Our Philosophy and Practices

Who We Are: TNMCA is an unorthodox/nondenominational/ecumenical Human Service Organization. It does not insist on a single/absolute truth or doctrine. Instead, it promotes:

• a culture that tolerates diversity
• an altruistic, "neighbor-helping-neighbor" approach
• respect for self, for each other and for the planet... of which we are but sucklings.

Our History: TNMCA is an innovative consortium founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2003 and recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit/charitable organization.

Our Mission Statement: TNMCA came into existence to attend to the distressed and the poor. It is dedicated to:

• House (and rehabilitate) the homeless.
• Feed the hungry.
• Clothe the needy.
• Salvage, counsel, educate, vocationally train, guide the unfortunate back to employability/self-sufficiency/affordable housing.
• Promote the spiritual philosophy and practice of ALTRUISM as a way of life. ("A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle").

Our Vision is one of Spiritual Oneness in this new millennium, a Golden Age of social communion and congeniality. It is a vision of a clean, safe and healthy planet Earth where better/improved, enlightened/more evolved human beings thrive in an atmosphere where distress, hunger, homelessness, absolute hardship, anxiety, despair, apathy, unemployment, underemployment, selfishness, malevolence and utter disregard for a fellow human are a thing of the past.

Our Doctrine is based on the hope that we all humans shall eventually:

• Live a purposeful life, a decent existence on this earth by making good use of all the benefits that Humanity has built up and left us as a legacy.
• Add to the greater good of Mankind by making new contributions toward the betterment of our world, thus preventing a depletion/deterioration in the quality of life on this planet.
• Help each other grow and enhance the quality of individual life.
• EVOLVE (together, as a whole species: Mankind).

Service/Fellowship: At TNMCA, attendance of a service is free of pre-requisites. It is felt that Humanity/The Spirit of Mankind is a collective entity that depends on contributions from every human for its survival, wellness, growth and evolution. Therefore discussions are exceptionally open, with a wide range of views and opinions expressed. No rigid formula is followed week-in, week-out; and this variation seems to be appreciated as both innovative and preferable to the traditional approach used in the past millennia.

Our Ministry is geared toward progressive societal/ethical change in the way we (humans) behave in our relationships with each other and with the planet on which we live.

Our Purpose is as follows:

• To facilitate the salvation/cultural transformation/spiritual evolution of all Mankind.
• To enhance the overall quality of life in all communities (both nationwide and eventually worldwide).

Our Programs are consistent with our purpose whose aim is to address the bio-psycho-socioeconomic/emotional/spiritual needs of the distressed of all religions. One of our programs aims to provide the homeless with a comprehensive rehabilitation package, which includes:

• Shelter
• Shower/laundry facilities
• Meals/food items
• Clothing
• Basic health care
• Ministry, moral/emotional support
• Anger management
• Alcohol/drug recovery
• Substance abuse prevention
• Transitional living skills
• Home Economics tips
• Job skills/Vocational training
• Job placement assistance
• Affordable housing
• Donated furniture
• Donated vehicle
• Home Ownership Assistance (after rehabilitation, successful job placement and money management)

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