Rich Lombino posts his impressions
in the New York Nonprofit Press
One of the participants at our Annual Meeting, Rich Lombino, Esq., the Director of the First Step Program at Coalition for the Homeless in New York City, posted an article about his impressions of the meeting in New York Nonprofit Press. The post entitled A Time for Bold Action can be read by clicking here. The New York Nonprofit Press has a circulation of 50,000.
The following are some of his comments that we found most interesting.
I spent my day today on the other side of the Hudson learning about what our homeless advocates and direct service provider neighbors in New Jersey are doing. I attended the first annual meeting of the New Jersey Advocacy Network to End Homelessness. It was an informative and inspiring event. Dozens of advocates and providers came together for a common goal – to end homelessness in New Jersey.
When there is an economic downturn, the government usually looks to cut spending on services for the poor. We should be doing just the opposite. Now is the greatest time of need. Homelessness must end. Not in 10 years. Now. Right now. We have the tools, we just need the funding and commitment to make it happen. We can do this. We must do this.
On Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday, let’s follow the legacy of his dream. Anything is possible.
The Advocacy Network was pleased to read Mr. Lombino’s post.
We will be preparing a sample of what our members can use to add a post or web site entry about the Annual Meeting. For more information click here [Email address: rbrown #AT# njaneh.org - replace #AT# with @ ].
