NEWPORT, OREGON. “We’re following the lead of more than 220 other counties and cities in the United States in developing a 10-year plan to end homelessness that will provide a clear picture of our current resources and needs and set out specific achievable goals for addressing those needs,” said Lincoln County Commissioner Bill Hall officially launching the countywide 10-year planning effort at a community meeting at Newport’s First Presbyterian Church. Commissioner Hall lauded United States Interagency Council on Homelessness Regional Coordinator Paul Carlson for his assistance. Other elected officials in attendance included Jack Brown, Depoe Bay City Council; Susan Woodruff, Waldport City Council; and Patricia Patrick, Larry Henson, and John Rehfuss from the Newport City Council. 신용카드현금화
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness Executive Director Philip Mangano, invited by Commissioner Hall to keynote the event, praised the public-private partnerships already in evidence by the day’s speakers including County Commissioner Hall, Rich Crager from the Governor’s Ending Homelessness Advisory Council, Tom Cusack from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, David Green of West Coast Bank and Chair of the Economic Development Alliance representing the business community; and Gina Knabe-Umble from the Community Services Consortium Regional Housing Center. He noted Commissioner Hall’s exceptional devotion to community service, “a rooted life in the community seeking to root out what afflicts its citizens” and encouraged the community to utilize the technical assistance available in the Council’s 10-year planning documents, “A Step by Step Guide” and “Good to Better to Great: Innovations in 10-Year Plans”.
Development of the LincolnCounty plan will be overseen by the Community Services Consortium, which will facilitate a series of community stakeholder meetings over the coming months. In June, Commissioner Hall participated in the Interagency Council’s Oregon Leadership Summit on Ending Chronic Homelessness that brought together over 100 city, county leaders with state and federal officials at the historic Reed Opera House in Salem. 신용카드현금화
Earlier in the day, Commissioner Bill Hall and Director Mangano appeared on a morning radio KNPT-KBCH talk show with interviewer Kiera Morgan (pictured above); visited a family homeless shelter run by First Presbyterian Church where Director Mangano and Council Regional Coordinator Paul Carlson spoke with family members about their desire for permanent housing and jobs; and met with members of the 10-Year Plan Steering Committee.