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March, 2010
CLIFTON LIVING IS OFF TO A GREAT START!
Posted by donaldL in Clifton Sanctuary Ministries, Uncategorized on March 13th, 2010
One of the goals of the Clifton Board of Directors for the past several years has been to implement a permanent 
housing program. Recently, with the help of federal funding received through the “Federal Stimulus Plan” this dream has become a reality. Clifton Living – kind of like Southern Living – has recently placed three men in their own homes. The program works like this….to qualify for this program, a guest must have income that meets established federal guidelines (not too much, not too little). An apartment is rented with the guest, along with Clifton, as the lessee. Clifton Living pays the rent and utilities for a three to six month period of time. During this time, the guest is expected to participate in all Clifton programs and at the end of the three to six months, Clifton’s name will come off the lease and the guest will have their own home!
In order to accomplish the goals of this program, we have hired Mayme Grant as our Clifton Living Case Manager. Mayme’s responsibilities are to find apartments that are safe and affordable, qualify the guests into the program, and assist them in budgeting and other skills needed for independent living.
Congratulations to Robin, Mackie, and Quinn, and David for being accepted into the Clifton Living program and we look forward to hearing great things from you all in the future.
PLANNING BEGINS FOR CLIFTON AT TRINITY
Posted by donaldL in Uncategorized on March 2nd, 2010
What does a church do when they have unused space and a heart for serving others??? Well, if you’re Trinity Presbyterian Church in Decatur, GA, you begin the planning process to serve your neighbors who are homeless! This is exactly what is going on at Trinity, Decatur, and the board of Clifton is delighted to be a part of the plan.
Trinity’s original chapel and education building are not fully being utilized and the congregation became aware that there are many homeless folks who live in their area. Cecelya Taylor, stated supply minister at Trinity and Clifton Board Member, approached the CSM board last year with the idea that we begin thinking about how the two groups could work together. Through very intentional planning and thought, we have set a goal of establishing a case manager program to be housed at Trinity in the space that is craving to be used during the week. This case manager will work with Trinity’s neighbors who are homeless to refer them to the appropriate agencies to get the services they need.
If you would like to become a founding financial partner with Clifton at Trinity, please contact Leslie Prince, CSM Board Member for details. She can be reached at (770) 377-0027 or leslieprince@comcast.net.