Comments on: Think Tank http://tcspeak.com/blog/2009/03/25/think-tank/ Salvation Army dialogue with the Territorial Commander of the USA Western Territory. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:45:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Duthie http://tcspeak.com/blog/2009/03/25/think-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-2123 John Duthie Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:34:00 +0000 http://tcspeak.com/blog/?p=772#comment-2123 Good question... not at the moment, all our bedrooms are used. I knew you were going to ask that :-)<br/><br/>One of my previous COs did take in a person one night who had no where to live, and although it worked out ok, its a difficult choice to make, as you don't know the person, and you might have children that you need to protect.<br/><br/>Getting back to my original question, I wasn't suggesting that the homeless fill the training college, or the homeless fill the empty rooms of officers who are single or married with no kids, just a suggestion to be more efficient with the quarters arrangements. I believe it is excessive for a 4 bedroom house to only have people sleeping in 1 bedroom. In this example they could get by with 2-3 bedrooms, and this could free up some money to be utilised to help the homeless problem. That is just one example. Regards Good question… not at the moment, all our bedrooms are used. I knew you were going to ask that :-)

One of my previous COs did take in a person one night who had no where to live, and although it worked out ok, its a difficult choice to make, as you don’t know the person, and you might have children that you need to protect.

Getting back to my original question, I wasn’t suggesting that the homeless fill the training college, or the homeless fill the empty rooms of officers who are single or married with no kids, just a suggestion to be more efficient with the quarters arrangements. I believe it is excessive for a 4 bedroom house to only have people sleeping in 1 bedroom. In this example they could get by with 2-3 bedrooms, and this could free up some money to be utilised to help the homeless problem. That is just one example. Regards

]]> By: Jim Knaggs http://tcspeak.com/blog/2009/03/25/think-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-2122 Jim Knaggs Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:42:00 +0000 http://tcspeak.com/blog/?p=772#comment-2122 John - We ask ourselves that question as a matter of course. TSA is the largest provider of housing for homeless in the world. <br/><br/>Now, how about you? Do you have room or ability to support such people? i think it's a good question for each of us to consider. John – We ask ourselves that question as a matter of course. TSA is the largest provider of housing for homeless in the world.

Now, how about you? Do you have room or ability to support such people? i think it’s a good question for each of us to consider.

]]> By: John Duthie http://tcspeak.com/blog/2009/03/25/think-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-2114 John Duthie Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:18:00 +0000 http://tcspeak.com/blog/?p=772#comment-2114 Does the army have any spare rooms in any of the buildings it owns, which could be used to assist in this problem ? <br/><br/>e.g. training college, or large 4 bedroom houses occupied by individuals or married couples with no children. Does the army have any spare rooms in any of the buildings it owns, which could be used to assist in this problem ?

e.g. training college, or large 4 bedroom houses occupied by individuals or married couples with no children.

]]> By: Anonymous http://tcspeak.com/blog/2009/03/25/think-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-2109 Anonymous Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:32:00 +0000 http://tcspeak.com/blog/?p=772#comment-2109 One million or one hundred thousand... no less alarming! The fact that we have young children sleeping on the street in Australia when there are actually many resources available saddens me. I live in the Philippines where 85,000 kids live on the streets of Metro Manila alone, let's hope that Australia does not get to such numbers. <br/><br/>TSA and many other organisations are greatly involved in providing for and assisting the homeless, I pray that God will continue to challenge people to 'step up' and 'step out' to get alongside these people, these children who just want to feel accepted, understood and cared for.<br/><br/>Debbie One million or one hundred thousand… no less alarming! The fact that we have young children sleeping on the street in Australia when there are actually many resources available saddens me. I live in the Philippines where 85,000 kids live on the streets of Metro Manila alone, let’s hope that Australia does not get to such numbers.

TSA and many other organisations are greatly involved in providing for and assisting the homeless, I pray that God will continue to challenge people to ‘step up’ and ‘step out’ to get alongside these people, these children who just want to feel accepted, understood and cared for.

Debbie

]]> By: Jim Knaggs http://tcspeak.com/blog/2009/03/25/think-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-2108 Jim Knaggs Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:33:00 +0000 http://tcspeak.com/blog/?p=772#comment-2108 Thanks, John. Now corrected. Everyone needs a good editor. <br/><br/>It does, however draw me to a point that way more than a million do not have a home for them in heaven. Our task is immense. Thanks, John. Now corrected. Everyone needs a good editor.

It does, however draw me to a point that way more than a million do not have a home for them in heaven. Our task is immense.

]]> By: John http://tcspeak.com/blog/2009/03/25/think-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-2107 John Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:46:00 +0000 http://tcspeak.com/blog/?p=772#comment-2107 One million homeless? One million homeless?

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