This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00C2_01BD8129.8FA15880 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable You are Invited to: LA Statewide Homeless Coalition Meeting Friday May 22, 1998 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM St. Joseph's Transitional Shelter 425 St. John Street, Lafayette, LA -------------------------------------------- General Agenda 1. Opening Prayer and welcome 2. Secretary=92s report - Minutes from meeting of December 9, 1997 3. Planning for Louisiana Homeless and Housing Conference November 1998 The 1998 Conference has been scheduled with Keyth Devillier and the = Louisiana Interagency Action Council for the Homeless to be held in = Lafayette this year. The conference has been suggested as an intensive = three day workshop with only 5 to 7 selected topics [not 20 to 30!] so = that attendees will be able to participate in an in-depth hands on = learning experience. Please bring suggestions for the topics to the = meeting so your suggestions can be presented to the LA Homeless Council = at their June 2, 1998 meeting.=20 This year, the National Alliance for the Homeless, the National = Coalition for the Homeless, the National Health Care for the Homeless = Council, the Housing Assistance Council (HAC), two national housing and = real estate banks and several business interests have agreed to = cosponsor and to participate in the Louisiana Homeless Conference. We = are now working on the Health Care industry to develop a support base = there too. Please think of others that you would like to become part of = the solution to the problems caused by homelessness and lack of = affordable housing. The steering committee for the November Homeless and housing conference = will be the officers and directors of the Regional Homeless Coalitions. = Dr. Justin Green, Albert (Chief) Glaude, President of ARCH, and H. C. = Sonny Covington have agreed to facilitate Lafayette site and volunteer = efforts. 4. Michael Stoops, National Coalition for the Homeless, Washington, = D.C. - State and National Perspective on Homelessness in 1998 - 1999 Michael will be coming to Lafayette directly from the Arkansas Homeless = Conference and will work with us on discussions of issues like a = proposed Louisiana Homeless and Housing Trust Fund, and the long term = effects of having our Regional Coalitions working together more in the = future to access new resources for the Homeless.=20 5. Discussion of Welfare to Work for the Homeless in Louisiana There is a national conference scheduled in Chicago on May 29 & 30 on = the effect on the Homeless and special needs populations by the "Welfare = to Work" and "Work First" programs around the country. Suggestions and = questions from our meeting will be presented at the Chicago conference = so that our voice can be heard along with the hundreds of others facing = increased demand from first-time homeless families with children just = like we are in Louisiana.=20 >From a recent report, Louisiana had 263,338 families on the AFDC roles = in 1993. By June of 1997, this number had been reduced to 179,868 = families (a 32% reduction in assisted families -- do you feel we have = created 83,470 jobs for welfare mothers in that period?) Nationally, = each AFDC/TANF parent was reported to have 2.3 children each so that = would appear to put 191,981 children off the rolls too. A folder of handouts and useful information will be provided for you to = take home and use in your communities to educate others on this issue.=20 In 1993, the St. Joseph=92s Diner in Lafayette was serving an average of = 120 to 130 persons a day. In 1997-1998 the same diner is serving A = QUARTERLY AVERAGE of 350 to 375 hot meals per day. Several others in our = region have experienced similar changes since August of 1996.=20 6. LA Legislative Agenda for June 1 to 15, 1998 for Homelessness & = Housing What is/has been done? What more can we do? How do we do that? 7. Set Proactive Homeless Agenda for July & September 1998 Planning = Meetings In July, Sue Phillips of the National Coalition for the Homeless Board = has agreed to join us and to discuss how successful Minnesota Homeless = agencies have been in working with State and Local Government Agencies = and departments and how we can do the same in Louisiana state wide. Ms. = Phillips is a MHP and a LPC that also serves as an effective advocate = and Executive Director of one of the most consistent long term homeless = and housing agencies in Minnesota.=20 8. New Business=20 9. Meeting Adjourns ---------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE There is no cost or charge for this meeting and all expenses are being = provided by I CAN America, Lafayette Catholic Service Centers and the = Church Army of Western Louisiana. If you need mileage reimbursement to = be able to attend, please fill out a one way mileage form and we will = double it and give you a check before you leave Lafayette.=20 If you need to stay over Friday night, due to distance or health = concerns, we will pay one half of your motel bill so we can share in = your investment in the needs of the Homeless in Louisiana. Those that = stay over can join us for a breakfast discussion with Michael Stoops on = Saturday morning and continue the local organizing questions that = Michael is so good at addressing. If you have other needs or concerns, please call us @ 318-235-7005 or = 318-235-4972 and we will see what we can do to help. --------------------------------------------------------------------- H. C. Covington, John Broussard or Nasha Kebulka I CAN! America 427 St. John Street Lafayette, LA 70501 318-235-7005 or 318-364-6239 Fax 318-234-0953 or 318-367-9141 ach1@sprynet.com or hccovington@usa.net -------------------------------------------- Dr. Justin Green, Albert Glaude or Rita Landry Lafayette Catholic Service Centers 318-235-4972 Fax 318-234-0953 green207@linknet.net --------------------------------------------- NOTE:=20 The Meeting was changed to Friday May 22, 1998 to allow Michael Stoops = of the National Coalition for the Homeless to meet with the outgoing and = incoming Louisiana Homeless Coalition Officers and Board members this = month. PLEASE make every effort to attend for your regional coalition. -------------------------------------------------- H. C. 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General Agenda
1. Opening Prayer and welcome
2. Secretary’s report - Minutes from = meeting of=20 December 9, 1997
3. Planning for Louisiana Homeless and Housing = Conference=20 November 1998
The 1998 = Conference has=20 been scheduled with Keyth Devillier and the Louisiana Interagency Action = Council=20 for the Homeless to be held in Lafayette this year. The conference has = been=20 suggested as an intensive three day workshop with only 5 to 7 selected = topics=20 [not 20 to 30!] so that attendees will be able to participate in an = in-depth=20 hands on learning experience. Please bring suggestions for the topics to = the=20 meeting so your suggestions can be presented to the LA Homeless Council = at their=20 June 2, 1998 meeting.
This year, = the National=20 Alliance for the Homeless, the National Coalition for the Homeless, the = National=20 Health Care for the Homeless Council, the Housing Assistance Council = (HAC), two=20 national housing and real estate banks and several business interests = have=20 agreed to cosponsor and to participate in the Louisiana Homeless = Conference. We=20 are now working on the Health Care industry to develop a support base = there too.=20 Please think of others that you would like to become part of the = solution to the=20 problems caused by homelessness and lack of affordable = housing.
The = steering committee=20 for the November Homeless and housing conference will be the officers = and=20 directors of the Regional Homeless Coalitions. Dr. Justin Green, Albert = (Chief)=20 Glaude, President of ARCH, and H. C. Sonny Covington have agreed to = facilitate=20 Lafayette site and volunteer efforts.
4. Michael Stoops, National Coalition for the = Homeless,=20 Washington, D.C. - State and National Perspective on Homelessness in = 1998 -=20 1999
Michael = will be coming=20 to Lafayette directly from the Arkansas Homeless Conference and will = work with=20 us on discussions of issues like a proposed Louisiana Homeless and = Housing Trust=20 Fund, and the long term effects of having our Regional Coalitions = working=20 together more in the future to access new resources for the Homeless.=20
5. Discussion of = Welfare to=20 Work for the Homeless in Louisiana
There is a = national=20 conference scheduled in Chicago on May 29 & 30 on the effect on the = Homeless=20 and special needs populations by the "Welfare to Work" and = "Work=20 First" programs around the country. Suggestions and questions from = our=20 meeting will be presented at the Chicago conference so that our voice = can be=20 heard along with the hundreds of others facing increased demand from = first-time=20 homeless families with children just like we are in Louisiana. =
From a = recent report,=20 Louisiana had 263,338 families on the AFDC roles in 1993. By June of = 1997, this=20 number had been reduced to 179,868 families (a 32% reduction in assisted = families -- do you feel we have created 83,470 jobs for welfare mothers = in that=20 period?) Nationally, each AFDC/TANF parent was reported to have 2.3 = children=20 each so that would appear to put 191,981 children off the rolls=20 too.
A folder = of handouts and=20 useful information will be provided for you to take home and use in your = communities to educate others on this issue.
In 1993, = the St.=20 Joseph’s Diner in Lafayette was serving an average of 120 to 130 = persons a=20 day. In 1997-1998 the same diner is serving A QUARTERLY AVERAGE of 350 = to 375=20 hot meals per day. Several others in our region have experienced similar = changes=20 since August of 1996.
6. LA Legislative Agenda for June 1 to 15, 1998 = for=20 Homelessness & Housing
What = is/has been done?=20 What more can we do? How do we do that?
7. Set Proactive Homeless Agenda for July & = September=20 1998 Planning Meetings
In July, = Sue Phillips of=20 the National Coalition for the Homeless Board has agreed to join us and = to=20 discuss how successful Minnesota Homeless agencies have been in working = with=20 State and Local Government Agencies and departments and how we can do = the same=20 in Louisiana state wide. Ms. Phillips is a MHP and a LPC that also = serves as an=20 effective advocate and Executive Director of one of the most consistent = long=20 term homeless and housing agencies in Minnesota.
8. New Business
9. Meeting Adjourns
NOTE
There is no cost or charge for this = meeting and all=20 expenses are being provided by I CAN America, Lafayette Catholic Service = Centers=20 and the Church Army of Western Louisiana. If you need mileage = reimbursement to=20 be able to attend, please fill out a one way mileage form and we will = double it=20 and give you a check before you leave Lafayette.
If you need to stay over Friday night, due to distance = or health=20 concerns, we will pay one half of your motel bill so we can share in = your=20 investment in the needs of the Homeless in Louisiana. Those that stay = over can=20 join us for a breakfast discussion with Michael Stoops on Saturday = morning and=20 continue the local organizing questions that Michael is so good at=20 addressing.
If you have other needs or concerns, please call us @=20 318-235-7005 or 318-235-4972 and we will see what we can do to = help.
H. C. Covington, John Broussard or Nasha = Kebulka
I CAN! America
427 St. John Street
Lafayette, LA 70501
318-235-7005 or 318-364-6239
Fax 318-234-0953 or 318-367-9141
ach1@sprynet.com or hccovington@usa.net
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Dr. Justin Green, Albert Glaude or Rita = Landry
Lafayette Catholic Service Centers
318-235-4972 Fax 318-234-0953
green207@linknet.net
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NOTE:
The Meeting was changed to Friday May 22, 1998 to allow Michael = Stoops of the=20 National Coalition for the Homeless to meet with the outgoing and = incoming=20 Louisiana Homeless Coalition Officers and Board members this month. = PLEASE make=20 every effort to attend for your regional coalition.
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