Clients will have opportunities for vocational , educational and spiritual growth . Goals are an important part of the program plan for Quality Life clients. Job training Securing a GED or other certification or complete other courses Building confidence and self-esteem. Obtaining help with budgeting and personal finances. Working towards securing permanent housing.
Homelessness can mean being judged and shunned by society.
It also involves losing dignity along with worldly goods. Less than 20 percent of the homeless have ever been hospitalized for mental illness. Most are simple victims of economics and more than ever, they are families with small children. Having a job is no antidote for homelessness. About 25 percent of street people have jobs, but do not earn enough nor have been taught the discipline to pay for food , clothing and shelter .