Part 2 (scroll back to yesterday if you missed Part 1): Meet Megan: She spent twelve years navigating the unforgiving streets, battling addiction and facing the consequences of her choices. She moved from homelessness to prison and back again, but she refused to let her past define her. Despite the hurdles, Megan found stability through employment while she lived in an abandoned building and worked hard to face her legal obligations head-on, committed to paying her fines and working with MHAOK toward stability. With the diligence of our Street Outreach team and Megan’s dedication to integrity and hard work, she got the keys to her own place, leaving the shadows of her past behind as she stepped into the light of a hopeful future. #endhomelessness #housinghealingwholeness #strongertogether #mhaok #streetoutreach Tulsa Street Outreach is funded in part by the Geoge Kaiser Family Foundation and the Hardesty Family Foundation.
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This Labor Day, while many Americans have the day off of work, thousands of homeless New Yorkers still experience chronic lack of healthy occupation. In my experience of this lack, I've made a personal mission to volunteer, and to offer others opportunities to think about things a little differently, just 'cause: Imagine a world wherein the Coalition for the Homeless, Inc. and the City of New York had opposing opinions about one another as entities. Given the history of homelessness being defined legally for quite some time, there are obvious tensions on both sides of the fence. Take all the historical context and, for a moment, simply pretend that the positions on both sides are flipped-- In this hypothetical situation, the City cares heavily about homeless people, sees and accounts for them, and provides for them as it does every other New Yorker in any other housing situation. In tandem, the Coalition and homeless people assume that they are cared about and provided for to the fullest extent permissible within the bounds of the City (including the homeless and their advocates) being dignified about humans being in need. Reflect on that for a bit, then read these. What comes up for you? Share an idea with someone who matters to the equation. https://lnkd.in/e_5nCtaw https://lnkd.in/eb-uUvay (Chapter 24-A)
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💜 Key Bridge Considerations from a DEI Perspective: 🟣 Make sure the victims’ families are fully compensated, including long term benefits like mental health care, access to higher education for the children, and lost income for their family’s lifetime. 🟣 Provide mental health care for co-workers, first responders, divers, and others dealing with survivors’ guilt. 🟣 Provide stop-gap income support for those who have insurmountable challenges getting to work without the Bridge in place. 🟣 Provide support for small businesses directly affected by the lack of access to the area. 🟣 Expect Baltimore wealthy to support their own community, including the Orioles and Ravens franchises. 🟣 Create an expedited procurement process for small-, minority-owned, women-owned businesses to rebuild the bridge and its reinforcements. 🟣 Support for Baltimore journalists and regional coverage — especially by people of color — who will continue to hijack a tragedy with diversion. 🟣Collaborate with houses of worship and their leaders. …I’m just getting started, but that’s what I have for now as I manage my own grief surrounding the tragedy. Mayor Brandon M. Scott is already on a lot of these, so I stand in support of his office and staff. #baltimore #keybridge
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As 2023 came to a close and winter set in, 92,824 people, including 33,365 children, were sleeping in New York City’s main municipal shelter system each night. Almost at historical highs, those numbers evince a crisis that Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP partner Laura M. Brancato '03 is working to address as a member of the New York State Bar Association Task Force on Homelessness and the Law. Read more about Laura's work to protect New York's most vulnerable via the story linked below. #StJohnsLaw #StJohnsLawAlumni #LawSchool #LegalEducation
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Great comment about President Kennedy, Jesus Garza. It has taken 5 years, but we are about to see a national buildout of INTELLIGENT INFRASTRUCTURE that will be similar to the 1956 Interstate Highways, Building a Stronger and More Connected Community. It requires passionate leaders! https://lnkd.in/gwv2pnXe A National Revival is starting in Texas, the State of the Future. Mayor Kirk Watson, Great to see the Austin Infrastructure Academy. Building the 21st Century workforce will be a foundation for the city's continued growth. These were similar challenges George Kozmetsky sought to address in the 1980s, including good jobs for his kids. Strong leaders helped to institutionalize Austin into the Technopolis it is today. Now, INTELLIGENT INFRASTRUCTURE will spawn a new transformation in our city and depend on our community to build, operate, and maintain. There is an army of caring professional leaders in the community Helping build a Stronger and More Connected Central Texas. Fred Phillips, CEO of the TANDO Institute is helping to build a coalition similar to what George Kozmetsky, Pike Power, Admiral Bobby Inman, John Sibley Butler, and many others did in the 90s. Michael Shear, Chris Nielsen, Patricia B., Ed Curtis, Dave Porter, Greg Marberry, Joe Milam, Lisa Hugman, Rupal Chaudhari, Tony Cucolo, Vanessa Ferguson, GLENN HART, . . . Organizations like PCSI - Professional Contract Services, Inc will build a workforce that includes everyone, including people with disabilities and veterans wishing to support the nation. Building the Infrastructure for the Next 100 Years. Autonomy Institute https://lnkd.in/gd4tNKyi #infrastructure #future #transportation #arpa-i #arpax #jobs #bank #digital #innovation #data #people #visionzero #continuumofcapital #dataexchange #partnerships #supplychains #digitaltwin #privacy #investment #p3programs
Austin’s Homeless Strategy Office does some pretty difficult work that takes time. There can be setbacks and obstacles — but the work that David Gray and his team have done since December to build out a homelessness response system is really extraordinary. It’s hard work that doesn’t always get recognized. I truly appreciate what they do.
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JAILING PEOPLE FOR HAVING NO PLACE TO GO IS CRUEL AND COUNTERPRODUCTIVE. SCOTUS's Johnson v. Grants Pass ruling to allow laws targeting homelessness with criminal penalties elevates the need for DESC’s long-term solutions, Housing First and Permanent Supportive Housing. The perspectives we shared in an April post drew on our long experience and evidence to show that people will accept something better for themselves if it meets their needs. Read more on our website: https://lnkd.in/gfY4bevS #JohnsonVGrantsPass
Johnson v. Grants Pass ruling elevates need for DESC’s long-term solutions
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Making Utah a great place to live for all requires a comprehensive approach to the current homelessness crisis. Our proposed FY25 budget recommends: ➡️additional support for emergency shelters, ➡️new ways to address our labor shortage of behavioral health workers, ➡️changes to our civil commitment laws, ➡️a new HOME Court to divert mental health cases out of the criminal justice system, and ➡️additional support for affordable housing so we can prevent homelessness in the first place. Grateful to state agencies, SLC, SLCO, Utah State Courts, Utah League of Cities and Towns, Utah Association of Counties, Utah Impact Partners, service providers and many others. By investing in a holistic support system our goal is to make homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring. #OneUtah
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Let's rewrite the rules!
Regardless of race, ethnicity, or background, the desire to provide the best for our families unites us all. However, lacking stable housing can hinder job stability and the ability to support loved ones. Providing housing to those experiencing homelessness is a proven strategy for rebuilding lives. In our collective effort to create a community where all families can thrive, it's crucial to rewrite the rules to guarantee everyone has access to housing. Let's work together for a more inclusive and supportive society. #EndHomelessness
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In Illinois, Black residents face a staggering disparity in #homelessness compared to their white counterparts, with nearly 8x's the likelihood of experiencing homelessness. This alarming trend isn't exclusive to Illinois; it echoes across the nation. Advocates, University of Illinois Chicago researchers, and State leaders, including Chief Homelessness Officer Christine Haley and IDHS Secretary Designate Dulce Maria Quintero, recently joined Gov. Pritzker to release the comprehensive report on Black Homelessness in Illinois. The report comes with an action plan to address the #inequities and increase pathways to #affordablehousing for all. Read it here: https://bit.ly/3ygIIs5
Christine Haley, State Homelessness Chief, Illinois Office to Prevent & End Homelessness, joined WTTW to discuss the racial disparities across Illinois’ homeless population. She was a key driving force behind a recently released study on Black Homelessness in Illinois. (link to https://lnkd.in/gvt74s-q.) Watch the interview here: https://lnkd.in/gMjENsx5
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Yesterday I had the opportunity to view the Connecticut Public Documentary Screening of the film, Fighting For Home: How Housing Policy Keeps Connecticut Segregated. I want to thank Story Producer/Moderator Sabrina Buckwalter for the attention and effort put into capturing the stories of those in the film, and for highlighting the many variables contributing to the current housing and homelessness crises. Panelists representing Inspirica Inc., Eviction Lab, Partnership for Strong Communities, and State Sen. Ryan Fazio spoke about a range of topics following the film including Hollywood stereotypes vs the reality of homelessness, zoning regulations, effects of racial misconceptions, and community engagement. Here are some of my key takeaways: 1. There are roughly 3.7 million eviction cases filed every year across the nation. One in four Black children are at risk for eviction, and the % of evictions filed against black households make up more than half of all evictions filed. 2. "Homelessness is not the stereotypical LA neighborhood with homeless people pushing carts down the street. Your coworker could be homeless." A statement made by Nelcia Medley-Avila of Inspirica Inc. 3. Community engagement is critical, especially for Black and Brown families and individuals. An example is to attend open city council meetings. Be in the rooms where decisions are made about where we live. 4. Zoning is an important issue I thought was swept aside by the State Senator in this discussion, maybe partly because it has done its intended job of enforcing racial and income segregation. There is also the possibility that some individuals are unaware of how policy segregates communities, to which I suggest the book, The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein. Although the film was hard to swallow at times, it brings awareness to a serious housing issue in Connecticut and I encourage anyone who either has struggled with homelessness, knows someone who has, or wants to learn more in your advocacy for affordable housing for all to register for the second screening in Harford. #affordablehousing #housingstability #advocacy
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As the cost of living increases, neighbors who cannot financially keep up are being #displaced and find themselves staying too far from the school, work, church, or network they know and love. By focusing our efforts on core West Michigan #neighborhoods, we help neighbors stay rooted in their #community. Learn more and get involved at iccf.org/advent.
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