It is no longer acceptable to be solely reactive to homelessness. With that
in mind, The Other Place takes proactive steps to position itself as an
agency that can affect change.
Position statements are published regarding
numerous political and social issues including poverty, living wages and
affordable housing. We regularly respond to national, statewide and local
legislative action alerts and meet with political leaders to keep housing
and homeless services top priorities. More importantly, our agency engages
the feedback and participation of clients in issues directly impacting them.
Clients of The Other Place learn the skills to be their own best advocates.
The Other Place encourages all community members to help us end homelessness
by getting involved and writing or speaking with their government
representatives!
The
U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) released a new federal
strategic plan geared toward preventing and ending homelessness today. The
Secretaries of the Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Health and
Human Services, Labor, and Veterans Affairs unveiled Opening Doors: The
Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness together at a
White House ceremony in June 2010. The plan, the first comprehensive federal
plan developed to prevent and end homelessness, borrows heavily from the
principles used in many community plans with similar goals.
View
USICH's
Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness.
View Dayton and Montgomery County's 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness
and Reduce Overall Homelessness:
Join with The Other Place and stay tuned!
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