April 2010 Newsletter
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May 17, 2010
SLIHC's Monthly Board Meetings are usually scheduled on the third Wednesday of each month, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., 720 W. Boone, Suite 101. To verify, contact Cindy at 509-325-3235. You are welcome to attend!
The Spokane Homeless Coalition meets monthly on the first Thursday of each month, 9 to 11 a.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, 314 S. Spruce.
December 21, 2009
The Campion Foundation has just awarded SLIHC a new $30,000 grant to complete a community-wide project to implement new straategies to reduce homelessness. The Consortium also received $25,000 to support agency operations and SLIHC's advocacy efforts.
With Campion support, SLIHC has been working since January 2009 with 13 community partners--including Spokane City and Spokane County--to examine "new" strategies to reduce homelessness. We are currently drafting a plan to proceed with centralized intake and rapid re-housing, requiring a major shift in how we serve our homeless citizens.
Read the December 2009 SLIHC Report for details!
November 9, 2009
Thanks to the support of our region's mayors and county commissioners, two very important regional plans have recently been completed.
A task force to revise our 2005 Spokane Regional 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness has drafted The Road Home, a 2008 update of the plan, which provides revamped strategies and action steps to reduce homelessness. In addition to serving as a critical local planning tool, The Road Home fulfills state and federal requirements to develop plans to reduce homelessness.
A Regional Affordable Housing Task Force, convened to address the long-term availability of affordable housing, has completed a Report, detailing recommendations and actions to tackle the broader scope of affordable housing issues, challenges and opportunities.
Because of these regional planning successes, our community is poised to strategically maximize resources to expand housing options and opportunities for our community’s individuals and families who are homeless and who have limited incomes.
The two planning efforts share common principles and aims:
--Local governments will collaboratively lead our community in homeless reduction and affordable housing planning.
--Partnerships between government, the business community, philanthropic organizations, nonprofit organizations, education institutions, and faith-based organizations are essential.
--We will communicate affordable housing’s positive impact on our community’s economy and quality of life.
--We will regionally coordinate homeless and housing planning and funding. As a start, The Road Home specifies that three existing homeless advisory committees will be blended into a Regional Homeless Coordinating Council, and that the community will explore the establishment of a single regional housing advisory group to coordinate regional priorities and funding recommendations.
The Plan and the Report have been approved by the Spokane County Board of Commissioners, the City of Spokane Council, and the City of Spokane Valley Council.
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