i would like to know how do you start a group home and how long does it take to get one up and running. thx
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I have been working Group Homes for 3 years now , and finally I have the resources and $$$ to start one of my own.\n((( Work in one first get all of your training and Certificates, it's alot more harder then what people are saying about it )))
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There is a lot more to receiving a Habitat for Humanity home than just income. It also includes the person involved in building their own house along with helping with future projects. How long ago did she qualify for the house? How many kids does she have total? How long was the waiting period? Believe it or not, there is a list of waiting individuals for it. There are different floor plans out there for the houses they build. Here is a quote from their page on how they select individuals:\n\nHow are the partner families selected?\nFamilies in need of decent shelter apply to local Habitat affiliates. The affiliate's family selection committee chooses homeowners based on their level of need, their willingness to become partners in the program and their ability to repay the loan. Every affiliate follows a nondiscriminatory policy of family selection. Neither race nor religion is a factor in choosing the families who receive Habitat houses. \n\nIf your family, or a family you know, is in need of decent, affordable housing, contact the Habitat affiliate nearest you. If you're not sure where a local Habitat affiliate might be, use our search engine to find the names and phone numbers of affiliates in your area, or contact the Habitat help line at (800)422-4828, Ext. 2551 or 2552. Your local affiliate can give you information on the availability, size, costs and sweat-equity requirements for Habitat houses in your area, as well as information on the application process.
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Go to Yahoo! Groups and search around.  If there isn't one created, create your own...I know plenty of people who are adults still living with their parents...
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You may want to read more about this business and start preparing your own plan. Here are free business plans on childcare business that you may want to read:\n\nhttp://www.sba.gov/library/pubs/mp-30.doc\nhttp://www.misbtdc.org/documents/BPWORKBK.pdf\nhttp://www.misbtdc.org/documents/CDCPLAN.pdf\nhttp://sbdcnet.utsa.edu/sbic/bplans.htm \n\nYou may want to read the free article "How To Start Your Own Day Care Center" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol40/daycare.htm  It covers various aspects of starting and running a daycare center including the demand for daycare centers, how to start this business, shoestring strategies, how to operate a daycare center, tips on caring for the children, income potential, how to manage your daycare, marketing your business and other additional income potential. There are so many things to learn about the business that the first step is to read everything you can find.\n\nFor in-depth information, I suggest checking out the following books:\n\n- Start and Run a Profitable Home Day Care \n- The Daycare Provider's Workbook \n- Start Your Own At-Home Child Care Business \n- So You Want to Open a Profitable Child Care Center : \nEverything You Need to Know to Plan, Organize and Implement a Successful Program \n\nIt is also important that you learn the tax rules affecting daycare centers, especially if you are going to open one from your home. Here is the IRS page on child care centers: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/industries/content/0,,id=99878,00.html\n\nFor licensing requirements in Michigan, contact this agency:\n\nChild Day Care Licensing\nFamily Independence Agency \nOffice of Children and Adult Licensing \n7109 W. Saginaw, 2nd Floor \nP.O. Box 30650 \nLansing, MI 48909-8150 \nPhone: 517-335-6124 or 866-685-0006\nFax: 517-335-6121 \nWeb site: http://www.Michigan.gov/fia
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you dont say how old your group is but there are lots of ideas both here and in other places\n\nsome of my favorites \n\nhave the children use recycled items to make a bed and then use a rectangle shaped paper or piece of cloth to make the blanket\n\nread goodnite moon and then make a childs own copy of the favorite pages \n\nhave the individual child or groups of children choose either to make or choose pieces of cloth to make quilts ( you can read a variety of stories about quilts beforehand to ed the children on quilts or bring some to show)\n\ntalk about and then graph what the children do before bedtime and maybe even when they get up to reinforce routines and opposites\n\nread stories about animals and how they "sleep"\nincluding hibernation, and then they can design their own bedrooms or create one for their favorite animals\n\nck out your local library or bookstores for stories related to sleeping, naps, etc to get more ideas
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I would think about some of the kinds of challenges and games they do on the TV program Survivor, things that get groups working together.\n\nOne good activity is HOuse of Cards.  Divide into teams and each team has 15 minutes to build a house using only the materials supplied and resources available in the room.  EAch group gets 32 index cards, a stack of post it notes, a box of paper clips, tape and colored markers and can use whatever else is in the room that is useful.  When done the group chooses a spokesperson to describe the process they used.  Each team walks around the room to look at the other projects and to comment on the good points.  Use a flip chart to record the processes and commnents for later review.  Discuss the unique contributions people made to  the group.\n\nAnother good activity is Grab Bag.  Students work in teams to identify 10, (or 20 or as many as you want) unique and creative uses for the ordinary objects found in their grab bag, not including the intended use of the items.  The teams can race against each other to be the first to finish.  Groups of three or four work best for this activity.  Each team gets a bag with the same items - could be a pencil, a clothes hanger, a rubber band, a piece of string, anything you want.  Only one item at a time is pulled from the bag and the uses are listed for one item at a time.  Teams present their solutions to the class.\n\nThe Group Resume is also a good project.  The teams do a reusme combining all the skills of the group into one resume.  Record it on chart paper, including age, volunteer service, jobs they've done, clubs, sports activiities, special interests, special training, etc.  They present their resumes to the class.\n\nI have attached a couple of websites that offer a variety of suggestions.  I hope this helps.
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Bottom line is that you can do this yourself, when you really want to. Check around your neighborhood. (ask your parents first) Does someone need some painting, inside or outside? Would anyone like someone to clean a room or two in their house every week? What about yard work, cleaning up, planting flowers?
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Why not make a flyer saying Baby Sitting/Pet Sitting/tutoring  Services available and post it in different places like shopping centers, if your neighborhood has a community newsletter put an ad in there...The flyers that you put up have the tags at the bottom with your name and phone number that people can rip off would be good and this way you can see the amount of interest people have.  What about a local animal shelter?  They might hire you.  If not, put lots of flyers out everywhere!  Put them in mailboxes of people you know that have kids and or animals.  Get your folks to spread your interest also.  Word of mouth is always good.  And make sure on the flyer you say references available upon request.  And have them available.  Good luck and keep us posted on your quest!
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I am/was in your situation. Get a job, take some classes, get a hobby. You need to make this place your home also, so get involved in groups around that area and make some friends!
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Take one step at a time.\n\nFirst, you need a plan, like starting a business.  You already have a vision of the operations.  You also need to determine the location and the cost of building, renting or buying.  Identify all licenses and qualifications that you will need.  Estimate the number of employees, if any, that will be required and how much they will be paid.  Estimate other expenses and plot them out on a spreadsheet.\n\nThen you need to look into funding.  Inquire into local, state and federal agencies to see if there are any grants available for your type of operation.  Some governmental agencies who are charged with caring for orphans may even be willing to outsource.  Also, look into private funding through foundations.  If a large capital outlay will be required upfront, say to build the home, then you may need financing.\n\nOnce you feel your planning is complete, then you will need an attorney who is familiar with 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations.  You want to make sure that your non-profit corporation will be tax exempt.\n\nAfter your non-profit is incorporated, then you will be ready to raise funds, get financing, buy or rent property, get licensed and start caring for children and animals, while at the same time earning a living doing what you love to do.
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Go to DFAX [Family & Children Services] in Atlanta and request a list of the private home daycares and day care centers in the area you are interested in. \n\nYou didn't say for what you want the info - so I am assuming you are looking to start one yourself? If so - DFAX will have a lot of info for you, including the requirements you will need to meet in order to qualify to operate one. \n\nMake some phone calls [classifieds + DFAX list] and visit some day care providers to see what works for them and what does not. I can give you more hints if you are looking to run one yourself - simply contact me privately as I don't want to bore you with info if its not needed.\n\nIf you are writing an article or doing some bona fide research - start making phone calls, but be honest enough to tell the providers what you are doing and why you are calling them. DayCare Homes have certain busy busy times - when chitchatting on the phone is a nono - and some down times when they will have time to talk. Be sure to ask if it is convenient or if you may call back.
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If you want to be cost effective, meet in peoples homes, no light bills, no water bills, no maintenance.  With your amphitheater you would still have all those things, plus what if it rains.  No, my friend who is involved in the home church movement does this, they meet in each others homes and if the group gets to big they divide and once every three months all the groups pool their monies and rent a place that can hold all of them at once.  Sounds good to me.
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have a look at some of these url's.. they might help you getting started..\n\n-larsB
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Think of relocating  as here in Canada there are more oppertunities than ever and if 'it's' possible to start 'your' own organization all the better...just need some investers....and that is the key...investers and a REAL PLAN......Since 'you' are at home have 'your' parents and such INVEST' in 'YOU'.....( after all that is where TRUST and such START....)...
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Here is a great at home business that I have found that works and makes your home a safer place. \nhttp://www.stayinhomeandlovinit.com/cgi-bin/team.cgi?id=kr283349&action=show\n\nYou can also check out my blog:\nhttp://klmr.blogspot.com
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A friend of mine had an idea that worked for her. She offered a free one room "re-design" party. The basic concept was that she would re-design one room in your house using only stuff you have around your house. She would take out all the furniture and start from scratch. She would go all over your house picking out items that would look great in the re-design. And then she would put the room back together using stuff you already owned.\n\nShe made it into a party by having me send out invitations to friends of mine (sort of like the candle, pampered chef, etc parties). They came sometime in the morning (between 8 and 9 AM) for just a few minutes to see the "before" of the room (my living room) being redesigned. Then they would go on their way (or they could come the night before if it suited them better). My friend set a certain time for her to be done and my friends came back at any time between 5 and 6 to see my redesigned living room and have some refreshments. It was open house style - they didn't have to stay very long it they couldn't. It generated some business for her - I know my MIL and at least a couple of my friends hired her for their homes after seeing how she redesigned my living room.\n\nFor my friend, at least, it was a great way for her to get her name out there to lots of different people with very little expense (I think the most expense was creating the invitations). I mailed the invites and handled the refreshments. She did all the work - had her hubby help with the heavy lifting stuff.\n\nShe also teamed up with the local newspaper to do a local version of "trading spaces" where she did the interior design of both places.
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There are tons of scams and huge start up fees!!\n\nThere is also a huge difference between a home business and a home job!! And of course then there are MLM's - think MaryKay!!\n\nI personally sat down and made a list of what was imporant to me. I wanted a company that had a clean slate with the BBB, one that cared about me and my family, one that had a proven track record and was dependable, free training, great support team, no selling or stocking, and no large amount of money to start up!\n\nI am a single mom so anything over 30 dollars is big!!\n\nI have found what it is that I was looking for and they met all of my requirements. That is the best advise I can offer you!