Thoery of Constraints Thinking Processes
Theory of Constraints Thinking Processes
The Volunteers of America of Kentucky was founded in 1896 as an organization to help those in need and enrich the lives of all Americans. Our organization was built on the idea of helping needy individuals, and we still strive to do that today. We are comprised of professional staff, community supporters, and the many volunteers that help make our organization function. We make every effort to help individuals in the community that are less fortunate, or have fallen on hard times, get back to where they want to be. By serving those who need help the most, we play a critical role in community change — filling important gaps for those who would otherwise be overlooked. We see the potential in everyone and help them accomplish more than they ever thought possible.
We are a non-profit organization that operates nearly thirty different programs that include elderly housing, a homeless shelter, development disability programs, half-way houses, substance abuse programs, and homeless veteran programs. Our vision is to help the community in any way possible and this is where we focus much of our attention. However, because we are mostly funded through government grants, as well as donations, we have to abide by the regulations each particular government agency stipulates. For example, we work directly with the Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, to subsidize housing for many clients. With a program known as Section 8, rent for our clients are based on their annual income. They are to pay no more than thirty percent of their annual income, with the rest of the rent being paid by HUD. We currently manage twelve different properties for HUD for elderly housing, in which most everything that we do has to be approved by HUD. These regulations we must abide by can include expense levels, or even to pay a portion of the health insurance costs of individuals in our HIV programs. This can sometimes cause a bit of a problem a
The Volunteers of America of Kentucky was founded in 1896 as an organization to help those in need and enrich the lives of all Americans. Our organization was built on the idea of helping needy individuals, and we still strive to do that today. We are comprised of professional staff, community supporters, and the many volunteers that help make our organization function. We make every effort to help individuals in the community that are less fortunate, or have fallen on hard times, get back to where they want to be. By serving those who need help the most, we play a critical role in community change — filling important gaps for those who would otherwise be overlooked. We see the potential in everyone and help them accomplish more than they ever thought possible.
We are a non-profit organization that operates nearly thirty different programs that include elderly housing, a homeless shelter, development disability programs, half-way houses, substance abuse programs, and homeless veteran programs. Our vision is to help the community in any way possible and this is where we focus much of our attention. However, because we are mostly funded through government grants, as well as donations, we have to abide by the regulations each particular government agency stipulates. For example, we work directly with the Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, to subsidize housing for many clients. With a program known as Section 8, rent for our clients are based on their annual income. They are to pay no more than thirty percent of their annual income, with the rest of the rent being paid by HUD. We currently manage twelve different properties for HUD for elderly housing, in which most everything that we do has to be approved by HUD. These regulations we must abide by can include expense levels, or even to pay a portion of the health insurance costs of individuals in our HIV programs. This can sometimes cause a bit of a problem a
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