To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Resolution Declaring November as Homelessness Awareness and Youth Homelessness Outreach, Prevention, and Education (HOPE) Month and December 21st as Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day
Recommendation: Recommendation of the County Administrator
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
ACCEPT a presentation by the Chair and Vice Chair of the Contra Costa Council on Homelessness; and ADOPT a resolution declaring November as Homelessness Awareness Month and Youth Homelessness Outreach, Prevention, and Education (HOPE) Month in Contra Costa County; and declaring December 21st as Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day in Contra Costa County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
November is National Homelessness Awareness month and Youth Homelessness Outreach, Prevention, and Education (HOPE) month and December 21st is National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day. The Council on Homelessness will join these national efforts to highlight the various housing and homelessness issues in our community and showcase the myriad efforts within the homeless Continuum of Care that is making a real impact on reducing homelessness.
In Contra Costa, we are marking this month by creating:
Tools
A Homelessness Awareness Toolkit to support engagement on the issue of homelessness through education, advocacy, and service.
A short video highlighting the successes and challenges faced by our homeless system of care .
Recognition of Outstanding Housing Providers, Volunteers, Partnerships and Phoenix Rising (people with lived experience of homelessness).
A Resolution naming November as Homelessness Awareness and Youth Homelessness Outreach, Prevention, and Education (HOPE) Month and December 21st as Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day.
Events
Community forum on Older Adult Homelessness on 11/6 that included Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Director, Contra Costa County and Dr. Margo Kushel, Director, UCSF Benioff Home...
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