1. Focus, Collaboration, Learning, Change: Howard Gray S.J. meets David Kolb. Working with Detroit's Homeless - LDI’s Shelter & Home Initiative: Presented to the Commitment to Justice Conference John Carroll University – October 13-16, 2006 John Daniels, Director, University of Detroit Mercy Leadership Development Institute

2. Mission The University of Detroit Mercy, a Catholic university in the Jesuit and Mercy traditions, exists to provide excellent student- centered undergraduate and graduate education in an urban context. A UDM education seeks to integrate the intellectual, spiritual, ethical, and social development of students. Vision The University of Detroit Mercy will be recognized as a premier private university in the Great Lakes region, distinguished by graduates who lead and serve in their communities

3. Helping us continue the work of Catherine McAuley and Ignatius Loyola in compassionate service to the poor and marginalized by seeing, feeling, helping, and fostering lasting change L eadership D evelopment I nstitute

4.  Grew from Student Volunteer Center  Kellogg Grant provided expansion 1995-8  Includes: Service-Learning (60 courses annually, growing) Leadership-in-Service (training) program New in 2004 Learning for a Change program  Sustained through Information technology Partnerships Mission integration What is LDI?

5.  Information technology Relational, networked database Website as distribution tool Assessment standardization  Partnerships Collaboration with Detroit service/theme/justice event calendars “First Partner” identification  Mission Integration Jesuit and Mercy charisms and processes Commitment to urban partnerships LDI Sustainability

6. Shelter & Home Initiative

7.  Sources of the project  Description of the project  Pilot Year Progress  Challenges and discussion Shelter & Home Initiative

8.  Sources of the project Nouwen’s reflection on the Baptism of Jesus Howard Gray’s reflection on the Good Samaritan Bro Jim Horgan’s Warming Center Gerry Stockhausen’s Inauguration theme “Leadership & Service in the Community” Shelter & Home Initiative

9.  Sources of the project Nouwen’s reflection on the Baptism of Jesus Howard Gray’s reflection on the Good Samaritan Bro Jim Horgan’s Warming Center Gerry Stockhausen’s Inauguration theme “Leadership & Service in the Community” Shelter & Home Initiative

10. Time Out...... All Thumbs

12. “Prove yourself a good person.”

13. Many voices ask for our attention.

14. “You ought to be ashamed of yourself.”

15. “Nobody really cares about you”

16. “Be sure to become successful, popular, powerful.”

17. But underneath all of these noisy voices is a still, small voice that says

18. “You are my beloved; my favor rests on you.” Henri Nouwen from Bread for the Journey

20.  Sources of the project Nouwen’s reflection on the Baptism of Jesus Howard Gray’s reflection on the Good Samaritan Bro Jim Horgan’s Warming Center Gerry Stockhausen’s Inauguration theme “Leadership & Service in the Community” Shelter & Home Initiative

21. Howard Gray S.J.’s reflection on the Good Samaritan  If we really believe that we are beloved like this, Howard asks,  How would we act?  The Good Samaritan story, he says, is Jesus telling us how to be HUMAN.

22. Howard Gray S.J.’s reflection on the Good Samaritan  Awareness begins with seeing  Awareness of seeing invites feeling  Awareness of feeling invites helping  Awareness of the situation prompts the person to seek fostering change

24.  Sources of the project Nouwen’s reflection on the Baptism of Jesus Howard Gray’s reflection on the Good Samaritan Bro Jim Horgan’s Warming Center Gerry Stockhausen’s Inauguration theme “Leadership & Service in the Community” Shelter & Home Initiative

25.  Sources of the project  Description of the project  Pilot Year Progress  Challenges and discussion Shelter & Home Initiative

26. Helping us continue the work of Catherine McAuley and Ignatius Loyola in compassionate service to the poor and marginalized by seeing, feeling, helping, and fostering lasting change L eadership D evelopment I nstitute

27. The Good Samaritan: LDI’s model of Leadership for Social Change by seeing, feeling, helping, and fostering lasting change

28. See He sees that the man is beat up The Good Samaritan: LDI’s model of Leadership for Social Change Feel He feels the man’s pain Help He binds the man’s wounds Change He empowers the innkeeper; things are better after he leaves. Payoff!

29. Leadership & Justice call us all the way to CHANGE! Seeing, feeling, and helping hold us in simple charity, restrict us simply to service. Changing things takes us from charity to JUSTICE, from service to LEADERSHIP. The Good Samaritan: LDI’s model of Leadership for Social Change Change He empowers the innkeeper; things are better after he leaves. Payoff!

30. 6000 homeless people on the streets of Metro Detroit. How do good people like us tolerate that? We create urban myths about homelessness:

31. Myth: Not many children are homeless. Children make up about 15% of the homeless population. Families with children is the fastest growing group of homeless. One child in five in the United States lives below the poverty line. Many homeless children are alone and homeless, either runaways or "throwaways".

32. Myth: The homeless are uneducated and unemployable. Due to economic downturns here and elsewhere, many homeless people have lost jobs they’d held for decades. More and more have completed high school Some have attended college and even graduate school. Many of us are a few paychecks away from homelessness.

33. Myth: They are to blame for their own situation. Most homeless people are victims. Some have suffered from child abuse or domestic violence. Many are without needed mental health support More and more are families, parents having lost their jobs after years of employment. All have lost their homes.

35. Time Out... See... Feel... Help... Change

39. Increasing our will to end homelessness by learning together through direct service, shared reflection, collective social analysis, and persistent support of effective advocacy partnerships

40. University of Detroit Mercy August 2005 - May 2007 Increasing our will to end homelessness by learning together through direct service, shared reflection, collective social analysis, and persistent support of effective advocacy partnerships

42. What makes Shelter & Home Initiative WORK? FOCUS COLLABORATION REAL LEARNING REAL CHANGE An introduction and welcome to University of Detroit Mercy Leadership Development Institute Shelter & Home Initiative: An invitation to partnership in real change extended all in Greater Detroit

43. FOCUS Confucius said, “The person who chases one rabbit eats; the person who chases two rabbits goes home hungry SHI brings our focus to one burning issue, homelessness What makes Shelter & Home Initiative WORK? An introduction and welcome to University of Detroit Mercy Leadership Development Institute Shelter & Home Initiative: An invitation to partnership in real change extended all in Greater Detroit

45. COLLABORATION LDI joins effective advocacy groups Unmet needs emerge LDI engages in response Partnerships develop What makes Shelter & Home Initiative WORK? An introduction and welcome to University of Detroit Mercy Leadership Development Institute Shelter & Home Initiative: An invitation to partnership in real change extended all in Greater Detroit

46. REAL LEARNING SHI applies a real learning model – Kolb’s Learning Cycle, –which engages all learning styles –and a sequence that begins with direct service experience – like the Good Samaritan story. What makes Shelter & Home Initiative WORK? An introduction and welcome to University of Detroit Mercy Leadership Development Institute Shelter & Home Initiative: An invitation to partnership in real change extended all in Greater Detroit

47. Kolb’s Learning Cycle What makes Shelter & Home Initiative WORK?

48. Kolb’s Learning Cycle Concrete Experience

49. Kolb’s Learning Cycle Concrete Experience Reflective Observation

50. Kolb’s Learning Cycle Concrete Experience Reflective Observation Abstract Conceptualization

51. Kolb’s Learning Cycle Concrete Experience Abstract Conceptualization Active Experimentation Change Reflective Observation

52. Kolb’s Learning Cycle New Concrete Experience, and so on.... Payoff Abstract Conceptualization Active Experimentation Change Reflective Observation

53. Kolb’s Learning Cycle Using the Shelter & Home Initiative

54. Kolb’s Learning Cycle Using the Shelter & Home Initiative Concrete Experience

55. Kolb’s Learning Cycle Using the Shelter & Home Initiative Concrete Experience Concentrate September - April on personal exposure to homeless persons through direct service

56. Reflective Observation Kolb’s Learning Cycle Using the Shelter & Home Initiative Concrete Experience Concentrate September - April on personal exposure to homeless persons through direct service

57. Reflective Observation Reflect on these experience in prayer and worship, reflection programs following service projects, and collectively through Homeless Exhibit Fairs at UDM in December and April Kolb’s Learning Cycle Using the Shelter & Home Initiative Concrete Experience Concentrate September - April on personal exposure to homeless persons through direct service

58. Abstract Conceptualization Kolb’s Learning Cycle Using the Shelter & Home Initiative Concrete Experience Concentrate September - April on personal exposure to homeless persons through direct service Reflective Observation Reflect on these experience in prayer and worship, reflection programs following service projects, and collectively through Homeless Exhibit Fairs at UDM in December and April

59. Abstract Conceptualization Social analysis through a January - April Social Analysis Series of lectures and panel discussions, SHI website-linked materials, and region-wide programs on the topic Kolb’s Learning Cycle Using the Shelter & Home Initiative Concrete Experience Concentrate September - April on personal exposure to homeless persons through direct service Reflective Observation Reflect on these experience in prayer and worship, reflection programs following service projects, and collectively through Homeless Exhibit Fairs at UDM in December and April

60. Active Experimentation Kolb’s Learning Cycle Using the Shelter & Home Initiative Concrete Experience Concentrate September - April on personal exposure to homeless persons through direct service Reflective Observation Reflect on these experience in prayer and worship, reflection programs following service projects, and collectively through Homeless Exhibit Fairs at UDM in December and April Abstract Conceptualization Social analysis through a January - April Social Analysis Series of lectures and panel discussions, SHI website-linked materials, and region-wide programs on the topic

61. Active Experimentation Design improvements in school and church justice teaching, initiate or strengthen community partnerships, not only for service, but also for real change through support of Homeless Action Nework of Detroit (HAND) Change Kolb’s Learning Cycle Using the Shelter & Home Initiative Concrete Experience Concentrate September - April on personal exposure to homeless persons through direct service Reflective Observation Reflect on these experience in prayer and worship, reflection programs following service projects, and collectively through Homeless Exhibit Fairs at UDM in December and April Abstract Conceptualization Social analysis through a January - April Social Analysis Series of lectures and panel discussions, SHI website-linked materials, and region-wide programs on the topic

62. NEW Concrete Experience Resulting from experimentation Change Payoff Kolb’s Learning Cycle Using the Shelter & Home Initiative Reflective Observation Reflect on these experience in prayer and worship, reflection programs following service projects, and collectively through Homeless Exhibit Fairs at UDM in December and April Abstract Conceptualization Social analysis through a January - April Social Analysis Series of lectures and panel discussions, SHI website-linked materials, and region-wide programs on the topic Active Experimentation Design improvements in school and church justice teaching, initiate or strengthen community partnerships, not only for service, but also for real change through support of Homeless Action Nework of Detroit (HAND)

63. Concrete Experience Concentration through Term I on personal exposure to homeless persons through direct service Change Payoff Encourage additional individual and group direct service projects (UDM partnership is available) Learning Activities for the Shelter & Home Initiative Reflective Observation Reflect on these experience in prayer and worship, reflection programs following service projects, and collectively through Homeless Exhibit Fairs at UDM in December and April Abstract Conceptualization Social analysis through a January - April Social Analysis Series of lectures and panel discussions, SHI website-linked materials, and region-wide programs on the topic Active Experimentation Design improvements in school and church justice teaching, initiate or strengthen community partnerships, not only for service, but also for real change through support of Homeless Action Nework of Detroit (HAND)

64. Reflective Observation Reflect on these experience in prayer and worship, reflection programs following service projects, and collectively through Homeless Exhibit Fairs at UDM in December and April Concrete Experience Concentration through Term I on personal exposure to homeless persons through direct service Change Payoff Plan reflections prior to and following service; train leaders in facilitating reflection; plan Homeless Fair participation Learning Activities for the Shelter & Home Initiative Abstract Conceptualization Social analysis through a January - April Social Analysis Series of lectures and panel discussions, SHI website-linked materials, and region-wide programs on the topic Active Experimentation Design improvements in school and church justice teaching, initiate or strengthen community partnerships, not only for service, but also for real change through support of Homeless Action Nework of Detroit (HAND) Encourage additional individual and group direct service projects (UDM partnership is available)

65. Abstract Conceptualization Social analysis through a January - April Social Analysis Series of lectures and panel discussions, SHI website-linked materials, and region-wide programs on the topic Reflective Observation Reflect on these experience in prayer and worship, reflection programs following service projects, and collectively through Homeless Exhibit Fairs at UDM in December and April Concrete Experience Concentration through Term I on personal exposure to homeless persons through direct service Change Payoff Learning Activities for the Shelter & Home Initiative More concentrated during January – April, through participation in SHI Social Analysis Series and encouragement of other local topical events. Active Experimentation Design improvements in school and church justice teaching, initiate or strengthen community partnerships, not only for service, but also for real change through support of Homeless Action Nework of Detroit (HAND) Encourage additional individual and group direct service projects (UDM partnership is available) Plan reflections prior to and following service; train leaders in facilitating reflection; plan Homeless Fair participation

66. Active Experimentation Design improvements in school and church justice teaching, initiate or strengthen community partnerships, not only for service, but also for real change through support of Homeless Action Nework of Detroit (HAND) Abstract Conceptualization Social analysis through a January - April Social Analysis Series of lectures and panel discussions, SHI website-linked materials, and region-wide programs on the topic Reflective Observation Reflect on these experience in prayer and worship, reflection programs following service projects, and collectively through Homeless Exhibit Fairs at UDM in December and April Concrete Experience Concentration through Term I on personal exposure to homeless persons through direct service Change Payoff Connect with H.A.N.D and other advocacy partners at the final Social Analysis Seminar; commit to working with them and supporting their efforts Learning Activities for the Shelter & Home Initiative Encourage additional individual and group direct service projects (UDM partnership is available) Plan reflections prior to and following service; train leaders in facilitating reflection; plan Homeless Fair participation More concentrated during January – April, through participation in SHI Social Analysis Series and encouragement of other local topical events.

67. REAL CHANGE SHI goes beyond charitable efforts, to engage in change By a strategy of accumulating service experience and reflection on it that builds sustainable service partnerships and results in increased political will to end homelessness that feeds efforts of existing advocacy groups already fighting for an end to homelessness What makes Shelter & Home Initiative WORK? An introduction and welcome to University of Detroit Mercy Leadership Development Institute Shelter & Home Initiative: An invitation to partnership in real change extended all in Greater Detroit

68. to Change Payoff! Together We can come all the way… …from Homelessness to Shelter & Home.

69. Time Out... Can YOU use any of this at your school?

70.  Sources of the project  Description of the project  Pilot Year Progress  Challenges and discussion Shelter & Home Initiative

71. Project status: pilot year progress: FOCUS Focus is paying returns Student accumulated awareness –SIC (Student Journal) articles up from 1 to 8 –Service-Learning Class group development has emerged naturally due to 2 years of New Student Orientation focus LDI visibility in community –Community members are referring Homelessness resource people to SHI –Appointment to key advocacy & planning groups

72. Project status: pilot year progress: COLLABORATION Collaboration: partnerships are developing SHI Director elected to HAND (Homeless Action Network of Detroit Board of Directors SHI Director elected to Detroit 10-Year Plan Policy Board Alumni are joining as volunteer “Executives-in- Residence” due to their interest in SHI Sisters of Mercy have provided two $10,000 grants to support aspects of SHI

73. Project status: pilot year progress: REAL LEARNING Kolb Learning Cycle application in planning year generated current pilot year plan (we’re learning!) Mercy Mission Grant for Faculty Development –Sharpening the saw – best practice sharing –Service-Learning Partnership development Community leadership development –10-Year Plan Advocacy committee leadership –Street Count planning and training Street Count as measurable project –Developing city-wide engagement models –Using project operations as Service-Learning components

74. Project status: pilot year progress: REAL CHANGE In the community Emergence of Street Count as unmet need Engagement of grassroots leaders in training –HAND membership meeting workshops –10-Year Planning Establishment of collaborative strategies –Coordinated preparation of Homeless Awareness Month calendar and press releases –Collaborative planning of SHI/HAND calendars –SHI/HAND/United Way volunteer development for Street Count –Listserve communication model

75. Project status: pilot year progress: REAL CHANGE In LDI SHI becomes leadership lab for LIS –LIS students use SHI tasks as leadership applications –Kolb model is thus applied to LIS Community engagement provides LDI with external leadership engagement and investment –Lasting Advisory relationships emerge –Supporters propose funding opportunities –Executives-in-Residence staff and challenge LDI development

76. Project status: pilot year progress: REAL CHANGE In the University SHI is aligned in time with new president’s “Leadership and Service in the Community” inauguration theme, pushing administrative and academic engagement Shared Governance process is beginning, and LDI has been integrated into its Urban Justice Team LDI reporting has been moved from Student Affairs to Academic VP/Provost

77.  Sources of the project  Description of the project  Pilot Year Progress  Challenges and discussion Shelter & Home Initiative

78. Project status: pilot year progress: CHALLENGES University integration –SHI was initiated at grass-roots level, but has institutional implications –SHI hit the ground in reality as new president was focusing UDM on “Leadership and Service” in theory –identity with distasteful issues; impact on enrollment, fund-raising Continuity –LDI director continuity and skill-set –SHI was meant as 1 st of 4 annual focuses, moving up Maslow’s heriarchy to hunger, isolation, illiteracy; Homelessness has made a home in LDI!

79. Mission The University of Detroit Mercy, a Catholic university in the Jesuit and Mercy traditions, exists to provide excellent student- centered undergraduate and graduate education in an urban context. A UDM education seeks to integrate the intellectual, spiritual, ethical, and social development of students. Vision The University of Detroit Mercy will be recognized as a premier private university in the Great Lakes region, distinguished by graduates who lead and serve in their communities