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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11012005 - PR2 IN THE MATTER OF DELCARING RESOLUTION NO. 2005/720 NOVEMBER 2005 AS "HOMELESS AWARENESS MONTH" IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY "IT TAKES THE WHOLE COMMUNITY TO EN-D HOMELESSNESS-" ................. .. .......... ............. .......... ............ WHEREAS In Contra C os ta:::uo nty, there is a tremendous need.... f0...fsh6 �r and housing for homeless ..... individuals an. fees with children;and . ...... ..... ... ........ ............. ..... .... ... ............. .. .... ........ ..... ... .... ... WHEREAS O,n,:::::`a*::ny-- .............. ... ... ........ ...... ... ....... ............ .... given night in our county, 7,231 people are�ho�n�less end man are children seniors and people with disa'.....bilities,and ............. ...... .. .... .......... .......... ....... WHEREAS: 23'8.61calls.-were received by the Homeles.....s.i"Hodn.e la..... st...... yew from�iomel�ss families and ind.i. iduals seeking shelter in our com ....­' .............. munittes ............... ;sand ........................... ....... ................ .. ............... .. ........... ... ...... .... ...... ......:::.�..................... . .......................... .......... .................... .. .... ...... ... ... ........... ........... ...... WHEREAS A'h** estim...............a................te...............d addriorial 1-7,0... 00 ho--`.useh.. .. o...................ld.... ....s in.............Con... tra.... C....... o..... sta�ou....... r.......... � h�.ve e..ktir.. emely low incomes.and are at risk of homelessness a ingan.excessive.p. fi. ... incotrie for rent;and ... WHERV-.A9" -ffie-00- ntra.Costa:County'H6Mele's's::Continuum c►f Care`fid r�;�n'advisory. roup for the ............. ................ ........... Coun�q�Q�.rc�of Supervisors regarding homeless issues qtr es cry uru le�.�ers�i officials .............. ............. ......................... couht- ........... �r:officials; f�ith ­Commumtes, and bu...: ........si.....nesses--�-tp�v4�k tQ 'm...6...i... to hey solve the problem . ........ of h:6*4,neless��ss� _ _. .. ..... ........ ............. .... ....... ......... . ...... ....... ...... ........ .. ........... ........ ......... ........................... NOW,THEREFORK'BE .................................... ............. ........................... .......... . ... ...... ............ ...... IT , that the Contra C6s:ta:-C­­ RE'SOL-VEDunty Boa��of Supervisors urges ALL Cntxa Costans to participate in the.planning and uYplemer�tario..... .. ... ri of measures to end homelessness--.-,.1ft---:the .. . bounty,because it takes the whop +c ....... o. ....m�nunrt......... y ta._end homelessness; and ........... PASSED by a unanimous vote of the Board of:.-Su"­pervisors .... ..... members t:hus 18th day of October 2005. ...... .......... .......... ........... ................. ......................­...... ..... ................ ................ f r ego GAYLE B.UILKEMA .� Chair �s ..-�:i District II Supervisor JOHN GIOIA ��4 ,� ��`" MARY N. PIEPHO District I Supervisor District III Su rv� or MARK DeSAULNIER FEDERAL D. GLOVER District N Supervisor District V Supervisor I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken � and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date � * shown: Ar A'1TES"I'CD: NOVEMBER 1,2005 O g. `•••r''= JOHN SWEETEN, Clerk of the Board of Supervisor and County a e a • Administra o�.Tj L By L cta Deputy osr PEOPLE WHO CARE AWARD Recipients Chosen by the Contra Costa County Homeless Continuum of Care Board Trophies Presented at the November 1, 2005, Meeting of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors 651 Pine Street, Martinez The Two Recipients of the "People Who Care" Awards will be: Emergency Family Shelter Task Force. The Emergency Family Shelter Task Force was formed by thirteen community leaders on July 14, 2004,to "develop a strategy to keep the family shelters open for the next two years." The focus of the Task Force is to ensure that funds are raised to keep the family shelters open through June 2006. The First 5 Families and Children Commission of Contra Costa County provided challenge grants for funds raised by the Task Force. The Emergency Family Shelter Task Force is being honored for its efforts to keep the Mt. View and North Concord Family Shelters open from October 1, 2004,to the present, and for the $700,000 that was raised to keep the shelters open through June 2005, and the current campaign to raise$700,000 to extend the life of the two family shelters to the end of June,2006. We honor the Task Force leadership and the hundreds of volunteers and donors as PEOPLE WHO CARE. Students at Stanley Middle School. The sixth, seventh, and eight graders at Stanley Middle School through their GRO (Global Relief Outreach)Program decided they wanted to help homeless children and families in Contra Costa County--especially the family shelters run by SHELTER INC. They organized aWalk-A-Thon which earned $8,700.00 for the two family shelters. They subsequently earned another$3,500.00 for the families that became homeless due to Hurricane Katrina. For their awareness of homelessness in Contra Costa and the Gulf Coast,we honor the leadership and hard work of the students and their teachers and Principal at Stanley Middle School in Lafayette. They are truly PEOPLE WHO CARE.