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REGION/NATION
THE KEENE SENTINEL
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009
7
Homeless learn how to get in the door want – they have to want to do things.”
By DAVID P. GREISMAN Sentinel Staff
Having a job means having money. Having money means having a place to live. If only it were that simple. Getting from one point to the next means knowing how to make quality decisions, according to Leslie Jones, a workplace success coordinator for Southwestern Community Services. In October, Jones was one of several speakers at a daylong “life skills” class put on by Southwestern that included sessions on nutrition, family planning, work ethics, health and wellness and budgeting. Jones, focusing on work ethics, spoke to a group of more than a dozen, most of whom were young, about their difficulties finding and keeping a job. “Are you reliable? Are you dependable?” Jones asked rhetorically. “Dependability is more than just showing up. It’s doing what’s required of you. There are rules. Every company makes their own rules.” One man said a felony conviction made it difficult for him to get work. Jones advised him to write a clear description of the charge, and then to add, “Will discuss during interview.” “It doesn’t help,” the man said. “It’s not going to work all the time. You keep applying,” Jones responded. Another man said he filled out applications but had yet to be hired anywhere. Jones suggested he market himself better through his resume. At the end of the session, Jones asked everyone what they intended to work on. Several said they would update their resumes; others said they would work on their interview skills. The life skills class is just one of several services for homeless people offered by community organizations. “We also have a Tenancy 101 course, which is to teach people how to be good tenants when they’re renting,” said Laurie Saunders-Jewett, Southwestern’s homeless services director. “The message in that is ‘Always pay your
Participant Lou Jacobs reviews information on health and wellness at a workshop sponsored Services Thursday.
rent first.’ Folks receive a certificate, and most area landlords take that as a positive landlord reference.” Clients get to meet with case managers to discuss what they are looking for and what they should do to get there. “We try to do weekly case management sessions, but with so many people it’s difficult, so it’s close to every 10 to 14 days,” Saunders-Jewett said. “We talk about immediate needs and goals. We help them put those goals into steps. It’s all about ending
Bailout costs less than estimated By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will lose $200 billion less than expected from the federal bailout program and is looking at using part of the savings to fund new job creation efforts. A Treasury official said the administration now believes the cost of the financial rescue program will be at least $200 billion below the $341 billion estimate it made in August. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the administration’s new projection has not been released, said the lower estimate reflected faster repayments by big banks and less spending on some of the rescue programs as the financial sector recovered from its free fall more quickly than the administration originally expected.
(their) homelessness, whatever it takes.” Southwestern Community Services and Monadnock Family Services work with each other, especially as Monadnock Family Services’ primary focus is on helping people with mental illnesses or substance abuse issues. “We provide counseling and psychotherapy. We provide medication services. A psychiatrist reviews them for any kind of medication needs,” said Gail Coburn, director of adult services for Monadnock
Family Services. “And (we try) to make sure that they get on, if possible, some kind of program for obtaining their medication with no money.” The agency can assist people with getting Medicaid coverage and food stamps. It also has an employment program. “We have staff who will work with them on everything from finding out what their level of functioning is and what kind of work they’ve done in the past, what kind of work they might be able to do now,” Coburn said.
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The administration had made the $341 billion estimate as part of its mid-session budget review released in August. The Treasury official said today that the new figures were being finalized in a report being prepared by the Government Accountability Office. That report is expected to be made public on Wednesday. The official said that the administration believes the losses incurred from the money already spent will total $42 billion. About half of those losses are expected to occur from the support provided to troubled automakers General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC; the other half will come from the rescue package put together for insurance giant American International Group. The official said the new estimates will become part of the president’s new budget.
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Working together The social services agencies work with each other. In turn, they are in contact with the Keene Police Department. “The Keene police have been real partners with us,” Coburn said. “They have been to meetings we’ve had and given us education about how best to handle certain situations. We’ve had an exchange and done a little bit of training with them. They certainly seem real sensitive to our clients’ special needs. And we have found them very easy to work with.” If an agency knows that a client is off his or her medication and could pose some trouble, the police are informed. Most homeless people don’t cause problems, said Keene police Capt. John C. Zeller. But officers may meet homeless people while on duty. If those people could use assistance, officers can contact the agencies. “If somebody’s hungry, we know where to send them to get them a square meal,” Zeller said. “If somebody doesn’t have a place to stay, we’re familiar with the shelters. We refer people. We’ll call agencies for people. We’ll deliver people to agencies.” Homeless people are treated the same way police treat everyone else, he said. “If they need a hand, we try to give them a hand. If STEVE HOOPER / Sentinel Staff they break the law, we either by Southwestern Community warn or arrest them. If they’re simply doing their thing and not bothering anybody, we leave them alone.” There are various classes, Zeller echoed what agency even for things that would heads said when it comes to seem as simple as proper getting people help: “It isn’t grooming habits. always possible.” “They’ve had to live in a “This is not a force-feed way in which that’s not been society,” he said. “If they’re foremost on their mind, or not an immediate danger to they’ve had a mental illness so themselves or someone else, long where they didn’t learn you cannot force anybody to those things,” Coburn said. eat or get therapy or take Like with Southwestern, medication or visit a doctor there are several services or even to take shelter.” people can get through Monadnock Family Services. David Greisman can be “We try to get them bene- reached at 352-1234, fits,” Coburn said. “We take extension 1439, or [email protected] them immediately. If they
THE KEENE SENTINEL
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009
7
Homeless learn how to get in the door want – they have to want to do things.”
By DAVID P. GREISMAN Sentinel Staff
Having a job means having money. Having money means having a place to live. If only it were that simple. Getting from one point to the next means knowing how to make quality decisions, according to Leslie Jones, a workplace success coordinator for Southwestern Community Services. In October, Jones was one of several speakers at a daylong “life skills” class put on by Southwestern that included sessions on nutrition, family planning, work ethics, health and wellness and budgeting. Jones, focusing on work ethics, spoke to a group of more than a dozen, most of whom were young, about their difficulties finding and keeping a job. “Are you reliable? Are you dependable?” Jones asked rhetorically. “Dependability is more than just showing up. It’s doing what’s required of you. There are rules. Every company makes their own rules.” One man said a felony conviction made it difficult for him to get work. Jones advised him to write a clear description of the charge, and then to add, “Will discuss during interview.” “It doesn’t help,” the man said. “It’s not going to work all the time. You keep applying,” Jones responded. Another man said he filled out applications but had yet to be hired anywhere. Jones suggested he market himself better through his resume. At the end of the session, Jones asked everyone what they intended to work on. Several said they would update their resumes; others said they would work on their interview skills. The life skills class is just one of several services for homeless people offered by community organizations. “We also have a Tenancy 101 course, which is to teach people how to be good tenants when they’re renting,” said Laurie Saunders-Jewett, Southwestern’s homeless services director. “The message in that is ‘Always pay your
Participant Lou Jacobs reviews information on health and wellness at a workshop sponsored Services Thursday.
rent first.’ Folks receive a certificate, and most area landlords take that as a positive landlord reference.” Clients get to meet with case managers to discuss what they are looking for and what they should do to get there. “We try to do weekly case management sessions, but with so many people it’s difficult, so it’s close to every 10 to 14 days,” Saunders-Jewett said. “We talk about immediate needs and goals. We help them put those goals into steps. It’s all about ending
Bailout costs less than estimated By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will lose $200 billion less than expected from the federal bailout program and is looking at using part of the savings to fund new job creation efforts. A Treasury official said the administration now believes the cost of the financial rescue program will be at least $200 billion below the $341 billion estimate it made in August. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the administration’s new projection has not been released, said the lower estimate reflected faster repayments by big banks and less spending on some of the rescue programs as the financial sector recovered from its free fall more quickly than the administration originally expected.
(their) homelessness, whatever it takes.” Southwestern Community Services and Monadnock Family Services work with each other, especially as Monadnock Family Services’ primary focus is on helping people with mental illnesses or substance abuse issues. “We provide counseling and psychotherapy. We provide medication services. A psychiatrist reviews them for any kind of medication needs,” said Gail Coburn, director of adult services for Monadnock
Family Services. “And (we try) to make sure that they get on, if possible, some kind of program for obtaining their medication with no money.” The agency can assist people with getting Medicaid coverage and food stamps. It also has an employment program. “We have staff who will work with them on everything from finding out what their level of functioning is and what kind of work they’ve done in the past, what kind of work they might be able to do now,” Coburn said.
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The administration had made the $341 billion estimate as part of its mid-session budget review released in August. The Treasury official said today that the new figures were being finalized in a report being prepared by the Government Accountability Office. That report is expected to be made public on Wednesday. The official said that the administration believes the losses incurred from the money already spent will total $42 billion. About half of those losses are expected to occur from the support provided to troubled automakers General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC; the other half will come from the rescue package put together for insurance giant American International Group. The official said the new estimates will become part of the president’s new budget.
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Working together The social services agencies work with each other. In turn, they are in contact with the Keene Police Department. “The Keene police have been real partners with us,” Coburn said. “They have been to meetings we’ve had and given us education about how best to handle certain situations. We’ve had an exchange and done a little bit of training with them. They certainly seem real sensitive to our clients’ special needs. And we have found them very easy to work with.” If an agency knows that a client is off his or her medication and could pose some trouble, the police are informed. Most homeless people don’t cause problems, said Keene police Capt. John C. Zeller. But officers may meet homeless people while on duty. If those people could use assistance, officers can contact the agencies. “If somebody’s hungry, we know where to send them to get them a square meal,” Zeller said. “If somebody doesn’t have a place to stay, we’re familiar with the shelters. We refer people. We’ll call agencies for people. We’ll deliver people to agencies.” Homeless people are treated the same way police treat everyone else, he said. “If they need a hand, we try to give them a hand. If STEVE HOOPER / Sentinel Staff they break the law, we either by Southwestern Community warn or arrest them. If they’re simply doing their thing and not bothering anybody, we leave them alone.” There are various classes, Zeller echoed what agency even for things that would heads said when it comes to seem as simple as proper getting people help: “It isn’t grooming habits. always possible.” “They’ve had to live in a “This is not a force-feed way in which that’s not been society,” he said. “If they’re foremost on their mind, or not an immediate danger to they’ve had a mental illness so themselves or someone else, long where they didn’t learn you cannot force anybody to those things,” Coburn said. eat or get therapy or take Like with Southwestern, medication or visit a doctor there are several services or even to take shelter.” people can get through Monadnock Family Services. David Greisman can be “We try to get them bene- reached at 352-1234, fits,” Coburn said. “We take extension 1439, or [email protected] them immediately. If they
