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Since I think you Bloggers are Smart and helpful and have a variety of views and experiences, I really need as much final input in a couple things that I have been talking about for a while and now ready to roll.... you wouldnt believe the legal loopholes involved.  I am doing this in Houston, LA, CLeveland and Central Florida in Pilot Programs.

Here is what I have in mind.. you tell me how to improve, add or subtract.  I want neigborhood offices who can be responsible for a "grid' of homes, families, etc.  IN each of these centers, I want to make sure people can come in for help with money, food, jobs, health, etc.  If someone has trouble with grocerys getting in the home, we can assist them ( I have been there where I wasnt sure if I had money for food).  Or in case of Crime areas, we will set patrols, assist with kids who have parents who want them to change from Zero to Hero and change from a thug to a person they can be proud of. 

In some low income communitys in our long fact finding of 2007-8, we learned that many people have no clue how to be parents, be employed, or have a clue how to live day to day.... it is a shame and this is perpetuating year after year.  Abuse follows abuse and crime follows crime. 

In these centers which could number hundreds in a city, it would be the starting point of links to help... the main TruthGuys Foundation (called something else when ready), will have the jobs, the money, the councelors, the attorneys, and any resourse to help.  The only condition is that anyone who gets help will have to help others too.  No leaches allowed.   That is something I am concerned with.  I dont think it helps to hand out money with one hand and people doing nothing to improve. 

I seen this happen first hand in the Katrina New Orleans disaster.  I flew in supplies and when I saw people we helped standing around doing nothing we asked for them to help distribute food, water, etc.... they did nothing but sit and not a thank you out of anyone.   I asked many of the USAF guys if they experienced the same... and they said the people were so used to welfare checks and help, they had no clue how to live like the rest of us.  I vowed not to enable this. 

I am a GOP capitalist to the max but get really mad when I see Limos, high rise office buildings overlooking poverty, Celebs with $300,000 Cars, Cribs to the max Politicians Promising year after year and yet this is in the shadows.  I aim to do something.

SO I need your help in how YOU would run such help centers.   I need accountablity but yet a way people can go to not be ashamed of getting help or reluctant to get help.  In a segment of CBSNEWS last night they showed a girl who was a waitress and while making $200 a week barely, she has bare kitchen cabinets... this in W Virginia... sad.  ANd then when I see kids poor too... I lose it.  I might see if I can post this report here. They show a 30 sec commercial I am sure.

Any ideas will be appreciated... You are all SMART