Only One Week Left to Comment on Federal Plan
Picture by Cheryl Jones of the Grapevine Photo project 2007.
There is only one week left to make suggestions for the InterAgency Council on Homelessness Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness. The Plan was mandated by Congress by May 2010, and very little was done during the Bush Administration. So, now there is a push to get public comment on a plan by March 15, 2010. Here is the link to go to in order to comment in six different program areas. So, all you experts out there it is time to comment. All those who keep saying that there is a better way, you need to add your voice to the national debate. The InterAgency Council has held a series of town halls throughout the country, and they have gathered information from their website. You have one week to submit your thoughts and your ideas and your crazy plans. They will take all this information and run it by the various cabinet offices and come up with a roadmap for the various departments to use. It is hoped that Commerce, Labor, Justice, HHS, HUD and Education will use the information to shape future funding and future program design.
It can't hurt, and at least they are asking. We the people should get to shape the future of our struggle to end homelessness in America. NEOCH will be submitting comments and most of the national groups have submitted. We encourage you to do the same.
Brian
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1 comment:
Some time ago, Brian, I think was posting a weekly blog on what our--now not so new--administration is doing, It seems to me that that information can be useful in enabling us to pressure it to do better.
It will also be a handy tool to help us refute all the constant bad mouthing from some of the less progressive forces.
Your site is a model of what every community SHOULD have!
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