Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Calendar of Meetings - Summer 2007

Calendar of Meetings - 2007

Raleigh / Wake - Ending & Preventing Homelessness – The 10-Year Action Plan

The meetings listed below are part of a comprehensive community effort to implement the Raleigh / Wake - 10-Year Action Plan to End and Prevent Homelessness. The meetings are open to anyone who wants to participate. You do not have to contact the persons listed if you want to attend, but feel free to contact them if you have any question about their efforts and to double check agenda, background materials and verify any last minute changes if you are not on the meeting e-mail list. ----------------------------------


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June 14, 2007 Thursday - The 24 / 7 One Stop Services Facility Strategy Group of the Outreach / Engagement Action Team will meet at 3:00pm at the Café Carolina & Bakery at Cameron Village (Daniels Street) The team is in the process of exploring opportunities for this initiative and is in the process of setting up regular meetings. If you are interested in attending please feel free to attend and contact the Strategy Group chair, Cynthia Gallion at (919)212-2243 cynrg77@hotmail.com;

June 16, 2007 Saturday – Faith Based Support Circle workshop to train and inform interested faith groups about forming Support Circles to support Homeless households will be held from 9am to 12noon at First Baptist Church in downtown Raleigh on Salisbury Street adjacent to the State Capitol Building at the intersection of Salisbury and Hillsborough Street. For additional information or to register please contact Roberta Macauley at Roberta.Macauley@raldioc.org or 790-8533 ext 32.


June 20, 2007 Wednesday - The Increase Housing Supply Strategy Group, of the Housing / Services Action Team meets the 4th Wednesday of each month (this meeting has been changed to the 3rd Wed) from 3:30pm to 5:00pm at the DHIC offices 113 S. Wilmington St. (in the block just south of the State Capitol building in Downtown Raleigh), - call DHIC at 832-4345 if you need directions, you may park in the Wilmington Street Station Deck directly adjacent to their building & DHIC can validate your parking receipt) , for information contact Strategy Group Leader: Amy Cole amy.cole@co.wake.nc.us; or Sally Haile Sally@dhic.org 919.832.4345, Ext. 3011 at DHIC.

----Regularly Scheduled Strategy Group meetings contact Leaders as follows-----

Every Monday
Oversight Team of the 10-Year Plan - meets every Monday at 10:00am to coordinate the variety of efforts underway as part of the 10-Year Plan contact members of the Oversight Team if you have recommendations or questions about the plan and efforts underway. (Oversight Team members and contact information is listed separately on this page and the main page of the Ending Homelessness web site www.raleighnc.gov/endinghomelessness )

First Mondays
Oversight Team with all Action Team Leaders – Plan leaders meet the first Monday of each month to review activities underway and to coordinate planning for future efforts. The meetings are held from 10am to 12noon at Cornerstone located at the intersection of W.Hargett and Snow Ave just west of downtown Raleigh. Contact members of the Oversight Team if you have recommendations or questions about the plan and efforts underway. (Oversight Team members and contact information is listed separately on this page and the main page of the Ending Homelessness web site www.raleighnc.gov/endinghomelessness )

First Mondays Quarterly– July, Oct, Jan, April
Oversight Team with all Action Team and Strategy Group Leaders – Plan leaders meet quarterly to review activities underway and to coordinate planning for future efforts. The meetings are held on the first Mondays of the listed Quarterly Months (July 2007 has been changed to July 16). The meetings are held from 10am to 12noon at a variety of locations. Contact members of the Oversight Team if you have recommendations or questions about the plan and efforts underway. (Oversight Team members and contact information is listed separately on this page and the main page of the Ending Homelessness web site www.raleighnc.gov/endinghomelessness )


First Mondays
Employment Education - Business Involvement Team - meets the first Monday of each month (July meeting will be the 2nd Monday July 9) 4:00 to 5:00 pm, Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, 800 S. Salisbury St. (http://www.raleighchamber.org/chinfo/directions.html )- contact: Janny Flynt, janny.flynt@co.wake.nc.us, Ken Maness, kmaness@unitedwaytriangle.org

First Thursdays
Employment and Education - Services that support Employment Strategy Group C, meets the first Thursday of every month at Interfaith Food Shuttle, 1001 Blair Drive, Raleigh - contact Rick Fitzgerald at RichardF@Raleigh-Rescue.org, Norma Owen at norma@normaowen.com

Second Thursdays
Ending Homelessness Leadership Council meets the second Thursday of each month from 8:30am to 10:00am at a variety of locations. Contact members of the 10-Year Plan Oversight Team if you have recommendations or questions about the plan and efforts underway. (Oversight Team members and contact information is listed separately on this page and the main page of the Ending Homelessness web site www.raleighnc.gov/endinghomelessness )

Third Tuesdays
The Support Circles Strategy Group, of the Housing / Services Action Team will meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month with the next meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 20 from 3:00-5:00pm. The meeting will be held atCatholic Charities, 3000 Highwoods Boulevard, Suite 128. Contact Frances Carmichael at Dcarm844j@aol.com or Roberta Macauley (Catholic Charities) at roberta.macauley@raldioc.org for more information about the meeting.

Fourth Wednesdays
The Increase Housing Supply Strategy Group, of the Housing / Services Action Team meets the 4th Wednesday of each month (the June meeting has been changed to the 3rd Wed) from 3:30pm to 5:00pm at the DHIC offices 113 S. Wilmington St. (in the block just south of the State Capitol building in Downtown Raleigh), - call DHIC at 832-4345 if you need directions, you may park in the Wilmington Street Station Deck directly adjacent to their building & DHIC can validate your parking receipt) , for information contact Strategy Group Leader: Amy Cole amy.cole@co.wake.nc.us; or Sally Haile Sally@dhic.org 919.832.4345, Ext. 3011 at DHIC.

Quarterly Meetings – Feb. May, Aug, Nov
Employment and Education Quarterly Action Team Meetings – These are review and oversight meetings of active Strategy Groups of the Employment Education Action Team. Meeting locations vary and are typically held on the3rd Thursdays from 12:00noon to 2:00pm - contact Norma Owen, norma@normaowen.com or Jean Williams, jeanwms@bellsouth.net to find out more. Feel free to bring lunch!

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RALEIGH / WAKE - ENDING & PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS
THE 10-YEAR ACTION PLAN

For more information contact Plan Oversight Team Members:Frances Carmichael Dcarm844j@aol.com;Kay Ferguson kferguson@co.wake.nc.us;David Harris dharris@co.wake.nc.us;Stan Holt sholt@unitedwaytriangle.org;Ken Maness kmaness@unitedwaytriangle.org;Jean Williams jeanwms@bellsouth.net;or the Contact Information for Team Leaders at the Ending Homelessness web site, www.raleighnc.gov/endinghomelessness

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Please see the “Contact Information” link on the Ending Homelessness web site for a FULL LISTING of all Action Team, Strategy Group and Oversight Teams and Team leaders. If you would like to be added to any team’s e-mail notification list please contact them. www.raleighnc.gov/endinghomelessness