March 5, 2010 Meeting Notes
Homeless Leadership Coalition
www.cohomeless.org.
Meeting Notes
March 5, 2010
8:00 - 10:00 am
1. Welcome
2. Introductions
i. Number Attending: 30
ii. Attendees Were: Sarah Elliott - Deschutes County Mental Health, Tom O'Brien and Suzy Reininger - Bethlehem Inn, Sharon Hoyer, Kevin Barclay - Deschutes County Public Library, Bruce Barnes and Rachael Marble - Department of Human Services, Cindy Pasko and Noah Kirshbaum - Partnership to End Poverty, Kenny La Point - Housing Works, Chuck Geschke - Cascade Youth and Family, Nancy Laude, Michael Fox, and Chuck Hemingway - Central Oregon Veterans Outreach, Bob Moore - Deschutes County Sherriff's Office - COPY Program, Linda S. Walker - Oregon Coalition on Housing & Homelessness, Lisa Radford - Methodist Church, Tim Bach and Lonnie Chapin - ICON City, Holly Remer - Healthy Beginnings, Judy Stiegler - State Representative, Deb Price - Oregon Housing and Community Services, Ron Brown - Volunteers in Medicine, Marcella Edmonds - St. Vincent de Paul - Prineville, Allan Flood and Sandra Fox and Harrison - Concerned Citizens, Erik Kropp - Deschutes County, Corky Senecal, John Livingston, and Jo Anne Van Antwerp - NeighborImpact.
3. AGENCY UPDATES:
i. Kenny LaPoint - Housing Works
1. Housing Works pulled 160 Section 8 vouchers last week.
a. Call Kenny if you want to check status for clients who have applied.
b. Wait list was constructed by lottery of those who applied during January.
ii. Holly Remer - Healthy Beginnings
1. Awarded a grant through Healthy Kids in Oregon to work with families to get children enrolled in OHP programs.
a. Hiring a position to meet with families and help children get enrolled. Should be filled in the next couple of weeks.
b. OHP application assistance will be available at all screenings.
c. Holly handed out schedules of screenings.
d. Many families who were not previously eligible are now eligible.
e. Goal is to have 80,000 children enrolled in OHP by December.
f. Although Healthy Beginnings works with ages 0-5, they can help with all members of the family to get them enrolled.
2. Grin and Bear It fund raiser next Saturday 03/13/10. Sign up at www.myhb.org.
iii. Chuck Hemingway - COVO
1. Requesting letters of support for application to Veterans Administration for a van to be used for outreach services on behalf of veterans experiencing homelessness.
a. Chuck passed around a sample letter and will send it out electronically through the HLC LISTSERV.
iv. Chuck Hemingway - Bend Community Center
1. Bend Community Center will help sponsor a baby fair tomorrow at the Riverhouse at 7PM.
2. Proceeds will go their diaper bank, which provides diapers to agencies for their clients.
v. Bob Moore - Deschutes Co. Sheriff's Office - COPY program
1. Volunteer Training coming up April 17th.
a. Last class before summer.
b. If you know of anyone interested, please contact Bob. (info is on the HLC roster)
vi. Linda Walker - Oregon Coalition on Housing and Homelessness
1. Linda passed a sign up sheet around for Rebooting Democracy Workshop/Conference March 26-28 at the Riverhouse.
vii. Nancy Laude and Michael Fox - COVO
1. Michael was called out to an incident where a camper (non-vet) was threatening others with a knife. Michael called the Sherriff Department and asked that they meet him out there and that the person not be harmed.
a. Michael would like to know who to contact in these instances.
b. Nancy asked who could advocate for campers who are being arrested.
c. They are looking for a place for the campers from this camp to go.
2. Medical Advocacy
a. There are many vets out there who need medical help and can't get it through the system.
b. There are doctors out there who are willing to help.
c. Ron, from Volunteers in Medicine, has been trying to set up a volunteer medical team to go out to camps with medical goods and services.
i. He has been looking at ten - two person teams who would go out to camps on a weekly basis.
ii. Teams would work around 5 days a year each.
iii. There are people at VIM who are willing to start the program if transportation and other supports were available.
iv. Ron would like to coordinate with COVO for this project.
d. Michael has spoken with campers and they are open to having the medical help come to them and if they know help is coming, they will be at their camps waiting.
e. Michael also pointed that there is a need in the camps for first aid supplies.
i. Ron said that Project Connect would be giving out first aid kits this year, so maybe they could get them from wherever PC is getting them.
f. Harrison told us of a man he heard on the radio that had done this in Pittsburg, PA. (note: I looked it up and I (Jo) think this may be what he was referring to: http://www.pmhs.org/operation-safety-net/)
g. Ron asked that we talk to the doctors and nurses that we know to see who is willing and able to help.
h. Racheal M. suggested they check with the medical program at COCC for volunteers and also with Volunteer Connect.
i. Nancy will contact Ron to discuss further.
j. Sarah and Corky suggested that we form a task force for this project. Those who spoke up were:
i. Nancy Laude
ii. Michael Fox
iii. Sarah Elliott
iv. Ron Brown
v. Email your contact information to Nancy if you would like to be on this task force.
3. Nancy told us that a large, established camp in town is now down to one tent. They believe someone has asked them to leave but they don't know where they went.
4. BLM is now enforcing the rule that campers can only camp for two weeks at a time and then have to move at least 50 miles.
5. Cindy told us that she met with Police Chief Sandi Baxter and was informed that although the Police Department goes out of their way to leave the camps alone, they are sometimes forced to ask them to move because of business or public requests.
6. If campers are asked to leave and they do not, they are forcibly removed, which can involve them losing their camp gear.
7. Cindy is working to get someone here to represent law enforcement at our meetings so that communication improves.
a. Corky suggested she contact Mike Espinoza with the Sherriff's Department as he has been working with the 10 year plan team.
8. Holly said that she has access to volunteers and would like an email outlining the exact need and she will forward it to the list.
9. Michael asked who to contact in LaPine. Cindy gave him Christina Riggs' email address: lapinecommunitykitchen@crestviewcable.com.
2. Bob Moore - ONHC News Conference
i. Passed out draft agenda. Speakers will be:
1. Bob Moore - Project Coordinator
2. Desiree Margo - Assistant Director of Student Services, Redmond School District.
3. Pamela Norr - Executive Director, Central Oregon Council on Aging.
4. Deschutes County Commissioner, Tammy Baney; Madras City Councilman, Dr. Walt Chamberlain, and Crook County Judge, Mike McCabe.
5. Racheal Egan-Baker and Sarah Elliott - HLC Co-Chairs.
ii. Completed Homeless Count in January with assistance from almost all HLC agencies.
iii. Last year was our first year of doing a news conference to get the word out.
iv. Report will be to Racheal by end of day today and she will develop a news release to be given out at the conference.
v. Please come and show your agency's support - Wednesday, March 18th from 12-1PM in the Barnes Room at the Deschutes County Services Building - 1300 Wall Street - Bend.
vi. Suzy suggested we all wear name tags - she will bring some to the conference.
vii. All main news outlets will be there.
3. Sarah Elliott - Co-Chair Nomination
i. Bob nominated Racheal Baker is not here but has expressed willingness.
ii. Vote is unanimous - Racheal is now our new Co-Chair.
4. Tim Bach and Lonnie Chapin - ICON City
i. www.iconcity.us
ii. Group of local artists raising funds and awareness for homeless youth.
iii. March 28th at the Tower Theater, doors open at 6:30.
iv. Lonnie was base player for two popular bands and is from Bend.
v. Passionate for Bend and Project Connect - like events.
vi. Hope to contribute with volunteers and money.
5. Sarah Elliott, Linda Walker - Oregon Coalition on Housing and Homelessness Conference.
i. April 21-23 in Hood River, OR
ii. www.ochh.org
iii. Sarah has attended the last few years and has found it very beneficial.
iv. Corky pointed out that it is a great opportunity to share what we do in Central Oregon. Corky will be sharing on Friday
v. Scholarships are available to pay registration costs. Many from Central Oregon go, so car pooling could be helpful.
vi. Central Oregon has been well represented in their awards.
1. COVO Received an Agency Merit Award
2. HLC received an award for agency of the year.
3. A Central Oregonian recently received the Ma Curtis Award for those who are formerly homeless and now giving back to the community by advocating for the homeless.
a. Please send in nominations if you know of anyone for whom this award may be a fit.
6. Sarah Elliott - Strategic Plan for Ending Homelessness
i. Sponsored by the Interagency Council on Homelessness
1. Supports the fact that issues on homelessness need to be addressed by more than just homelessness professionals.
2. They support that every organization can and should bring something to the table.
3. They do a lot of advocacy, communication and education, statistic analysis at the federal level.
4. Paul Carlson is our representative to the Interagency Council on Homelessness at the federal level.
5. At the state level, we have the Ending Homelessness Advisory Council Oregon.
ii. Feedback wanted before March 15th.
iii. www.usich.gov. Click on blue box to the right, "Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness" and provide your responses.
4. OTHER UPDATES and DISCUSSION:
i. Cindy gave out a handout: 2010 Oregon Interfaith Summit on Homeless Children, Youth and Families. (Overview and Invitation to Participate)
1. The more of us get together, the bigger voice we will have.
5. Closing
6. ** Next HLC Meeting -8:00AM -9:30 AM. - Friday, April 2, 2010 - Bend Public Library -in the Brooks Room.
i. **REMEMBER: MEETINGS ARE THE 1st FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH)!
ii. ALL ARE WELCOME!
Have a Great Day!!!
7. AGENCY INFO and LINKS (Listed Alphabetically):
i. BEND AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - Sheila Pyott
1. Website: http://www.bendhabitat.org/
ii. BEND/LA PINE SCHOOLS - Brooke Frandsen
1. Website: http://www.bend.k12.or.us/education/district/district.php?sectionid=1
iii. BEND'S COMMUNITY CENTER - Taffy Gleason
1. Website: http://www.bendscommunitycenter.org
iv. BETHLEHEM INN -Tom O'Brien and Suzy Reininger
1. Website: http://www.bethleheminn.org/
v. CASCADE YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTER - Chuck Geschke
1. http://www.jbarj.org/CYFC/cyfc.html
vi. CITIZENS FOR BEND AREA TRANSIT (C-BAT) - Janet
1. Website: www.citizensforbendareatransit.org
vii. CITY OF BEND - Jim
1. Website: http://www.ci.bend.or.us/
viii. COLINK - Rick Negus
1. Website: None found. (Please let me know if there is a website for your organization.)
ix. COVO - Nancy Laude, Michael Fox, Chuck Hemingway.
1. Website: http://www.covo-us.org/
x. DHS - Bruce Barnes and Rachael Marble
1. http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/index.shtml
xi. DESCHUTES COUNTY - Erik
1. Website: www.co.deschutes.or.us/
xii. DESCHUTES COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT - Tuesday, Collette, Heather.
1. Website: www.co.deschutes.or.us/health/
xiii. DESCHUTES COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT - Sarah Elliott
1. Website: www.co.deschutes.or.us/humsvcs/
xiv. DESCHUTES COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM - Kevin
1. Website: http://www.dpls.lib.or.us/.
xv. DES CO SHERRIF'S OFFICE, COPY PROGRAM - Bob Moore
1. Website: http://www.co.deschutes.or.us/go/government/departments/sheriff's-office/volunteers/central-oregon-partnerships-for-youth
xvi. FAMILY KITCHEN - Celine Burke
1. Website: http://www.familykitchen.org/
xvii. FAN - Melinda
1. Website: www.familyaccessnetwork.org
xviii. FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - Lisa Radford
1. Website: http://www.bendumc.org/
xix. FULL CIRCLE OUTREACH - Rebecca
1. Website: http://www.fullcircleoutreach.net/
xx. GRANDMA'S HOUSE - Woody, Cindy
1. Website: http://www.grandmashouseofbend.com/
xxi. HEALTHY BEGINNINGS - Holly Remer
1. Website: www.healthybeginnings.info.
xxii. HOUSING WORKS -Kenny LaPoint.
1. Website: www.housing-works.org.
xxiii. ICON CITY - Tim Bach and Lonnie Chapin
1. Website: www.iconcity.us/
xxiv. INTERFAITH ACTION FOR JUSTICE - Janet
1. Website: http://www.paydayloanfairness.org/about_us/ (please let me know if there is a better website for your organization.)
xxv. JERICHO ROAD and JERICHO TABLE - Craig
1. Website: None found. (Please let me know if there is a website for your organization.)
xxvi. LAKE PLACE - Joyce Cranston and Dani Thornton
1. Website: None found. (Please let me know if there is a website for your organization.)
xxvii. LAPINE COMMUNITY KITCHEN - Christine
1. Website: None found. (Please let me know if there is a website for your organization.)
xxviii. LEGAL AID SERVICES OF OREGON - Racheal
1. Website: http://www.lawhelp.org/program/1173/
xxix. MT. VIEW HOSPITAL FOUNDATION - Liz
1. Website: http://www.mvhd.org/html/mvhd-foundation.html
xxx. NEIGHBORIMPACT - Corky, Mary, Steve, John, Jo
1. Website: http://www.neighborimpact.org/
xxxi. OASIS CHURCH - Jennie
1. Website: http://www.oasisbend.com/
xxxii. OREGON COALITION ON HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS - Linda Walker
1. Website: http://www.ochh.org/
xxxiii. OREGON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES - Deb Price
1. Website: http://www.ohcs.oregon.gov/
xxxiv. PARTNERSHIP TO END POVERTY - Cindy Pasko and Noah Kirshbaum
1. http://www.partnershiptoendpoverty.org/
xxxv. PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER - Deborah, Leslie, Angie
1. Website: http://www.prcco.org/
xxxvi. PRUDENTIAL NW PROPERTIES - Desiree Streeter
1. http://www.transitionalyouth.org/
xxxvii. RURAL ORGANIZING PROJECT - Connie Stringer
1. Website: None found. (Please let me know if there is a website for your organization.)
xxxviii. SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL, BEND - Cindy
1. Website: http://www.centraloregonsvdp.org/bend.htm
xxxix. SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL, PRINEVILLE - Marcella Edmonds
1. Website: http://www.centraloregonsvdp.org/prineville.htm
2. Email: svdp@crestviewcable.com
xl. SAVING GRACE - Trish, Laurie.
1. Website: http://www.saving-grace.org/
xli. THE SHEPHERD'S HOUSE - Lynda, Donna, and Gary.
1. Website: www.myshepherdshouse.org
xlii. VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE - Ron Brown
1. Website: http://www.vim-cascades.org/
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