Relief, Rehabilitation and Development Some IssuesIdeas

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Title: Relief, Rehabilitation and Development Some IssuesIdeas

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Relief, Rehabilitation and DevelopmentSome
Issues/Ideas

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Tackling the Impact of Predatory Lending from
Multiple Angles

Relief
Provide some subsidy to help with certain bills
Individual/Household Development
Put the person/household through a financial
literacy program
Community Development
Develop and pass out info flyers on dangers of
pay day loans
Work with local lending institutions, esp.
community development credit unions to offer
alternative loan products
Advocacy
State Reform usury laws
National 36 interest cap on pay day loans
http//ga3.org/campaign/36_percent_cap

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Key Issues in Relief-Rehabilitation-Development

Question What about doing relief to build
relationships as a bridge to sharing the gospel?
-Doing relief in a non-crisis is harmful
What is a crisis?
Example from Philippines' church savings group
(WHH pgs 107-08)
-Can be difficult to move from relief to
development with the same individual/community

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Key Issues in Relief-Rehabilitation-Development

Question How can we help our church move beyond
relief to get involved in development?
-Teach the harm of inappropriate relief
-Find out what programs/resources already exist
in your community/area.
Asset Mapping
-Need to focus. It might be ok to not be
involved in relief

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Key Issues in Relief-Rehabilitation-Development

Question I want to work more relationally and
developmentally with people but how do I get
started?
-Work with Needy and Receptive people/communities

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Working with Receptive Individuals and Communities
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Receptivity to Change Continuum

There is no problem
Satisfied with things as they are, sees no
problem, no reason to change
There may be a problem but it is not my
responsibility
Person believes cause of problem and its solution
lie with others
Much time and energy will be needed to try and
help people change these attitudes and there is
little guarantee that change will occur

Yes, there is a problem, but I have my doubts
Person skeptical about proposed solutions
There is a problem, but Im afraid of changing
for fear of loss
Person has fears, often well founded, about
social or economic loss
These attitudes reveal the need for more
understanding by outsiders of how people are
evaluating risks and rewards and/or better
methods of communicating

I see the problem, and Im interested in learning
more about it
Im ready to try some action
Im willing to demonstrate the solution to others
and advocate change
These 3 attitudes are increasingly open and
confident and come from people who are receptive
to engaging in the change process

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Key Issues in Relief-Rehabilitation-Development

Question How to move beyond doing relief when
working with illegal immigrants?
-Avoid Paternalism
Habitually providing resources that a person
can provide for themselves. Habitually doing for
someone what they can do for themselves.
Note some varieties of paternalism (resource,
labor, knowledge ,spiritual, managerial)

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Creating Your Benevolence PolicySome Questions
to Ask

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Creating Your Benevolence PolicySome Questions
to Ask

Different limits of assistance for members...
Non-attendees?
Always help with___
Never help with ___
When will you require a Plan of Action?
See Guidelines for Benevolence http//www.diaconal
ministries.com/resources/documents/guidelinesforbe
nevolence.pdf
Policies are publicized to the church body by ___
and to the public by ___