Kent Beittel This is Me

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1. 1. @GRASSROOTS.ORG/The Rustbelt

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   Published on: 10/27/2007   Last Visited: 10/27/2007

   The charismatic leadership of creative director Kent Beittel makes this Columbus institution one of the nation's most innovative shelters for homeless men.

2. 2. @GRASSROOTS.ORG/The Open Shelter

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   Published on: 10/27/2007   Last Visited: 10/27/2007

   Kent Beittel 370 W. State St. Columbus, Ohio 43215 (614) 461-0407
   
   This large warehouse houses what has to be one of the most unusual shelters/soup kitchens I've found, and most of the creative spirit seems to spring directly from the brain of Kent Beittel, its energetic director.
   
   Beittel, an opinionated but extremely effective man, has lots of ideas, and he puts them into practice. Examples of his rapid-fire thinking came in a lengthy interview: "Almost everyone who has dealt with life on the street or with the social service structure assumes that there are only two kinds of poor in this country: Ineffective crooks, and lazy bums," he said.
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   Beittel believes that a good shelter needs to provide certain things: A safe,accessible place to sleep, and basic needs such as a place to get mail and messages, a shower, something to eat and a safe place to store your possessions; doing all this in a consistent, predictable way.
   
   The shelter really needs to deal with two issues that are somewhat contradictory: It must find ways to help people stay as long as they need to stay, but it also must get people leave quickly - that is, "leave" in terms of getting off the street and back to a self-reliant lifestyle.
   
   How does he propose to break the cycle of poverty?
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   "This is not a home for people who are homeless," Beittel said.

3. 3. Organizations we will support across America:

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   Published on: 5/19/2005   Last Visited: 10/15/2006

   The charismatic leadership of creative director Kent Beittel makes this Columbus institution one of the nation's most innovative shelters for homeless men. Offers support and training.