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At Etta's house, we like to follow a set of pledges to keep our residents true to themselves and the program:
I pledge:
To help make this home a better place to live in even when I must make concessions to accomplish that.
To help keep this home clean even if that requires me to clean areas that were not assigned to me.
To help keep this home safe even if that requires me to address areas that were not assigned to me.
To respect, support, promote, and follow all the home guide lines and policies even when I must make many changes to to my behaviour to accomplish that.
To always show compassion and respect for the other residents in the home, even when it is difficult.
To always provide input that promotes harmony in the home even when that may not always be my nature.
To help other residents and leaders even when it may take me hours to find the solution to the problem.
To find solutions for problems in the home even when it may take me hours to find solutions for the problem.
When someone is not like me to respect that even when I must focus on my own differences to accomplish it.
When someone is going to fall or does fall to help them even when I feel I may need help even more.
To not provide or pass on gossip or lend my ear to someone that is gossiping, even when it offends them.
To meet all commitments I make even when I must work harder and make concessions to accomplish that.
To continue to work on my own charactar flaws even when in my mind I feel I am perfect.
To provide the home leaders with information relating to the welfare and safety of the residents even when I may be called names by the other less caring residentsfor doing so.
To focus on my own program and have respect for other people and their program even when I feel they do not.
To help the other residents in this home even when I may not feel like doing so.
To accept responsibility for the safety and well being of the children in this home, even when they are not mine.
To accept help from other residents relating to the safety and well being of my children even willingly.
To continue to help the residents in this home even after I have moved on.
To think about the time and effort the volunteer home leaders provide us even before I am ready to be grateful.
To accept the direction provided by the volunteer home leaders for this home even before I feel I am ready.
To continue to improve myself even when it is very difficult or I may feel there is nothing more to improve.
To be very grateful for the good I have been provided even when I may still not know where it came from.
If I move into Etta's House, I will support agree with and pledge to and hold true all of the above to the very best of my ability.
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