ADVOCACY

Housing for ALL Floridians 2010
Homeless advocates will have another chance to impact policies and funding to help homeless Floridians as the 2010 Florida legislative session will soon begin in March.

Learn more about the statewide issues and how you can help make these changes a reality and positively impact the lives of our homeless neighbors.

2010 Homeless Advocacy Day

April 7, 2010 in Tallahassee

Mark your calendars for the 2010 Homeless Advocacy Day in Tallahassee and join other service providers, advocates and concerned citizens from around the state to educate Senators and Representatives about the needs of our homeless neighbors and how they can help by:
• Creating a Local Homelessness Prevention grant to replace the state Emergency Financial Assistance for Housing Program (EFAHP)
• Reinstating Grant in Aid (GIA) funding to local homeless coalitions
• Creating a Voluntary Contribution Option for Homelessness Relief on DMV forms
• Maintaining funding for Homeless Housing Assistance Grant (HHA) and Challenge Grant
• Removing the Cap on the Sadowski Housing Trust Fund in 2010 to Accelerate Florida's Economy and "Scrap the Cap" in 2010
• Protecting Homeless People from Violence
Accommodations: FCH has reserved a block of rooms at the Days Inn (3100 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, 32301) for April 6 and April 7, 2010 for the rate of $58.00 per night. To ensure this rate, reservations must be made by Friday, March 26, 2010 by calling 850-877-6121 and asking for the Florida Coalition for the Homeless rate. The hotel is just minutes from the Capitol Building. The Days Inn features a free continental breakfast and free high speed Internet.

Please pass this information on to your co-workers and fellow homeless providers, volunteers and advocates.

Please share the advocacy day flyer and other advocacy material with your co-workers, service providers, volunteers and advocates.

2010 Legislative Agenda

Issue Briefs
• Fund Homeless Coalitions and State Programs
• Support the 2010 Comprehensive Homelessness Bill
• Appropriate Housing Monies for Housing in 2010 to Accelerate Florida's Economy and "Scrap the Cap" in 2010
• Protect Homeless People from Violence

2010 Advocacy Training Schedule

We have scheduled advocacy tele-trainings again this year to help new and seasoned advocates prepare for the 2010 state legislative session and homeless advocacy day.

The following dates are scheduled for teleconference Advocacy Training Sessions:

Friday, February 5 - Introduction to Advocacy
Friday, February 12 - 2010 Homeless Issues
Friday, February 19 - Introduction to Advocacy (repeat)
Friday, February 26 - 2010 Homeless Issues (repeat)

We hope that you will be able to join us to advocate on behalf of those experiencing homelessness in the State of Florida.

All trainings are from 10 to 11a.m. To join the teleconference training please contact Lesa Weikel at lesa@homelessofhc.org.

Please pass this information on to your co-workers and fellow homeless providers, volunteers and advocates. An advocacy training flyer has been prepared to help you share this information.

We hope that you will join us to advocate on behalf of those experiencing homelessness in the State of Florida.

For more information about statewide advocacy, contact: Lesa Weikel at Lesa@homelessofhc.org.


Statewide advocacy is Presented by the Florida Coalition for the Homeless; Funded by the Miami Coalition for the Homeless and Coordinated by the Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County.