Intake process

We have been discussing ways to a certain which needy people are going to take occupancy.

We are currently able to shelter 44 men.

We intend a written application that includes agreement toi rules of house and terms as well as a financial and personal background assessment

We intend a face to face with those chosen from the intial round of paper apps

Tenets
sobriety
broadbase population - eg not all from court ordered release we want to be inclusive
a can-do attitude
a passion for the principles of community service and self empowerment

Rules of the House

Special Thanks to Dave for inspiring this post. Dave mentioned how this also overlaps with the hostel model and I think that is an important idea to keep in mind. We seem to be melding halfway home with hostel-style concept although of course we dont want europeans to start showing up (:

Lets brainstorm-list the rules for occupants of Santa Fe

1.) Food only in the dining rooms (avoid varmints)
2.) Guest policy - needs to be meted out: we dont want this to turn into a hangout where guys always bring there riends to the rooms, can lead to illicit activities

etc what else can we think of?