Posted in homeless on April 4, 2008|
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Hello Friends,
You may have wondered why there hasn’t been much posted on the blog in the past several week. The staff at the Alliance has been very busy. We are currently working on a number of projects that are raising awareness about homelessness in Buffalo and Erie County. Here’s some of them:
The research staff is currently entering data from the Street Survey that was conducted this past January. They are nearing the end of the data entry process and will then begin to analyze that data, mark trends, and form policy recommendations in response.
The FOOD Project (Faith Outreach and Opportunities Development) is currently putting together the first ever Poverty Challenge of Greater Buffalo. This will challenge religious leaders, elected leaders, and business leaders to live on a poverty budget for 3 days and record their experience for TV, radio, and print media. Standing in solidarity with those who struggle with poverty daily, these leaders will commit to making poverty a key factor of any policy decision made for the Buffalo Region. The 2008 Poverty Challenge of Greater Buffalo will take place during the week of May 5th.
The research staff has also been working on the 2008 Annual Homelessness Profile, which gathers data from local homeless-service programs and evaluates trends among the homeless population locally. This profile will be released shortly.
The 2008 Continuum of Care is kicking into gear (local applications are due today!) . I and the rest of the staff have evaluated the scores from the 2007 competition and are going to be determining what we as a community need to do to be successful in the 2008 competition.
The Homeless Alliance is also excited to be a part of an effort that is happening locally to foster grassroots economic development known as the Partnership for the Public Good .
Despite all of that, we hope to put up a series of blog posts within the coming weeks to keep you updated and informed about trends in poverty and homelessness locally, regionally, and nationally. Stay tuned for more.
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