Hathian Public Assistance & Welfare

By: Bridgette Smalls
TYPE: Private business - Welfare Office

SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hathian/78/107/35

BACKGROUND: “The Welfare Department provides emergency assistance to individuals and families who lack adequate resources. We are facilitators in that we direct the less fortunate citizens to relief agencies, i.e., federal, state, non-profit, etc. therefore reducing the burden on our departmental budget and the Hathian taxpayers. We strive to promote self-reliance and independence in all we serve so they may become productive citizens.” This business will be used to create rp for everyone in hathian living in poverty or just needing a little help at the end of the month paying for bills. I want to use this business to create more rp throughout the community. If approved I want to create a welfare and public assistance department in the heart of hathian, what this will consist of I will list here:

1.Food stamps - Workers will sit down with residents and write down their information on note cards about their income, housing costs and how many kids they have etc. It will be turned into a box and I will review what they arranged with the resident (( Ill have guidelines too)) and I will turn it into a web site where people can view their benefits.

2.Rental assistance - We will provide assistance with lower income families that will help pay for their rent. They can apply the same way you would with food stamps. A simple form would be filled out with a case worker and then depending on what they decide ooc an amount would be paid towards their IC rent.

3.Bill pay program - This program would be for people who are in need of help with their utilities. Depending on their finances we would either decide to pay this bill for them one time, must apply again if they want to try and get it again. Again up to case worker and resident what they decide ooc.

4.Job assistance - I would love to work with the businesses here, Id like for people to be able to come to us and be referred to "Hiring" jobs in the area. They would be able to contact the lead or manager of a business and rp out a interview and let them know that we sent them so they have a better chance of ICLY being hired on. It also gives leads or managers the notion that said resident is desperate for a job and they can then use that to their sick twisted advantage if they wanted. All with OOC permission of course.

5.ADULT EDUCATION - This one I would really love to get into. Here I would love for people wanting to do the whole college rp to come to us and ask for assistance with their tuitions. I would love to be able to throw charity events with the local businesses and citizens to raise money to send John Doe to college.

6.Child care assistance - Parents can apply to get assistance with sending their child to Day care wile they work. Depending on how much they ICLY make we would decide if they would be approved or not.

7.Medical assistance - For this I would get in touch with the hospital leads, I was thinking medical cards (( determination of how much it would pay for would come later)) and we could also help people who dont want medical coverage to come in and ask for help paying for part or all of a bill.

8.Transportation assistance - As we all know hathian consists of 7 sims. Its not a huge piece of rp but I thought that people who wanted to rp they ride the bus every where could come in and apply for bus pass assistance. We could give them a discount or give them a month free and in some cases a year pass.

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I would love to get people from all walks of life into this rp. I think it would be fun to have corrupted workers taking advantage of the situation of poverty and need in the city. We all know that taking advantage of people who are in need can be fairly easy, Making people applying for food stamps or other assistance perform sexual favors for that extra gallon of milk or that months worth of rent are welcome. Having them perform tasks for your amusement is great and welcome too!

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I'd love to work with the businesses around hathian, tie them into the rp with us. Id like to organize events with everyone and shake up the way we play. Id love to make we accept SNAP signs for business windows who wish to participate. I also am going to see if I can organize something with our Haven people. See if we can organize clothing drives and Monthly or weekly food banks were citizens can go pick up free food. I know haven does soup kitchens so we could advertise to people who come into the office of dates and times for those events.

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I am open to more ideas anyone might have! Any questions Just let me know and I will answer them! Thank you for considering my business!

EXPERIENCE:I feel like this is a great idea, ive had the green light from a lot of other citizens thinking its a great idea too. I used to run the diner and I am a mentor in CD so I know the rules and already engage new players in rp. I would love to be given the chance to run my own business and handle things the way I feel they should be handled wile still upholding a professional outlook on RP life.