homelessness |
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potential community action - SHORT TERM |
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| 1. reduce the number of homeless people living on the streets. |
1. consider putting together a 'neighbourhood information handout' for all community organizations and government offices that provide 'basic services' to the homeless population; focus on increased access times to services. |
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| 2. carry out a neighbourhood homeless survey, or count, to find out how many and who are the homeless people of Mount Pleasant. find other ways to connect and learn more. |
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| 3. help to expand the community and government (province) street outreach program that links homeless people directly into income assistance. |
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| 2. reduce the amount of garbage and litter associated with homelessness activities. |
4. carry out 'neighbourhood clean ups' in public areas where homeless activities leave behind unwanted items: sleeping bags and cardboard, clothes, other garbage. |
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| 5. find employment opportunities for homeless people to help in neighbourhood clean ups as day jobs (for cash). find other ways to employ homeless people in neighbourhood improvements. |
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| 6. create handouts to give to homeless people on how best to reduce unwanted garbage; where recycling bottle centres are located; and on how to 'bin' (going through dumpsters) without leaving behind unwanted mess and garbage. |
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| 7. create handouts to give to private property owners, building managers, and renters, on how best to reduce unwanted garbage; where recycling bottle centres are located; and on how best not to attract unwanted binning activities. try to coordinate efforts between homeless people and property owners. |
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| 3. increase access opportunities to basic health care and day-to-day living supports. |
8. create handouts to give to homeless people listing out all local basic services and programs: hot meals, clothes, basic health care, employment opportunities and sleeping mat locations, etc. |
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| 9. create or designate an existing public washroom(s) for homeless people. |
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| 10. create or designate an existing shower for homeless people. |
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| 11. create handouts for 'non-homeless people' that explains who homeless people are in efforts to reduce stereo-typing and build trust and awareness. |
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| 12. help create handouts for homeless people on personal safety tips and where to go for medical help and support in case of violence. |
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| 13. create or designate a space(s) where homeless people can socialize and recreate with each other; seven days per week, 24 hours per day. |
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| 14. consider increasing the number of sleeping mat programs (not including shelters) |
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| 4. increase job training and employment opportunities to homeless people. |
15. explore different types of job training and employment opportunities (day jobs for cash) with community and government organizations. |
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potential community advocacy - LONG TERM |
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more shelters |
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| more long term training and employment services and programs - build in with supportive housing. |
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| develop a better understanding of building code standards and land use by-laws that relate to the provision of social services to homeless people by non-government organizations. |
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| Revised comments [BOLD CAPITALS] from feedback received on March 18, 2008 - SCG Meeting #2 |
homelessness |
| objective |
potential community action - SHORT TERM |
dotting |
| 1. reduce the number of homeless people living on the streets. |
1. consider putting together a 'neighbourhood information handout' for all community organizations and government offices that provide 'basic services' to the homeless population; focus on increased access times to services. COMBINES WITH NUMBER #8 |
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| 2. carry out a neighbourhood homeless survey, or count, to find out how many and who are the homeless people of Mount Pleasant. find other ways to connect and learn more. |
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| 3. help to expand the community and government (province) street outreach program that links homeless people directly into income assistance. |
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| SCG Idea? |
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| 2. reduce the amount of garbage and litter associated with homelessness activities. |
4. carry out 'neighbourhood clean ups' in public areas where homeless activities leave behind unwanted items: sleeping bags and cardboard, clothes, other garbage. DEVELOP GROUPS TO DO PUBLIC CLEAN UP. COMBINES WITH #5 |
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| 5. find employment opportunities for homeless people to help in neighbourhood clean ups as day jobs (for cash). find other ways to employ homeless people in neighbourhood improvements. MOTIVATE THEM, GET GOV'T INVOLVED, COMBINES WITH #4 AND #15 |
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| 6. create handouts to give to homeless people on how best to reduce unwanted garbage; where recycling bottle centres are located; and on how to 'bin' (going through dumpsters) without leaving behind unwanted mess and garbage. |
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| 7. create handouts to give to private property owners, building managers, and renters, on how best to reduce unwanted garbage; where recycling bottle centres are located; and on how best not to attract unwanted binning activities. try to coordinate effort. EXPAND RECYCLING FACILITIES IN APARTMENTS |
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| THREE KEY COMMNETS: HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND FIND OUT WHO THEY ARE |
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| 3. increase access opportunities to basic health care and day-to-day living supports. |
8. create handouts to give to homeless people listing out all local basic services and programs: hot meals, clothes, basic health care, employment opportunities and sleeping mat locations, etc. COMBINES WITH #1, #9 AND #13 |
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| 9. create or designate an existing public washroom(s) for homeless people. ROBSON PARK WASHROOM? GOOD IDEA, BUT WITH TIME RESTRICTIONS, OFFICE WITH OUTREACH WORKER IN WASHROOMS. COMBINES WITH #8 AND #13 |
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| 10. create or designate an existing shower for homeless people. PUT WITH TOILET/SHOWER (CONNECTED); EASE RESTRICTIONS FROM CITY HALL ON SHOWERS |
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| 11. create handouts for 'non-homeless people' that explains who homeless people are in efforts to reduce stereo-typing and build trust and awareness. MAJORITY NOT IN FAVOUR |
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| 12. help create handouts for homeless people on personal safety tips and where to go for medical help and support in case of violence. MAJORITY NOT IN FAVOUR |
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| 13. create or designate a space(s) where homeless people can socialize and recreate with each other; seven days per week, 24 hours per day. WITH SUPERVISION, SEEMS LIKE HOMELESS SHELTER, PERHAPS RESTRICTIONS. COMBINES WITH #8 AND #9 |
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| 14. consider increasing the number of sleeping mat programs (not including shelters) (CHURCH, COMMUNITY CENTRE, SCHOOL) OPEN MAT PROGRAM WHERE EVER YOU CAN SUPERVISE |
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| 4. increase job training and employment opportunities to homeless people. |
15. explore different types of job training and employment opportunities (day jobs for cash) with community and government organizations. EXPLORE AND CREATE DIFFERENT TYPES OF JOB TRAINING, ENCOURAGE VOLUNTEER WORK. COMBINES WITH #5 |
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potential community advocacy - LONG TERM |
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more shelters |
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| more long term training and employment services and programs - build in with supportive housing. |
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| develop a better understanding of building code standards and land use by-laws that relate to the provision of social services to homeless people by non-government organizations. |
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