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Eligibility
Any person who meets the criteria is eligible to apply for a membership of a Core Group, with the following exception:
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The Core Group shall not include any individual as a member, if that membership would in any way, deter the participation of the primary target group, the hard-core, “solid con” from involvement.
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The core group is the self – help component of the organization. Membership is comprised of offenders, ex-offenders and non-offenders. Most of which are community volunteers.
Criteria for Core Group Membership
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Applicant is sincere in the desire to get out of the criminal justice system and more importantly, stay out.
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Applicant must make a personal commitment to change their lifestyle.
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Applicant must adhere to the basic self-help concept as philosophized by the organization.
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Applicant must be willing to accept the offender, the ex-offender, the non-offender as equal parts of the change process.
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Applicant must be willing to learn self-discipline through exercising self-control, which may involve some sacrifice of former lifestyles.
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Applicant must strive to abide within the law, regardless of personal or moral conviction.