Category Archives: vouchers

How can an art campaign cover up the design of a flawed & inhumane approach to dealing with homelessness? | Tampa art students to design Safe Harbor fundraising campaign | Tampa Bay Times

Posted on June 12, 2013 by

They’ve been given a HUGE challenge: A class of undergraduates at the Art Institute of Tampa has been handed challenge: Make Pinellas residents care about the homeless. They have showed so far how they (the government & community leaders, including … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to Savannah’s Faith, Business, City & Neighborhood Communities: Are we ready to frame chronic homelessness as a public health issue?

Posted on June 10, 2013 by

You see, from Nashville’s recent Registry Week (see more at their How’s Nashville campaign website) we have seen how being real about the vulnerability to life surveys can show & help make us focus on the actual public health aspects … Continue reading →

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Looking at a new model for Housing the Homeless in Savannah (with a focus from the faith community equal to the Moore OK response)! | Larry Rice Offers Land to St. Louis County for Homeless Shelter « CBS St. Louis

Posted on May 29, 2013 by

We’re pretty sure this isn’t the first example of the faith community engaging with a government to fulfill its desires to move ahead on some stalled plans (for building new shelters) for housing the homeless, but it serves as a … Continue reading →

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New options are available, however we MUST ask: Will we make the 2015 “deadline” (goal) to end veterans & chronic homelessness. women too, in Savannah? | HUD & VA TEAM UP TO PROVIDE PERMANENT HOMES TO 9,000 HOMELESS VETS | RealEstateRama

Posted on May 29, 2013 by

Ominous question isn’t it? Answer is – YES, we CAN, IF… (read below to see a new approach to housing – beyond container housing models… – our next step in Housing First) Yes, President Obama, through his USICH & Opening … Continue reading →

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What does or should Savannah’s version of Home for Good LA look like?

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

via United Way of Greater Los Angeles Facebook share of the above image: We can end chronic and veteran homelessness by quickly moving people into housing and give them the necessary services to stay there. This is a shot of … Continue reading →

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How to allocate inventory in a Housing First Model, some thoughts: Who’s more vulnerable? Index guides housing plan

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

Here’s an article we just found from about 2 years ago where Portland was dealing with the issue of “… who should get 130 apartments”! This seems worth reading as we look in Savannah to figure out why we should be … Continue reading →

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Is this a valid pilot project for the Housing Fund in Savannah? We think YES & want to engage now on this!

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Background information & coverage is voluminous in the media in San Jose & reported here & on our other Facebook posts regarding this breakthrough approach to proving the value of Housing First models to end chronic homelessness! We believe this … Continue reading →

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When is Savannah’s “major victory” like this coming?: In Santa Clara County, a new funding model for counties ending homelessness | 100,000 Homes

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

The Board of Supervisors voted to develop a 12-month pilot program that will provide 100 housing vouchers.  An additional 25 vouchers will be provided for individuals being released from state prison or county jail with newly available state funding. Here’s … Continue reading →

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