1.   	Stay forever policy***: Too lazy, shiftless, or just don't want to work?
     	Show up right away-you have a permanent bed.  In fact most of the staff
     	won't bother you because they are in bed all day long.

2.	Midnight Kegger:  6-21-2000 George and 4 of the guys throw a midnight
	drinking party in the chapel of the church.

3     	Like to Fistfight: Enjoy coming home after a hard day of drinking,       
      	drugging, or need to resolve those frustrations?  100  nightly 
	boxing matches are mentioned on police reports as reported to 
	newspaper Albany Democrat.

4.	Sig the Psychopath: says he is tired of his current life wants to
	kill someone just so he can be sent back to Oregon State Pen 
	for 15 years.  When Sig gets upset he also likes to take generalized
	swipes at residents children to keep them on their feet.

5.    	38 Caliber Bum: Lee or Professor Gadget as he is called, explains 
	when he is high that he carries a snub caliber 38 pistol in his pack and
	wants to "cap someone".

6.	Need to breed-no problems! Coed showers occur from time to time
	and a person would wonder why the pastor dosen't simply marry them
	and be done with it?

7.	Miss the Joint:  Our collection of professional convicts will make your
	stay at the shelter as memorable as any state institution you may have
	graduated from.

8.	Grab Ass 101: Our staff member doing community service aka "Reckless"
	is busy and can't talk now he is grabbing a female clients ass.  Reckless
	recently commended a client on his foot long knife he was sleeping with	
	on the floor.

9.    	***Forbidden List: The list of things you won't be asked or required to do 
	as our client include: 

	a.	Have counselor and long term plan for your improvement.

	b.	Registering for work at employment office, 

	c.	Having you gear checked to prevent for weapons/booze/drugs, 
		trafficking illegal substances,  
	
	d.	Being sober to receive services, not punching people you don't
		like-oh hell just do whatever you want

Financial Improprieties?Link FEMA
Albany Democrat Newspaper suggested FEMA provided the shelter with a $600,000 grant to complete construction. Former paid Staff Judy who now works at St. Mary Soup Kitchen states she left because of questions of improper money handling.

The Church Sponsors Sin?

Albany Helping Hands Statement of Purpose: "Our immediate purpose is to meet the needs of the poor and homeless. Our untimate purpose is to send them out free of bondage and enabled by instruction and commitment to Christian living, to be able to offer a helping hand to others." The Pastor Les Bailey the management made the mistake of hiring a Mr. Lawrence Walters to be on the Board of Directors and boy that stiff had more rules than carter has pills. Don't worry he was fired and sent on down the road.

Pastor Lester Bailey
Albany Helping Hands
1989 Santiam Highway
Albany,OR
Phone 541-926-4036   
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