ABCD has the potential to be a key player in meeting the increasing needs of Dallas’ homeless population. ABCD recognizes the individual’s talents and encourages connections and citizen leadership to address homeless persons (Al Hassan 2017). Citizen-led, relationship-oriented, asset-based, placed-based, and inclusion-focused are the five guiding concepts of ABCD that may meet the needs of Dallas’s homeless population.
The principle that is citizen-centered or led
Citizens-led principles are based on the principle that all citizens must be involved in addressing problems. This citizen-centered inner perspective is used to evaluate economic, sociopolitical, and environmental developments. Which community members can work best together? How can the community get more help from outsiders? What kind of assistance do community need? (Garcia, 2020; Nel, 2018). In order to address the needs of homeless people in Texas’ Hispanic and black communities, it might be a good idea to ask your neighbors to answer the following question: “What is the best thing we can do?” Dallas residents should work together to end homelessness. They are at the forefront of positive change. Residents are the first to deliver what they want. This is why residents can also offer valuable advice to outside facilitators regarding the best methods for delivery. The residents will have a good idea of their resources and can make decisions about what to do with them. I was able to see firsthand how citizens played an important role in helping people in crisis during the swine flu epidemic.
Relationship-Centered Philosophy
ABCD’s relationship-based principle states that although ABCD appreciates everyone’s talents and passions, it is not possible to address the increasing needs of Dallas homeless persons without addressing their ability to harness relativistic forces. (Forrester and Nel, 2018, 2020). Unfortunately, many people underestimate the importance of interpersonal connections in modern societies. However, relative power is an extraordinary force for good that is seldom used and remains the major source of energy—the foundation of the global social movement. A social system that is built on the strength and multiplicity of individuals’ capabilities through “groupings” and nest-like behaviors can enable the creation of a greater whole.
Resource/asset-based philosophy
It is fundamentally based on the idea that it is better to prioritize essential things than what we don’t believe is correct. This is not true. ABCD can help you mobilize relative power to bring about lasting and gratifying change. Sometimes active participation is difficult in every community (Nel 2018, 2018). The community should focus on its current resources to address the Dallas homeless population. For the Hispanics and Blacks who are homeless, it is crucial to work together. My personal experience has shown me how local mobilization helped mitigate the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina.
Precept based on location
According to place-based theories, residents believe they have an impact on their local communities, small towns and villages, as well as farms. This effect does not pertain to service supply, but to the entire community.