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Career Dreams Educational Foundation®

Career Dreams Educational Foundation

EVALUATION

WORKSHOP

Jubilee Enterprises, Inc.

(residents of 8 Halfway Houses for the homeless and adults out of prison.)

Pasadena, California

February 12, 2000

Evaluation of Speaker:

1=Poor to 10=Excellent: Average = 9.8

10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9

Comments:

I really would love to hear you speak more often, and learn some more.
I really enjoyed being a part of this group and being able to find people with talents to help other people.
Clear presentation. We knew what we were about.
Showed great enthusiasm.
Enthusiastic & well prepared.
Good to get others to talk of self pschologually, makes a person feel like they accomplished something.
Great enthusiasm & commitment, sustained interesting 6 hours.
Well worth the experience. A real positive presentation.
Greg is an excellent facilitator who brings out the best in people.

Evaluation of the Content and Organization of the Program:

1=Poor to 10=Excellent: Average = 9.4

10, 10, 8, 10, 8, 9, 10, 10, 8, 10, 8, 10, 9, 10, 8, 10, 10, 10, 10

Comments:

I think that the content of the evaluation and also the organization was a real experience for me and others.
Help me find other ways to help succeed with the help of others.
Excellent model of participation by whole group.
It was new - It was good and helpful after we finished - project was explained.
As in a job interview - asking questions of others - the actual person your interviewing - you’ll hear.
This was the 1st program of this type I have participated in, but I found it full & interesting & very worthwhile.
Created new avenues of realistic motivation.
A real goal oriented program.

How do you feel the CDI program has helped you personally?

Made me think.
Great, I think it helps people to recognize that their dreams are not so far fetched.
increased introspection.
CDI has given me a lot to think about.
Help me believe in positive thinking.
Believe in myself and don’t stop doing what I’m doing.
To feel more confident, more determined to work harder on commitments I’ve made.
Let me see others in "fuller" light.
It is always good to be confronted with a process that dwells on potential and positives.
It provided me with a wonderful learning experience.
To think out of the box. Expand my horizon for Jubilee.
Negativity is out - positive is better.
It helped me in a valuable direction. To fulfill my needs & desires.
Clarification of talents & dreams.
Opened my mind for expanding and learning.
It has given me a lot to think about with regards to on going progress in my life.
It has helped to redefine my talents versus my skills.
Believe more that I can achieve my dream.
Help me to understand my strengths.

How do you feel the CDI program has impacted your team, group, and/or organization?

Opened up ideas.
It helps me by giving me motivation.
Same as above... Increased introspection.
I feel it has given me a chance to meet more people and learn more about other people.
Very much. So I can pass it on to the people in our house.
Gave them knowledge that they don’t have to do this on their own.
Created enthusiasm for change and for continued work.
Helped everyone understand each other better.
I believe Jubilee homes can be strengthened by using this process.
It provided an environment in which we could come together as a team and get to know each other.
Breath of new life, building of trust and community.
Got to see others in more light and get to know them better.
It seems to have a positive benefit in the group here today.
Created a new spirit and knowledge of each other and their talents & dreams.
Brought us together as a team.
I believe it has created a new way to look at things.
It has breathed new life and hope into Jubilee.
People can work together.
Focus and gave us tools to improve our program. Gave me the motivation to brain storm on what can happen for improvement.

Do you feel that continuing the CDI programs will impact your team, group, and/or organization? If yes, what do you believe the impact will be?

It would create more of a team.
Yes, I believe it helps us to get organized and positive.
Increased & improve self image.
I feel that it would put a good impact on our group. I feel that the impact will be a positive impact toward each individual.
Positive in the way they feel and think about their selves.
It will expand our thoughts on our future. That we can create more.
I’m not sure.
Team building. Build into individual capacity.
It opens people up to share of themselves and be creative - We need that.
It has created a spirit of fellowship and cooperation that will prevail.
2 - fold impact. 1. On individual lives to develop self-esteem & motivation. 2. On Jubilee as an organization to help us grow, dream & become a model.
More direction needed to those in recovery - structure - laid out set of steps for house residents to take.
Yes. It will help to realize & have the ideals & directions of the group.
Yes!! The more it spreads in Jubilee, the more talents will be visible and used to fulfill dreams.
Yes, growth and income for all - plus some.
A broader look at ways to be of service.
Yes, meetings should be held bi-monthly as a follow up to our dreams and goals.
Yes. Brilliance’s.
I believe this will keep us focused on what the possibilities are - what needs to be changed - mostly not to set limits on dreams!! I love that! Thanks

Participants were asked to create with no limits or negatives the best programs and ideas they would have for Jubilee Enterprises and their homes.

Group A results:

Movie Room
Larger Room, conversation center, own lighting scheme
Overstuff furniture
Teach cooking
Dinning room W/ table settings & decorations
Meditation Room W/ subdue lighting
Maid service, Mon-Fri
Accommodate everyone with parking
Sound system
Telephones for everyone
Computer w/ internet for everyone
Room to Room intercom
Pool & Jacuzzi

Group B results:

All houses renovated
Retreats / House managers and residences
Free beds
(HIV + House) Women
Catering = Fundraising
Tax Program
Low interest Grants
Case management
Single rooms
Spanish speaking home
Vans for transportation
Parent meetings
Swimming pool and spa - gym
Grants
Tutoring
Back to school program
Fundraising
Jubilee campus at Fuller
Education
Medical treatment; Physical, mental health Dental
Back to work program, Job placement
Skills
Limited stay

Group C results:

Ten more homes by the end of 2001, A. Mgr. & 2 assistants in each home
Fleet of cars and vans
Major office in new headquarters
Career Dreams Process in each location
1 on 1 counseling sessions
Mentor individual progress
Spiritual program for residences
Vocational training and job placement
Money making businesses toward fund raising and employment
Work shops - Art, writing, music to help develop various sides of residences
Transitional program for prison based clients
Farm location, cottage industries, grow own food
Jubilee time share for associates & Managers - retreat
Dream sessions between union station & Jubilee
30 foot ladder
Rotating work crew to go to all houses
Beautification fund
Maintenance fund

Group D results:

Job readiness
Job placement
Finnish kitchen
Meaningful work W/ living wage
One Jubilee site in 4 square blocks
Child care
Health care
Class rooms
Accessible
Security
Non segregated
Learn how to stay in sobriety
Transportation
Underwrite
People come out with mental health, literacy, access to training
Gym
Assisted living / Hospice care
Storage
Space for storage
Gardens
Good art studio
30 hour work week
Library
Indoor & outdoor play areas
Pets
Community social activities
Worship space
Meeting rooms / Study rooms / Chaplains / Full education in life long living
Counselors / Family therapy
Music inside and out
Offer learning process for all ages
Theater

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