Bringing Hope to Those in Crisis, Hope Provided by Jesus Christ
Helping Those In Need Where Ever They May be
Doing Whatever It Takes, Doing it Simply, Simply Doing It
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Straight Ahead Outreach – Taking Back Your Life Inc. (STA)
A 501c3 Nonprofit Public Charity
**STA relies 100% on funds donated from you the General Public. Straight Ahead Outreach does not seek Federal funding.
(Video of Chrissy Hynde singing her “I’ll Stand By You“)
Operated by:
- Lance Greene/Founder/CEO/Sr. Case Manager – Non-salaried
- Patricia Mishler/V.P./Secretary/Treasurer – Non-salaried
- One Part-time volunteer in Knoxville, TN – Non-salaried
1) Helping Those In Need Where Ever They May be & Where Ever STA may be.
2) STA encourages and teaches those we help, NOT to access the “system” of assistance. What we call “The Chronic Assistance Cycle”. We strive to help them build confidence and do things on their own. STA brings a little Hope to help them make that possible.
3) Straight Ahead Outreach-Taking back Your life Inc. is an IRS registered Nonprofit, 501c3 Public Charity. We are a micro nonprofit.
4) STA does Whatever It Takes. Literally. No matter what the situation is, STA does Whatever it takes to Help someone in need to focus “Straight Ahead” and ”Take Back Their Life”.
5) Everything STA does is on behalf of Jesus Christ and His Father Jehovah God. In addition, ALL our direction and guidance comes from both of them.
6) Our focus may be on the Homeless, but STA will Help anyone in need to Take Back Their life.
*** Below is a longer statement About STA, You may scroll down to read it all, but, here is the reality of it all…..
STA does Whatever It Takes. Literally.
What more would YOU like to know? If there is something, please, I invite you to give me a call.
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Gift Cards are always the best form of Donations to our organization. However, If you would like to Donate to help continue and support what we do then great, if not we will simply do what we can as always.
Our desires and goals are to Prevent the end results of Emotional Damage, which is homelessness and Social Decay.
We, Straight Ahead Outreach (Taking Back Your Life) Inc. (STA) is not here to impress anyone with flash and or hype. We are here, formed and incorporated under the IRS 501c3 code exclusively for charitable purposes providing relief to the poor, underprivileged, distressed and depressed with a focus on the homeless and under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code. We are committed 100%.
If you are looking for tons of photos of homeless folks living in their filthy, smelly squalor and videos of the same, you may want to consider another organizations site. We do not believe in that practice.
Those we help…Do Work Hard, Do Get Up and Do Take Back Their Lives.
We are looking for a target market of intense Donors and or Philanthropists who are intensely serious about making an impact. Who, are interested in the FIGHT, The Race, to prevent and even end Emotional Damage, Social Decay, and Homelessness for those who truly want to Take Back Their Lives. We desire to reach donors who are committed to making a positive, continual change in people’s lives for the right reasons. If you are simply wanting a tax deduction, please, we would rather not have your donation. If you want to make an intense difference and get the tax-deduction, then come on in! We look forward to meeting you!
Thank you,
Lance Greene :-))! Founder of STA and @HOMELESSCRISIS on Twitter
If you would like to help us continue our work then you may click the PayPal Secure Donate button below.
If Not You, Then Who?
We THANK YOU in advance.
**Some photos used on our website are courtesy of: http://www.123rf.com/
I strongly believe that we each have a very unique talent or gift. If you can find this in each homeless person, let them know you recognize it and center your strategy on helping them see this value (their value) in our society………. – you will see a remarkable difference.
Now they need an outlet for this talent. This is the area that no one seems to understand, have the time or the money to fix. Being each person is very unique many paths have to be blazed and protected while utilizing all of our local business people (big and small).
Homeless people often find themselves back in a community that was never good for them. (Surrounded by drugs, alcohol, takers, liars, hustlers, thieves, etc…) Naturally, if you’re surrounded by this – it won’t be long before you are drug down with them. – That’s one of the tricky things that no one seems to understand. Taking them out of homelessness and putting them in poverty usually does not work and there’s your chronic homeless person.
If you really, honestly want a brilliant solution – you can create an outlet (job) within your own organization. If the person is a math-whiz they can do your books. If they’re good with people they can answer phones. If they’re a violinist – they can play at your fund-raisers and events, etc)
Many of the homeless people I’ve come across are givers. In-fact they often give to the point of having nothing left including their own mental state. / If, while utilizing their talent/gift and getting cleaned up and back on track…, they attempt to give anyone but themselves credit for their success (including you) – don’t let them do it. (& please be careful not to unintentionally do it. – The community will recognize you and give you all the credit you could hope for) Assure them that their success belongs to them. If you can help them do this – you will again see a remarkable difference.
What happens when a human sees their value is: they stop self-destructing – but it’s temporary until it’s continually reinforced. If their success continues and their value in society starts to become recognized…. society then begins to walk in your shoes and takes over so you can move on to the next case….. but…. the path has to be kept clear until they’re back/fully recovered – the time is different for everyone.
THEN – (The best thing of all……….. some will start giving back to us.)
John, Thank you very much for your comment. One of the big things we believe in is NOT the Ten Year Plan, especially when it comes to housing for the exact reasons you mention. We believe the housing selection has to be in a safe environment, suited to the individuals or families personalities and needs, not surrounded by the types people and activities as you mention in your comment. We make every attempt to find housing for our Friends In Need away, away from where they are coming from. For example: as far away from North Broadway as possible. They used to be someones neighbor, they can and will be again. Our homeless Friends In Need are most definitely givers, many times they will give the only meal they have had for 3 days to another, or maybe their last cigarette to someone who seems to need it more at the moment. We typically do not get the “credit” for their success and we “typically” do not seek it. This is why we are not able to raise the funds we really need to do what we do in the way we would like to do it. Our Friends In Need are contributors and they do give back to the community even while they are sleeping on the concrete or in cemeteries, the public just does not seem to want to give them the credit for that either. For Example: When they get money many times what do they do? YOU know, they go buy cigarettes. Well, someone owns that store they just bought cigarettes and a Coke from. Ray’s Market for example on Broadway or PILOT Gas Stations. THAT, is giving back and or contributing to the Community. They go to McDonalds, Burger King etc etc. Someone owns each of those. Someone in the Knoxville Community. Someone who has a very comfortable bed to sleep in at night. When you gave the money to TJ, you knew he might very well go buy alcohol. While i do not really agree with that approach, i fully understand why you did it. BUT, the bottom line is he most likely went somewhere, most likely PILOT, Ray’s, Al’s Market or somewhere and bought what he wanted. No matter how anyone wants to look at it, TJ gave back to the community, he contributed. It is up to orgs like us to make a difference in him and people like you who have a place in your soul for him to make a difference. Please follow up with TJ, give him some of your time, give him some more hope. Even if it is another little blurb thrown at him. But please follow up, give him some of your Time. Give him some Hope. Thank You John. Lance Greene/Founder
John if you get time, check out my other blog site. Here is a link from one i posted in April 2009 on bringing a Homeless person from the streets into Housing. http://homelesscrisis.blogspot.com/2009_04_01_archive.html
The problem is all the Ten Year Plans want to do is throw someone into housing without any concern for the person in mind. It simply does not work.
Hi Lance,
Today’s flooding has kept me busy but, on a quick note, – I went back a few days after my interview with TJ and was going to sit down with him, perhaps offer him a place to stay and a job if he agreed to get himself some alcohol and depression recovery.
The article you read was just 1 part of a 6 part series. I’m always under the bridges and on the streets, distributing blankets, water, cigarettes and yes – money, interviewing the homeless, getting information on the orgs, etc – but I never saw TJ again after that night.
My best guess is that he faced his own depression, got help and returned to NC.
I’ll catch up with all you’re doing after I get a few articles released.
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A special gift for you wonderful people and work – well deserved :-) …..
http://mybyeworld.com/2012/11/27/%E2%99%A5-blog-of-the-year-2012-award-%E2%99%A5/
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I Am grateful, very grateful for your kind thoughts. I Hope you have the best of experiences in your journey.
I will follow the instructions hopefully by the end of this week, Thank you!
Thank you :-)
Take your time. Sometimes we are very busy to deal with this stuff. I’m just glad that your help exists; a worthy cause :-)
Hello, didn’t realize you were so close. I myself am just up the road 75 miles or so ( as in 41) Hey neighbor!
Howdy…:-)! Are you south of us?
north, smiles. in Citrus
Ahhhh ok. Nice to meet you C. :-))!
Nice to meet you too. I worked for a property management company over in St Pete for a couple of years 2006-2008… Ironically I ran a motel for them. East Bay in Gibtown on the otherside of the bay.
So in Tampa then? We are in Clearwater. We have done a ton of work in St. Pete.
Just wanted to let you know that you’ve been nominated for the Interesting Blog Award… Congrats… C.
Please check out my blog for details. http://allbuthomeless.wordpress.com
Thank you C….Sorry I do not have time to respond as required at this time. Thanks again!
You’re very welcome and I understand. This is the first award I have responded to for the same reasons , But I think you do good work, and therefore felt you were worthy of this nomination. . What you do or do not do with it, is up to you. :)