April 18, 2008 Minutes
Homeless Leadership Coalition
www.cohomeless.org
Meeting Minutes
April 18, 2008
8:30 – 10:00 am
1. Welcome
2. Introductions
i. Number Attending: 18.
ii. Attendees Were: Suzanne Reininger - HLC Co-Chair, Cindy Pasko - Partnership to End Poverty and HLC Co-Chair, Tami Rask – Bend-LaPine Homeless Liaison, Heather Vorisand Allan Flood – Bethlehem Inn, Racheal Egan Baker – Legal Aid Services of Oregon, Lynda Johnson – The Shepherd’s House, Christine Lewis – Housing Works, Sarah Elliott – Deschutes County Mental Health, Craig Jorgensen – COVO and Jericho Road, Bruce Barnes – Department of Human Services, Erik Kropp – Deschutes County, Chuck Geschke – Cascade Youth and Family, Bob Moore – Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office – COPY Program, Deb Price – Oregon Housing and Community Services, Patricia White – St Vincent de Paul and Deschutes County Parole and Probation, Jim Long – City of Bend, Jo Anne Van Antwerp – NeighborImpact.
3. UPDATES
i. BEND AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - Sheila
1. Website: http://www.bendhabitat.org/
ii. BETHLEHEM INN – Sandra, Heather
1. Website: http://www.bethleheminn.org/
2. 55 Residents right now.
3. Working with NeighborImpact and Housing Works to get programs set up.
iii. CASCADE YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTER – Chuck
1. http://www.jbarj.org/CYFC/cyfc.html
2. Always full – overwhelming right now.
3. Coming across many young ladies with babies around 1 year old.
iv. CITY OF BEND – Jim
1. Website: http://www.ci.bend.or.us/
v. COVO – Craig.
1. Website: http://www.covo-us.org/
vi. DHS – Melanie, Karren, Bruce
1. http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/index.shtml
2. Putting out another 3000 applications for OHP.
vii. DESCHUTES COUNTY - Erik
1. Website: www.co.deschutes.or.us/
2. Working on structure for 10 year plan.
a. Needs to be as inclusive as possible.
i. Government
ii. Non-Profit.
iii. Call at 388-6584 or email at: erikk@co.deschutes.or.us.
viii. DESCHUTES COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT – Tuesday, Collette, Heather.
1. Website: www.co.deschutes.or.us/health/
ix. DESCHUTES COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT – Sarah
1. Website: www.co.deschutes.or.us/humsvcs/
x. DESCHUTES COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM - Kevin
1. Website: http://www.dpls.lib.or.us/.
xi. DES CO SHERRIF’S OFFICE, COPY PROGRAM - Bob
1. Website: http://www.co.deschutes.or.us/go/government/departments/sheriff's-office/volunteers/central-oregon-partnerships-for-youth
2. Volunteers are available in La Pine, Bend, and Redmond.
3. Call or email Bob to see what resources are available in your area.
a. (541) 388-6651
b. bob_moore@deschutes.org
4. Spring Volunteer Training is this Saturday.
5. There is a huge demand in Redmond.
xii. DREAM CENTER MINISTRIES – Loomis
1. Website: http://www.westsidechurch.org/Ministries/CompassionMinistries/default.aspx
xiii. FAN – REDMOND – Melinda
1. Website: None found. (Please let me know if there is a website for your organization.)
xiv. FAN – BEND/LAPINE – Tami
1. Website: None found. (Please let me know if there is a website for your organization.)
2. Lots of families who can’t find jobs.
3. Up to 570 kids now.
4. Many unaccompanied youth.
5. Outreach center to open to keep in touch after they leave school.
xv. FULL CIRCLE OUTREACH – Rebecca
1. Website: http://www.fullcircleoutreach.net/
xvi. GRANDMA’S HOUSE – Woody
1. Website: http://www.grandmashouseofbend.com/
xvii. HEALTHY BEGINNINGS – Dulce
1. Website: www.healthybeginnings.info.
xviii. HOUSING WORKS – Lois, Diane, Kelly, Christine.
1. Website: www.housing-works.org.
2. They will host Fair Housing Training on June 20, 08 in Bend.
a. Contact Diane Romero for more information.
b. 541-323-7413 or dromero@housing-works.org.
xix. 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.)
xx. JERICHO ROAD - Craig
1. Website: None found. (Please let me know if there is a website for your organization.)
xxi. LAPINE COMMUNITY KITCHEN - Christine
1. Website: None found. (Please let me know if there is a website for your organization.)
xxii. LEGAL AID SERVICES OF OREGON - Racheal
1. Website: http://www.lawhelp.org/program/1173/
2. Gearing down for the summer and fall.
3. Leigh is out and Racheal is soon to follow.
4. They have been having lots of violence in the camps. (Homeless on Homeless.)
xxiii. MT. VIEW HOSPITAL FOUNDATION – Liz
1. Website: http://www.mvhd.org/html/mvhd-foundation.html
xxiv. NEIGHBORIMPACT – Corky, Steve, John, Jo
1. Website: http://www.neighborimpact.org/
xxv. OASIS CHURCH - Jennie
1. Website: http://www.oasisbend.com/
xxvi. OREGON COALITION ON HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS - Linda
1. Website: http://www.ochh.org/
xxvii. OREGON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES – Deb
1. Website: http://www.ohcs.oregon.gov/
xxviii. PARTNERSHIP TO END POVERTY – Cindy
1. http://www.partnershiptoendpoverty.org/
2. Lots of calls and emails to find out what partnership actually does.
a. See above website for details.
xxix. PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER – Deborah, Leslie, Angie
1. Website: http://www.prcco.org/
xxx. PRUDENTIAL NW PROPERTIES – Desiree Streeter
1. http://www.transitionalyouth.org/
xxxi. RURAL ORGANIZING PROJECT – Connie Stringer
1. Website: None found. (Please let me know if there is a website for your organization.)
xxxii. SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL, BEND - Cindy
1. Website: http://www.centraloregonsvdp.org/bend.htm
xxxiii. SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL, PRINEVILLE - Marcella
1. Website: http://www.centraloregonsvdp.org/prineville.htm
2. Email: svdp@crestviewcable.com
3. Thanks to PHC for the Grant; it helped with the load.
4. A little church opened its doors for shelter.
a. Offered Showers, laundry, mats and cots.
b. SVDP could then focus on families.
5. St Charles Court is stepping out of low income housing.
6. Grasshopper Village is being sold.
7. 8 Churches now collaborate with SVDP along with some surprise donors.
8. They are serving 800-1200 people in 275-300 families each month.
9. Lots of Senior and Disabled people not being helped anywhere else.
xxxiv. SAVING GRACE – Trish, Laurie.
1. Website: http://www.cobra-dvsa.org/
2. New website coming soon: http://www.saving-grace.org/
xxxv. THE SHEPHERD’S HOUSE - Lynda, Donna, and Gary.
1. Website: www.myshepherdshouse.org
2. Still Full – lots of people from the camps are afraid to stay in the camps because of violence.
3. Working on getting a program for women going.
a. Having to move many to the valley for now.
xxxvi. Other Updates and discussion:
1. To save time, should we send updates early for agenda?
a. Many liked the idea.
2. Christine - Possible loss of low income housing –
a. There are 300+ Units in danger of opting out of project-based lowin income housing.
i. The plan is to give residents section 8 vouchers
ii. OHCS is looking at how to save these units.
iii. Most have a 15 year commitment to provide low income housing that is about to expire.
b. Deb - The possible loss of low income housing is a national issue.
c. In Oregon alone, there are more than 800 units in danger.
d. Many people are working on this issue
e. The new director for Rural Development is bringing back programs that haven’t’ been used for awhile.
c. Racheal – Tenants have due process rights – refer them to Legal Aid.
4. PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT
i. Men’s Summit will be sponsoring the PHC this year.
ii. We have applied for a 20k grand for PHC Medical costs.
iii. We have re-applied for a 10k grant.
iv. We have applied for the 15k title sponsorship with Partnership to End Poverty.
v. We have received a $500 grant.
vi. Structure:
1. Leadership Team for PHC
2. Primary Lead
3. Steering Committee
4. Comments on structure:
a. HLC needs to have “normal” meetings.
b. PHC steering committee should meet separately.
vii. Medical Community is already stepping up.
viii. We already have a dental lead.
ix. Cindy will email and send out a press release inviting all to a general meeting.
x. Cindy will link PHC website to the HLC site.
5. ONE NIGHT HOMELESS COUNT
i. Results will be ready for the next meeting (May 16th)
6. Closing
7. ** Next HLC Meeting –8:30-10:00 AM – Friday, May 16th at the Bend Public Library.
i. REMEMBER: MEETINGS ARE THE 3RD FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH!
Have a Great Day!!!
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