Congressional Reception set for July 28th
To register to attend the Congressional Reception click here.
Debra Underwood, Arnold Cohen, Congressman Payne, Donna Gallup, and Steven Taylor (left to right)
On April 22, 2009, nineteen (19) formerly homeless people, passionate advocates and housing providers spent the day in our nation’s capital. One of the requests made of each member of Congress was to join the Advocacy Network to End Homelessness on July 28, 2009, for the 3rd Annual Congressional Reception. Now that is on their calendar register today so it will be on your calendar!
The overall goal of the day was to advocate for policies that would Help Strengthen Our Communities including the following four initiatives:
- Maintain Rental Assistance Vouchers for very low income workers and people on fixed incomes;
- Strengthen our economy by producing an adequate supply of both workforce and supportive housing;
- Create a real program to end homelessness; and
- Fully fund HUD housing programs.
Click here to read the full policy statement.
Adovocates attending Lobbby Day were:
- Karen Anderson, Volunteers of America Delaware Valley
- Richard Brown, Monarch Housing Associates
- Joyce Campbell, Catholic Charities of New Jersey
- Arnold Cohen, Housing and Community Development Network of NJ
- Kaali Cohen, Center for Family Services
- Jamie DiFrancesco, CPAC (Community Planning Advocacy Council
- Telissa Dowling, Hudson County Housing Resource Center
- Charles Featherson, Passaic County Department of Human Services
- Donna Gallup, Start Easy Eagle Development, Corp. (SEED, Corp.)
- Tanisha Ginlock, Project Live, Inc.
- Sandra Jackson, Dooley House
- Tamika Levels, Volunteers of America Delaware Valley
- Genevieve McLean, Advance Housing, Inc.
- Karl Muehter, South Jersey Behavioral Health Resources
- Mary Rossettini, Advance Housing, Inc.
- Gildalina Santos, St. Joseph’s Home
- Steven Taylor, Project Live, Inc.
- Debra Underwood, Project Live, Inc.
- Monica Ward, Corporation for Supportive Housing
Organizational names in bold are members of the Advocacy Network. Names in italics are members of the Steering Committee.
Although the final review of all of meetings has not been completed, the general consensus was of support of the policy requests.
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