1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
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26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
There is Hope From the beginning for his People who have faith to believe!
HOUSE OF CALEB
Let's ensure the future of our communities
House of Caleb aims to assist the individuals it will serve find gainful longterm employment but moreover, motivate and empower the individual to CONQUER, with the help of God, their own personal “mountain of financial struggle” by identifying and addressing the core issue behind the cycle of poverty and thus, reach the highest pinnacle of their God-given potential.
Everyday, hardworking Americans are the backbone of the American economy. Creating employment opportunities for the long-term unemployed is not only good for the individual it benefits, but also good for our American economy.
A persons life comes to an end but the spirit of the person lives on, according to the Bible, and so does a Legacy.
House of Caleb wants to help the individuals it will serve leave a Legacy for their children, A LEGACY of hard work, perseverance, dignity, courage and faith; It’s the American way.
A persons life comes to an end but the spirit of the person lives on, according to the Bible, and so does a Legacy.
Moses killed Giants at 80 !
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as of July 2025, there are currently 1.8 million people in the United States who have been unemployed for 27 weeks or more; most of those range from the ages of 34 to 64.
As you read this, thousands of older workers in America suffer from the consequences of long-term unemployment.
The BLS indicates that older workers, particularly those over 55, are more likely to experience long-term unemployment. The statistics also indicate that, extended periods of unemployment cause and/or contribute to an impoverished quality of life, career disruption, strained relationships, heightened levels of stress, anxiety, depression, feelings of rejection, self-esteem, trauma and other mental health issues. Many are forced into early retirement.
For Seniors over 55 and Re-entry, extended unemployment is a silent American tragedy.
God tells you when His assignment for your Life is over!
There is work to be done!
House of Caleb aims to assist the individuals it will serve find gainful longterm employment but moreover, motivate and empower the individual to CONQUER, with the help of God, their own personal “mountain of financial struggle” by identifying and addressing the core issue behind the cycle of poverty and thus, reach the highest pinnacle of their God-given potential.
House of Caleb
THE MISSION:
It is the mission of House of Caleb to provide citizens struggling with chronic joblessness, and poverty, due to age, addictions, specific mental health issues, or other negative debilitating internal and/or external circumstances with, the empowerment, encouragement, employment opportunities and supports they need to re-enter the workforce and regain their human dignity and personal stability.
House of Caleb wants to help the individuals it will serve leave a Legacy for their children, A LEGACY of hard work, perseverance, dignity, courage and faith; It’s the American way.
It’s takes a team to help someone break the cycle of poverty and joblessness, regain their dignity and find purpose and meaning to life. At House of Caleb, we believe that with the help of God all things are possible. We look forward, with great anticipation, to seeing the individuals it will serve break the cycles of joblessness and poverty, by finding long term employment, and the hope they need to get back on their feet.
ORGANIZATIONS CORE VALUES:
The core values that guide our organization, board work, staff, and volunteers are as follows:
*Faith in the Triune God of the Bible
*The Sanctity of Human Life.
*Compassion for the Downtrodden, Elderly, Poor and Needy, and
*Our Inalienable Rights to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
ABOUT THE FOUNDER:
The Organization was founded in September 2025 by Michael A. Gonzalez, the former Job Developer at the Phoenix House of California; Former Job Developer of the Orange County Corps; Former Associate Director of the Fatherhood Project at Theo Lacy Men’s Jail, in Orange County California; Former Director and Recipient of the Work and Gain Employment and Education Services (WAGEES) Project Grant; Former District Executive of the Boy Scouts of America/Orange County-Council of California, and Former Independent Consultant for the Santa Ana Unified School District.
Bubo scandiacus
Snowy Owl
STAGE TWO
Making a cocoon
SILKWORMS PRODUCE COCOONS MADE OF A SINGLE THREAD OF RAW SILK THROUGH THEIR SALIVA.
STAGE TWO
Making a cocoon
SILKWORMS PRODUCE COCOONS MADE OF A SINGLE THREAD OF RAW SILK THROUGH THEIR SALIVA.
Gibbons have the longest arm length relative to body size ratio of any primate arboreal (tree-dwelling) in nature.
GIBBON ARMS ARE LONGER THAN THEIR LEGS, HELPING THEM SWING FROM TREE TO TREE.
ABOUT THE TEAM:
The Founder, of House of Caleb, its Board, and Management Team have strong backgrounds in the area of education, social work, counseling, job development and trade industry, as well as deep ties in the community they plan to serve.
The Organizations staff, is subject to a thorough background check and a robust online training , via Relias, on all aspects of HIPPA Rules and Regulations, Workplace Harassment, Ethics, Motivational Interviewing Skills, Social Platforms Do’s and Dont’s, Confidentiality, Working with Folks in Recovery, Working with the Elderly, CPR, De-Escalation Skills, and other training deemed necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the job description.
Albert Stone,
House of Caleb Programs Manager:
Management, compliance, and fund allocation of private, state and federally funded employment programs. Former Program Coordinator, One Stop Centers/America Job Centers of Orange County; Former grant coordinator for older workers under the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA). Lead Advisory Committee Member-Waterscape Housing Project; Former Committee Member Working Wardrobes.
ORGANIZATIONS OVERVIEW:
House of Caleb it’s vision, mission, content, programs and services are the sole creation of its Founder and President Michael A. Gonzalez, a citizen-resident of California.
House of Caleb provides a unique opportunity for its future clients by helping them carry the burden of their personal struggles and barriers to employment making the climb to the mountain top just a tad easier and realistic.
While there are 1000s of Employment Agencies and online faith-based staffing programs, House of Caleb takes it several steps further by helping its future clients understand and deal with the negative factors and circumstances directly associated with the barriers to employment in a caring, structured, constructive way within a faith-based environment.
At House of Caleb, every client is treated as Gods creation and not just a person with lots of problems or a number that will help us reach a favorable outcome. “For in the image of God He created them”…..
(GENESIS 1:27)
Rev. Dr. Lamont A Coleman
House of Caleb Activites Director:
Assistant Pastor
Ephraim and Manasseh Worship Center
Lamont A. Coleman is an NAACP Award-winning actor for his performance in Paula J. Parker's The Last Street play and is commonly recognized as the electrifying Reverend Waters on Tyler Perry's hit television series, The Haves, and the Have Nots, on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). Lamont has been writing and producing award-winning films and plays since 1996. In the Closet, which won Best Religious Film at the 2009 San Diego Black Film Festival (SDBFF), Mama & Me, a documentary on his mother's illness with Dementia, won the Silver Ace Award 2012 Las Vegas Film Festival. In Da Cut, a film featuring Johnny Brown, won Best Religious Film, once again, at the SDBFF 2014. Then hit back in 2018 at the Burbank International Film Festival for Best Religious Film, with Cookies & Crime.
Javier Albo, Pastor/Psychologist, House of Caleb Director of Counseling Services and Curriculum:
NORTHERN WHITE-CHEEKED GIBBONS ARE LIKE HUMAN BABIES, REQUIRING A LOT OF PARENTAL CARE.
THEY CAN SURVIVE ON THEIR OWN AT THREE, BUT CHOOSE TO LIVE IN THEIR FAMILY GROUP TILL THEY’RE 8-10 YEARS OLD - WHEN THEY LEAVE TO FIND A PARTNER.
SENSES &
PREGNANCY
ADULT FEMALE GIBBONS ARE TYPICALLY DOMINANT IN THEIR FAMILY SOCIAL STRUCTURES, UNLIKE MANY OTHER APE SPECIES.
FAMILY STRUCTURE
WHILE NOT MUCH IS KNOWN ABOUT THIS GIBBON SPECIES, SCIENTISTS ASSUME THAT THEY EAT MAINLY FRUIT, FLOWERS AND LEAVES.
NUTRITION
GIBBONS MARK THEIR TERRITORY BY VOCALIZING WITH ELABORATE SOUNDS THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM GREAT DISTANCES.
TERRITORY
STAGE ONE
A Worm
SILKWORMS ONLY EAT MULBERRY LEAVES
"MUGA" IS DERIVED FROM THE ASSAMESE WORD 'MUGA' MEANING YELLOWISH, ITS SILK IS A GOLDEN BRIGHT COLOR.
Muga Silkworm
Antheraea assamensis
STAGE TWO
Making a Cocoon
Silkworms produce cocoons made of a single thread of raw silk through their saliva.
STAGE TWO
Making a Cocoon
SILKWORMS PRODUCE COCOONS MADE OF A SINGLE THREAD OF RAW SILK THROUGH THEIR SALIVA.
ABOUT THE HOUSE OF CALEB PROGRAMS:
House of Caleb, offers a three (3) month program that aims to help the individuals it will serve break the cycle of joblessness, poverty and despair by empowering them with the right mindset, supports, job readiness skills, opportunities, and the faith-based counseling they need find stable employment once again and regain their God-given dignity.
House of Caleb will do this by conducting Motivational Interviews (MI) and Work-Based Needs Assessments (WBNA) on every individual seeking our services. The MI and WBNA will help identify the clients specific needs, create an Individual Service Plan (ISP) and match that individual with a caring, professional Peer Support Specialist that will serve as an Advocate, Services Coordinator, and Job Coach. For those clients who request and/or require counseling, House of Caleb counseling sessions are are available. Counseling sessions are non-clinical and faith-based.
House of Caleb, hereinafter, the Organization, offers to unique programs:
Both programs offer,
Bible-based Individual and/or group Counseling, Coaching, and Encouragement.
Access to a Food Pantry and,
Referrals to Homeless Court, and Housing.
STAGE THREE
Emerging
THESE THREADS CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM 300-900 METERS LONG, LOOPING AROUND ITS BODY 300,000 TIMES.
The TOD Program:
Treasures Out of Darkness program
“TOD” for short
This program targets adult re-entry populations, adults discharged from rehab and adults that suffer from chronic joblessness. (Eligibility criteria applies)
STAGE 4
House of Caleb, hereinafter, the Organization, offers to unique programs:
TOD offers:
*Job Developer Services, which include,
Resume building, Job Search, Interview-Prep.
Job Skills Development, Job Leads, Placement, and
*Apprenticeship Opportunities.
*Advocacy (restrictions apply).
STAGE THREE
Emerging
REFERRALS and GAPS in SERVICE:
The Organization will seek to meet the gap in services by referring clients to other benefit services, agencies, organizations, Including other reputable non-profits.
The Organization will seek to meet the gap in services by referring clients to other benefit services, agencies, organizations, Including other reputable non-profits.
PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY:
The Organization is not an employment agency. The individual must be eligible to receive the organizations services.
To be eligible for services the individual must meet one or more of the following criteria:
[ ] 55 years old or older and unemployed for over 90 days.
[ ] 34-54 years old and unemployed for more than 190 days.
[ ] Unemployed due to mild to moderate mental health issues. (i.e., Depression, bipolar, anxiety) and an age minimum of 25 years. (Proof required)
[ ] Unemployed due to an on and off struggle with addiction/s and an age minimum of 25 years. (Proof required)
[ ] Unemployed due to legal barriers, including 3 months or more of incarceration and an age minimum of 25 years. (Proof Required)
[ ] Unemployed due to homelessness, residency in an in-patient recovery facility or sober-living home. Must be at least 21 years old.
Poaching Ivory
there are only 400K living African elephants left. Poaching and the illegal ivory trade are responsible for the decrease in the elephant population
HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR DRIVING ELEPHANTS TOWARD EXTINCTION.
NUMBERING THREE TO FIVE MILLION IN THE LAST CENTURY, HUNTING REDUCED THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT POPULATIONS TO THEIR CURRENT LEVELS. IN THE 1980S, PEOPLE KILLED ABOUT 100,000 ELEPHANTS EACH YEAR, AND WE LOST UP TO 80% OF HERDS IN SOME REGIONS.
Joshua 14:10-14 (NIV)
10 “Now then, just as the Lord promised, he has kept me alive for forty-five years since the time he said this to Moses, while Israel moved about in the wilderness.
“So here I am today, EIGHTY FIVE YEARS OLD!”
11 I AM STILL AS STRONG TODAY AS THE DAY MOSES SENT ME OUT;
I’M JUST AS VIGOROUS TO GO OUT TO BATTLE NOW AS I WAS THEN
12 NOW GIVE ME THIS HILL COUNTRY THAT THE LORD PROMISED ME THAT DAY,! You yourself heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were large and fortified,
but, the LORD HELPING ME, I WILL DRIVE THEM OUT just as he said.”
13 Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron (the mountain was in Hebron) as his inheritance.
The CALEB Program:
God has a Plan!
This program targets folks over 55 who have been displaced from their careers, and have been unemployed for over 90 days. CALEB offers:
*Job Developer Services, which include,
Resume building, Job Search, Interview-Prep.
Job Skills Development, Job Leads, Placement, and
*Apprenticeship Opportunities.
*Advocacy (restrictions apply)
*Workshops to include: Scam & Fraud Prevention,
Elderly Abuse Prevention, Cell Phone, Computer and, Technology Training for Seniors 55 and over.
*Monthly Food Pantry
*Transportation Service for Seniors 65 and over (restrictions apply)
Both programs offer,
Bible-based Individual and/or group Counseling, Coaching, and Encouragement.
Access to a Food Pantry and,
Referrals to Homeless Court, and Housing.
THE ELEPHANT'S TRUNK (WHICH IS BASICALLY THEIR NOSE) ALSO OPERATES AS AN ARM; THEY USE IT TO POUR WATER INTO THEIR MOUTHS, TO GRAB OBJECTS OR GROOM THEMSELVES. WHEN ELEPHANTS SWIM IN DEEP WATERS, THEY USE THEIR TRUNKS AS SNORKELS.
TRUNK
ELEPHANTS POSSESS THE LARGEST BRAINS OF ALL LAND ANIMALS, WEIGHING UP TO 6 KILOGRAMS. THEIR BRAIN SIZE IS NOT JUST FOR SHOW; ELEPHANTS ARE HIGHLY INTELLIGENT. MUCH OF AN ELEPHANT'S BEHAVIOR IS LEARNED RATHER THAN INSTINCTIVE.
THEY ARE HIGHLY INTELLIGENT WITH SUPERIOR LEARNING ABILITIES AND THEY HAVE AN EXCELLENT MEMORY- THEY CAN REMEMBER WATERING HOLES CREATED YEARS AGO, RECOGNIZE HUMANS THEY HAVE SEEN, AND WILL KNOW WHEN IS THE TIME FOR FRUIT HARVESTS.
BRAIN
Loxodonta
Elephant
LESS THAN 2% OF POLAR BEAR HUNTS ARE SUCCESSFUL- AND THEY CAN LIVE 6 MONTHS WITHOUT EATINGPOLAR BEARS CAN SWIM FOR 100 KILOMETERS WITHOUT REST
SURVIVAL SKILLS
A POLAR BEAR'S SKIN IS ACTUALLY JET-BLACK. THE POLAR BEAR’S FUR IS ALSO TRANSLUCENT AND ONLY APPEARS WHITE BECAUSE IT REFLECTS VISIBLE LIGHT.
SKIN
Ursus maritimus
Polar Bear
20 TO 30 YEARS
LIFE SPAN
POLAR BEARS CAN SWIM FOR 100 KILOMETERS WITHOUT REST
SWIMMING
CORE OFFERINGS:
At House of Caleb, we endeavor to provide unemployed able-bodied U.S. workers, specifically those over 55 experiencing long term unemployment, or chronic job loss, with E.E.E.S.:
E = Empowerment.
By fostering a sense of effectiveness, and creating opportunities for individuals or groups to voice their interests and achieve their full potential.
E = Employment Opportunities.
By providing the client an array of Job Readiness services, employment based workshops, job search, access to job fairs, apprenticeship opportunities and other workforce related services.
E = Encouragement & Motivation
We diligently seek to inspire the client with the courage, hope, and confidence needed to assertively address their challenges and barriers to employment, while motivating the client through Bible-based counseling, prayer, words of approval, affirmation, and the kindness needed to persevere.
S = Support & Stability.
House of Caleb endeavors to provide its clients with the support needed to help deal with their emotional health and economic situation.
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
Data sources
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) collects these figures through the Current Population Survey (CPS). The data for July 2025 was published on August 12, 2025.
WINTER
2025
1973
WINTER
Additional findings: Brookings Institution, Gallup-Heathway's Well-being Index
This group made up 24.9% of the total unemployed population in July, the highest percentage since February 2022.
Recent long-term unemployment trends
Growing numbers:
The number of long-term unemployed increased by 179,000 between June and July 2025 and by 283,000 over the year.
Long-term unemployment by age (2023 data)
In 2023, older workers faced a greater risk of long-term unemployment.
55 to 64 years: 26.56% of unemployed people in this age group were long-term unemployed followed by
45 to 54 years: 21.68%.
35 to 44 years: 21.14%.
25 to 34 years: 19.93%.
Many Senior are try t0 stay above water
PROJECTED OPENING and WORK PLAN
Whale Shark is the world's largest fish
THESE HUGE CREATURES CAN GROW UP TO 39 FEET LONG
The Organization, will open its doors for service based on a three (3) year Incubation Work Plan. During this time the organization will diligently conduct outreach, establish strategic collaborative partnerships, track and measure its work and produce outcomes every quarter, while providing all the services it offers.
WORKSITE:
House of Caleb has a work site in the city of Downey, California and is planning a second site in the County of Orange. That site is to be determined.
FUNDING:
House of Caleb, plans on financing its operations through faith-based grants, government grants as they deem fit, private-individual donations, and contributions from churches.
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