Differentiators
Why Community Service Alliance? What makes our program, and the way in which we deliver it, so unique? The following information provides some insight into those components of the Community Service Alliance model that differentiates us from others who provide similar services.
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Evolving vision supporting a shared journey of faith at each individual’s stage of spiritual maturity
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Imposed organizational expectations in a “one-size fits all” social/spiritual structure
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People driven; then outcomes focused |
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Outcomes driven, then people focused
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Collaborative structure |
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Isolated & organizational performance
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Life-long process of relationship & spiritual formation
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Program-oriented transaction
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Individualized planning with broader community support |
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Programmed planning with management direction
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Proactive relationship-making, ongoing relationship building & individualized collaborative assessment with shelter and other agencies
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Reactive intake, programmed delivery and automatic response
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Living as intentional family, grounded in faith and focused on an ever loving and forgiving God
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Operating as unrelated individuals with faith as a possible consequence
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Ongoing automated and narrative tracking and evaluation
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Periodic standardized measurements
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Outward-focused community service for individuals leading to servant leadership and community transformation
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Planned projects designed for group participation
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Individualized transition planning |
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One programmatic response/outcome
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Collaborative win-win relationships for individuals and organizations
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Competitive one-sided arrangements |
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Intentional community-building |
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Coincidental community formation
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