Crews Missile Attack on Just Enough Faith
We are reliably informed that the founder of Just Enough Faith is fighting to regain control of the organisation. Thats good for us!!!
Since the State government(Lotteries and Gaming) directed bureaucrat(currently running JEF) launched his Crews missile attack against the founders, Just Enough Faiths assets have been transferred to current government contract service provider Exodus Foundation . The made for media show which Bill Crews Exodus Foundation have put on would be funny if it did not have the immediate effect of people going hungry. Never in 17 years does anyone recall Just Enough Faith running out of food.Exodus have run out twice in less than two weeks. Of course, Just Enough Faith would simply have provided more food, but in a stroke of accounting genius the gurus of the multimillion dollar government and corporate funded Exodus simply provided smaller meals. Hapless ex Just Enough Faith volunteers who have continued to staff the foodvans under the current regime were left monday last night to explain to the dozens left unfed that there wasn’t any more food available. Exodus staff nowhere in sight. Tuesday night, our people reported food down to chicken and rice by 8:20 and Rice only by the end of the night. This is in spite of the numbers being lighter than normal, due in part to many JEF regulars staying away in droves because they cannot eat the food provided. Jef knows why, and I wonder how much longer it will take Exodus wunderkind Crews to figure out (hes only been in the business 20 years).We have been inundated with complaints covering almost every aspect of the service since it has been taken over by paid contractor Exodus Foundation.
Lack of Choice;
Just Enough Faith offered a multiple choice menu,with a selection of 5 dishes available during the course of the evening. Exodus offer just vegetarian or non vegetarian, in infinitely smaller servings. Our People knew that they could access nourishing substantial meals at the Just Enough Faith Foodvan.
Flash van and napkins are no replacement for quality nutritious food.
Why can’t people have half vegetarian and half meat if they choose, a reasonable request when the main meat meal is 2 small chicken legs and 10 spoonfulls of rice,no vegies,no sauce.
Why does the van run out of food, especially when the numbers are quite small?
We note several concerns voiced by many of the homeless and marginalised as to the future of the food van operation after the current contract runs out, should Team Gambin remain locked out of the equation.
There are voices from almost all corners of the service provider industry with proposals to “take over”.
While it is a fascinating case study of “The Vuluristic Tendencies of Charities” , we note that ALL rely on the crowd attracted by the services of JEF. But they all will take government funding, and put in place the same incompetent bureaucracy that has first gave Just Enough Faiith a raison de etre. They will all agree to deliver government programs.This is a condition of all government funding.
We are concerned too.
A series of meetings over the last few days has resolved to support ONLY a non government, Team Gambin operated Foodvan operation on the currrent site.
We ask all donors to consider supporting a direct-to-marginalised initiative if Team Gambin are prevented from operating. The service will be the homeless initiated and run backup plan if Team Gambin cannot recommence their service. Options are still being discussed at this time, however we are NOT seeking the involvement of ANY government agencies or their current church and charitable contractors.
I understand that Crews actually calls his “restaurant” in Ashfield “Loaves and Fishes” . I wonder if that biblical parable has anything to do with the meagre ration packs his church based Exodus Foundation have become famous for. I had a look at their site. http://www.billcrews.com.au/htm/exodus.htm?misc/blog#6822 is your classic charity bludge, BUT the devil is in the detail. To have just $1 in the bank by the end of June, they need $1.5 million!!!! What??? Is that over and above their coroprate and government funding? Hey, I’m also not an accountant or the corporate regulator, but if this is May and they are 1.5million short, isn’t that INSOLVENT?
Hey guys, Bill Crews Exodus Foundation is part of the Uniting Church. Out of pure interest, we are accumulating a dirt file and need your input. Any stories relating to your experiences as a client of Crews and his organisations may help to make a better life for Sydneys marginalised. We are especially interested in any instances of inappropriate care in Uniting Church run Childrens Services Hostels and homes, or inappropriate spending by this long term misappropriator of our names, and beneficiary of government largesse.
A note to bean counters and adversaries of Just Enough Faith, direct from the mouths he fed….
Jef Gambin is a business entrepreneur who with his merry band of volunteers became the only full time charity who mattered in Sydney. He is now paying for out performing all State Government and ACOSS member charities in providing exemplary services to to existing homeless,as well as preventing further homelessness.
Exodus Foundation is a Charity which became a business, delivering minimalist services for maximum media exposure bringing government funding and corporate support…but they don’t actually deliver. If it were a cricket match team Gambin are 1020 for none, Exodus are all out for a duck….
14 responses to “Crews Missile Attack on Just Enough Faith”
anonymous
November 4th, 2014 at 17:14
I worked as a volunteer at PUC Eddie Dixon centre for 1 year in 2010. They had a CEO earning over 100kpa, a minister on around 75kpa, a corporate events guy on around 75kpa, a social worker on around 75kpa, two office managers on around 40-55kpa, a jnr social worker on around 35kpa, a security guy on around 45kpa, a pastoral care guy when the minister left getting the ministers salary, a cook on around 30kpa (who came in early and worked late every day– Jeanne if youre reading this you were awesome and I love you).
The social worker would say things like “God, go and have a wash you stinkey old man” or “What —— (the manager) doesnt understand is that I am actually worst off than most of these people”.
For the Whole of the non salaried care of the homeless, the budget was 10kpa. Hot lunch for 100 people per day. Electricity. Water.
Soap and shampoo. Washing powder. 10kpa.
Pam O'Brien
July 5th, 2011 at 14:38
I met Jeff and Alina a few years ago, and would love to know if they’re OK? The contact numbers I have for them are no longer working. They are wonderful people and it seems such a shame that their marvellous work over the years has been forgotten by so many. Thank you.
SydneyHomeless
September 1st, 2011 at 01:38
hi Pamela
Jef and Alina were absolutely wonderful committed people who were cruelly assasinated ( ethically ) by government & nGO apparatchiks seeking to protect their playground of access to huge dollops of taxpayers funds in the name of homeless people. Just Enough Faith could NOT be bought by government nor could the voice of Jef Gambin and these are the reasons JEF was forcibly seized.As I’ve just returned to Sydney I’m unsure of Jefs current contact details
cheers
Sydneyhomeless
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Danceman
June 10th, 2010 at 17:43
I don’t want to get into this JEF vs Exodus arguement, but if you are so homeless at the moment, how are you running this website? More to the point, how did you get the funds to get a computer to post stuff on it? Shouldn’t you be focusing on getting a house and putting your life back together?
SydneyHomeless
June 11th, 2010 at 10:22
The last thing I personally need is the advice of a casual bystander as to what I should or should not be doing,or that persons arrogant assumptions as to the affordability factors of the various technologies we employ.You demonstrate your breathtaking ignorance of IT availability and solutions in the same cavalier manner as your presumed knowledge of my “homelessness issues” efforts or otherwise to resolve same.I normally would not bother responding to such a clearly unfocussed commentator,suffice to say,you do what is necessary in your life as I will do with mine – and seek treatment for the attitude
faerie Ravenstorm
December 12th, 2009 at 09:27
WELL SPOKEN!!!The arrogance of telling homeless people to ‘go eat a can of baked beans, ) as if we somehow dont derserve the same dignity as everyone else to have CHOICES, and variety! YOU DONT DERSERVE A HOUSE, YOU DONT DESERVE FOOD, NEXT IT WILL BE CLOTHING, OH THATS RIGHT, WE ARE PRICED OUT OF THAT TOO NOW THE GOOD CHRISTIAN CHARITY SHOPS HAVE ALL GONE CORPORATE WITH SALES TARGETS.
Adisgraceful and pitful relection on how society trets marginalised people. If ever anyone lived up to true christian principles it was Jef and Aliana, one day I turned up to the van and he gave me a wad of cash to help with the costs of medicine for my toddler, the following week he had toys, blankets clothes- 3 huge bags of stuff, then sent some voluteers to send regular meals to my home so I wouldnt have to take her out in the cold during winter.
I gave back and volunteered when I was on my feet. I WILL NEVER FORGET JEF.
And the exodus foundation would do the same???? The whole reason I went to Jef is that he is a person who helps RESTORE DIGNITY. I never set foot in any of the corrporate organisations, because they make you feel like a parasite for asking for help and even then with the millions of tax free dollars they get, people like me have only seen crumbs.
It is critical when youre doing it tough to have an extremely well BALANCED AND NUTRITIOUS diet to keep yourself healthy. Jef understood the needs of homeless people intrinsically, and respected them. I’ll never forget the xmas parties either? Wondering if the exodus foundation will put on the 500kg of prawns, 3 different roasts for everyone? Its a farce JEF is being investigated . Proof of his good works and everyone involved are well known. Its discracefull,….
but onwards you go,…… good little christain soldiers,.. who seem to know whats best for the people, not even caring to know or get down and be very hands on amongst us….for that you ‘do-gooders’ are dispised. The difference between your ‘help’ and JEFS is incomparable. …Jef is someone we’ll never forget. Im so sad to find all this has happened, I was trying to find out when the xmas party was….well all thats gone, a sad xmas for the homeless indeed, yes i’d rather my can of baked beans than food rations at some pitiful location that recieves trillions in funding but dishing up minimlist fare….not interested. I recieved my hamper last year with expired food/homebrand/secondhand broken toys from one of the major charities, it just made me even more depressed and demoralised. they really shouldnt have bothered. Im sure the CEOS got thier million dollar bonuses for thinking up thier ingenious way of screwing over the poor further….
Roxy
May 23rd, 2009 at 14:39
You’re not homeless, homeless people are happy & GRATEFUL TO RECEIVE ANYTHING, they don’t bite the hand that feeds them. Again I will reiterate the fact that all organisations should be aiming to help the needy & work together so that this happens, instead you keep trying to divide the organisations like it is a competition, in the end only only the homeless loose. Thanks.
faerie Ravenstorm
December 12th, 2009 at 09:35
‘HAPPY AND GRATEFUL’ Yes its always a condition of oppressed and marginalised people to ‘smile’ be happy’ anything other and were considered pathological, a danger. Charitable organistaions are in COMPETITION, SWEETHEART, its called ‘securing governemt funding!” And they do a great job at it, raking in millions on top of thier already 100%profit margins from slave labour/ free donations they sell higher than retail in the shops. YES THE POOR DO LOSE OUT, BUT NOT SO BECAUSE OF COMPETITION….BUT GREED BY THESE TAX FREE CORPORATIONS. Jef was true charity in action, something these majors have no understanding about: PEOPLE.
Profits before people was not what he was about.
Meags
May 22nd, 2009 at 18:05
Get off your high horse! Be very careful of your attacks on Exodus & Bill Crews, maybe Kyle Sandilance from 2dayfm might be interested in hearing all of your badmouthing of Exodus particularly seeing his charity of choice is Exodus!
sydneyhomeless
May 22nd, 2009 at 21:36
Hi we know Mr Crews has LOTS of friends in the media, and in government too.Well,do you know what? We are homeless and don’t have anything to lose. If you send us the email addresses we will be happy to let Bills friends know ourselves.In fact,what a good idea,thanks,we will put together a media kit.Wouldn’t have thought of it without you!! Thanks again
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faerie Ravenstorm
December 12th, 2009 at 09:01
who give a crap about Kyle Sandiland? the guys a creep! Did he ever deliver food to the homeless himself?
Paula Hanson
May 11th, 2009 at 11:00
Well hey guys to the JEF loyalists, who asked Exodus to carry the torch whilst the famous business entrepreneur Jef Gambin is under administration, the administrators!!!!!If anyone else out there can do better then be my guest. Can any of you JEF loyalists cook in your kitchen and provide hot, fresh meals, guess not. Well, if the volunteers didn’t pack the plates full of food there would be enough to feed 300 pax a night. What do you mean give people who receive FREE food a choice, what do you think this is Macca’s, there getting free tucker, if they want a choice then go and pay for it. If they are genuine homeless or marginalised then they would eat baked beans. Try and get dirt on the honest Rev Bill Crews, he doesn’t drive a Merc, he doesn’t live in a flashy house, he doesn’t eat out, he doesn’t own Armani suits, he truely cares, try and get to know him and he’ll give you his last dollar.
sydneyhomeless
May 11th, 2009 at 20:08
Thank you for your insightful input!!! Exactly the level of intellect Exodus appears to attract. The administrators who currently have control of JEF have as much insight into how to treat marginalised people as you do. A team member has already written to thank the minister concerned, and Exodus spokesperson in parliament Lee Rhiannon.As it happens, someone has already shown that the job can be done immeasurably better than the efforts of Exodus. His name is Jef Gambin, and he showed the way for 17 years. Our team is actually about to upload an article complimenting yourselves on the menu improvements over the last 3 days, with the approval rating today at over 45% among those patrons polled. A goodly reason for this increase in approval is that the plates are fuller than they have been under the direct supervision of your operations manager. We have heard the loaves and fishes parable too, but the JEF volunteers are also used to being supported by a committed kitchen crew,chef and management whose common interest is to deliver wholesome nutritious food to the marginalised,as compared with Exodus Foundation, who seem more intent on being seen to provide services by their unknowing sponsors. Exodus minimalist approach to services is said to be legendary among those who have used their services,with one or two exceptions. We have seen it with our own eyes. We appreciate your candour in your comments comparing the standard of your food service unfavourably to maccas..we agree. Sorry, but Jef got us used to the notion that the foodvan would provide food of superior quality to parliament. I am not quoting Jef Gambin, or JEF people, but a grateful NSW parliamentarian who was moved to make the comparison. Under JEF, the foovans provided a selection of dishes and any dimunition of the quality of service is a direct affront to the homeless and marginalised people Bill Crews is so fond of speaking on behalf of,and soliciting donations on behalf of. If you are using Exodus as a gauge by which to measure a charity, then your incredulity is understandable…you have perhaps not seen the infectious generosity of spirit shown on a daily basis by Jef Gambin, which seems to have permeated throughout his entire organisation. Your comment re: baked beans is surely not an attempt at one-upmanship, did you think you could outdo Marie Antoinette??? Nevertheless,the comment is symptomatic of one of the systemic failings of Exodus and I refer to the policy of “staff,volunteers or clients and never the twain shall meet”. This is a major reason why your simplistic comprehension of marginalisation issues is so narrow, and diminishing of the people Exodus profess to care about.
You will not have seen genuine caring, as compared to the business of “caring” for which Mr Crews is renowned.
Incidentally, this resource is not in any way connected with Just Enough Faith, and the team responsible are all homeless people. There is no input by anyone directly connected with Just Enough Faith. It would be most welcome, but I’m sure they are busy working on strategies to further assist marginalised people.
Oh, and even though we don’t actually have kitchens at home to cook on, we are making efforts to establish our own food service, which the many dentally
challenged among us can rely on for a hot nightly meal(which they can actually eat).