What makes this organization different is that the founder and vice president himself has been homeless and knows firsthand the perils and the challenges that prevent homeless people from sustaining a productive lifestyle even after they have been provided housing and employment. 

Most shelters, transitional housing programs, and halfway houses merely address the surface issues and neglect the thought process that people acquire while living on the streets in order to cope with the daily challenges and the mental torment.

It’s a survival of the fittest mentality and a sense of desperation that permeates the entire mindset. So when a person obtains housing and employment and began to meet new and productive people they are so accustomed to people coming and going that they sabotage friendships and opportunities because they've become accustomed to everyone and everything being so elusive and temporary.

 There has to be a complete paradigm shift and a restoring of the morals, principles, and values that were present before the fall. In addition to the restoration of morals, principles and values some people have to be introduced to a healthy way of living and thinking for the first time. That’s why we at The Stones That the Builders developed a holistic approach that focuses on the bio, psycho, social, and spiritual components of each individual.