Homeless Leadership Council

Homeless Leadership Council
www.cohomeless.org.
Meeting Minutes
December 21, 2007
8:30 – 10:30 am

1. Review of Agenda – Call to Order.

2. Introductions
i. Number Attending: 15.
ii. Attendees Were: , Suzanne Reininger - Central Oregon Resident, Cindy Pasko – Partnership to End Poverty, Sheila Pyott –Bend Area Habitat for Humanity, Sarah Elliott – Deschutes County Mental Health, Tami Rask – Bend-LaPine Homeless Liaison, Sandra Mears and Heather Voris – Bethlehem Inn, Trish Meyer – Saving Grace (Formerly COBRA), Lois Golden and Christine Lewis – Housing Works, - Bob Moore – COPY – Deschutes County Sheriff, Connie Stringer – Rural Organizing Project, Craig Jorgensen – Central Oregon Veterans Outreach and Jericho Road, Racheal Egan Baker – Legal Aid Services of Oregon, Jo Anne Van Antwerp – NeighborImpact.

3. UPDATES

i. BEND AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - Sheila
1. Website: http://www.bendhabitat.org/
2. Dedicated the Faith House
3. 5 more dedications to go.
4. Coming up: Veteran’s House.
5. Theme homes have been successful in gaining support.

ii. BETHLEHEM INN – Sandra, Heather
1. Website: http://www.bethleheminn.org/
2. They have applied for a grant to increase hours for mental health person at BI.
3. Sewer work has begun!
a. Around 15 more units will be available.
4. Dental Van is at BI today.
5. BI has one family unit at this time.
6. Hope to have transitional housing in the future.
7. Length of stay varies – average is around 33 days.

iii. CASCADE YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTER – Chuck
1. http://www.jbarj.org/CYFC/cyfc.html

iv. COVO – Craig.
1. Website: http://www.covo-us.org/
2. What they do:
a. Home of the Brave
b. Daily Outreach to Homeless camps.
c. Advocacy.
3. They need funds. They have 3 months worth of funds at this time.

v. COMPASSION MINISTRIES – Loomis
1. Website: http://www.westsidechurch.org/Ministries/CompassionMinistries/default.aspx

vi. DHS – Melanie, Karren
1. http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/index.shtml

vii. DESCHUTES COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT – Tuesday
1. Website: www.co.deschutes.or.us/health/

viii. DESCHUTES COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT – Sarah
1. Website: www.co.deschutes.or.us/humsvcs/

ix. DESCHUTES COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM - Kevin
1. Website: http://www.dpls.lib.or.us/.

x. 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. Winter Volunteer Recruitment Time.
3. Refer kids now.
4. They are pre-screening 5 volunteers now and 10 more will be ready soon.
5. Call or email Bob to see what resources are available in your area.
a. (541) 388-6651
b. bob_moore@deschutes.org
6. At last count, there were 42 mentor matches being supported – the number changes constantly.

xi. FAN – REDMOND - Melinda

xii. FAN – BEND/LAPINE - Tami

xiii. GRANDMA’S HOUSE – Woody
1. Website: http://www.grandmashouseofbend.com/

xiv. HEALTHY BEGINNINGS –
1. Website: www.healthybeginnings.info.

xv. HOUSING WORKS – Lois, Diane, Kelly
1. Website: http://www.corha.org/
2. They do family self sufficiency and Home Ownership Programs.
3. Project Homeless Connect Synergy Report:
a. 2 clients from Housing Works went to a seminar on domestic violence.
b. They are looking to work with Bethlehem Inn to provide “Ready to Rent” education.
c. 1 Housing Works graduate a month has qualified for a Habitat Home.
d. They are working with Jericho Road (time trading program).

xvi. 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.)

xvii. JERICHO ROAD - Craig
1. Website: None found. (Please let me know if there is a website for your organization.)
2. They shelter and mentor families.
3. Jericho Table –
a. Every Thursday night at the Redmond Senior Center.
a. Different Churches do the work and pay for the food each time.
b. This is a long term weekly event.
c. Please refer people – 7 or 8 are showing up each week and there is room for 100.

xviii. LEGAL AID SERVICES OF OREGON - Racheal
1. Website: http://www.lawhelp.org/program/1173/
2. Please let Racheal know if you would like to have a presentation at your organization.

xix. MT. VIEW HOSPITAL FOUNDATION – Liz
1. Website: http://www.mvhd.org/html/mvhd-foundation.html

xx. NEIGHBORIMPACT – Corky, Steve, John, Jo
1. Website: http://www.neighborimpact.org/

xxi. OASIS CHURCH - Jennie
1. Website: http://www.oasisbend.com/

xxii. OREGON COALITION ON HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS - Linda
1. Website: http://www.ochh.org/
2. The next conference will be April 30th – May 1st, 2008 in Hood River.

xxiii. PARTNERSHIP TO END POVERTY – Cindy
1. http://www.copartnership.org - under construction.
2. All new staff (except Karen Pringle)
3. New name will rollout in January.
4. New Focus:
a. To fill in the gaps left by other agencies in the Central Oregon Region.

xxiv. PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER – Deborah, Leslie, Angie
1. Website: http://www.prcco.org/

xxv. PRUDENTIAL NW PROPERTIES – Desiree Streeter
1. http://www.transitionalyouth.org/

xxvi. RURAL ORGANIZING PROJECT – Connie Stringer
1. Website: None found. (Please let me know if there is a website for your organization.)
2. Working with human dignity groups.

xxvii. SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL, BEND - Cindy
1. Website: http://www.centraloregonsvdp.org/bend.htm

xxviii. SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL, PRINEVILLE - Marcella
1. Website: http://www.centraloregonsvdp.org/prineville.htm
2. Email: svdp@crestviewcable.com

xxix. SAVING GRACE – Trish.
1. Website: http://www.cobra-dvsa.org/
2. New website coming soon: http://www.saving-grace.org/
3. Reasons for name change:
a. Many were confusing them with COBRA insurance.
b. Didn’t like the snake image that came to mind.
c. Client used the words “Saving Grace” to describe them.
4. They are looking in the community for more private units and are considering Transitional Housing.

xxx. THE SHEPHERD’S HOUSE - Lynda, Donna, and Gary.
1. Website: www.myshepherdshouse.org

4. ONE NIGHT HOMELESS COUNT
i. January 24th, Midnight to 11:59PM
ii. Need people to lead in each community.
1. Suzy will contact those who did it last year.
iii. Need ideas for funds for the purchase of food to give away.
1. Next year: Maybe save some funds from Project Homeless Connect for the count.
2. Give out meal cards.
iv. Subcommittee Meeting 01-04-08 at Bend Area Habitat for Humanity.
1. Suzy
2. Cindy
3. Sheila
4. Sandra
5. Connie
v. Trainings:
1. Tuesday, January 22nd at 6pm, Locations TBA.
vi. Marketing:
1. Bruce Abernethy will be having progressive dinners at different shelters in Deschutes County.
a. Great way to draw in leaders of Deschutes County.
2. Need TV to broadcast the “who, what, where, when, how, and why” of the count the day before the count starts.
3. Cindy will put the ODHC on the Oregon Connect website.
4. Jo will forward count information to Food Sites.
vii. Phones
1. Cindy will call ClearWire to get two lines; one for volunteers to call the command center and one for call in surveys.

5. PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT
i. Who received the money?
1. Cindy can’t tell us yet because the recipients have not been notified.
2. Cindy will get the information out to the HLC as soon as the recipients are notified.
3. Media release coming...
4. All decisions were unanimous.
5. Recipients will report on the spending of the funds.

6. 10 Year Plan – Next Steps
i. 10 year plan will drive a huge systems change.
ii. Strategy:
1. Services to deal with the prevention of homelessness.
a. Mental Health Services
b. Family Services
c. Financial Assistance Services, etc.
2. Need to close gaps between services.
iii. Board will regulate agencies and their policies.
iv. Enthusiasm for the plan is growing in Central Oregon among Government Leadership and agencies.
1. Many key people are already on board.
2. Paul Carlson is already working to coordinate the 10 year plan.
v. Project Homeless Connect and One Night Homeless Count are listed as best practices for the 10 year plan.
vi. The 10 year plan will open the door for hundreds of thousands of dollars for the agencies involved.
vii. Right now we are riding the coattails of the State’s 10 year plan”
viii. Plan Steps
1. Proclamation of Intent
2. Advisory Task Force is formed and writes the plan.
a. Several agencies to be involved.
b. Input from front-line agencies
c. Collaborative effort.
d. If you want to be involved, please come to meetings and events.
e. Now is the time to voice your issues, needs, and vision.

7. Meeting Locations – Jo Anne will send out a survey to help us determine meeting needs/desires. Please fill it out and send it back ASAP.

8. For next meeting: One Night Homeless Count

9. Closing

10. ** Next HLC Meeting –8:30-10:30AM – Friday, January 18th at the Bend Library.
i. Suzy will call Kevin.
ii. REMEMBER: MEETINGS ARE THE 3RD FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH!
Have a Great Day!!!