don’t go chasing waterfalls.

Stick to the rivers and the lakes

that you’re used to.

We’ve got rivers and lakes right here at home

Deception Falls

US 2 West

Central Washington

What did we learn out there?

Each of these

organizations

share several

commonalities

Community Support

Each of these organizations has a tremendous amount of community support.

From all areas of the community,These organizations are surrounded by positive influencesand influential people that serve to move the mission forward.

Each of these groups were formed

through grassroots efforts

Champion

Each of the organizations

has a champion who

rallies both the clients

and the community to action.

This champion is the face

and the heart of the

organization and presents

the project to the world

Low initial investment

Delancey Street $1,000.00

Homeboy Industries $3,500.00

Pioneer Human Services $2,000.00

Lack of

intentional

growth

Each of the organizations used a

“fly-by-the-seat-of-their-pants”

approach to growth

But we all have our differences

Each

have

different

revenue

streams

Each have

different

intake and

assessment

methodologies

Different models for discipline

Different transitional models

Summary

Recommendations