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Date of the Event: May 1st
Date of the Event: May 1st
What's The Gist?
What's The Gist?
Kenosha County used $10,000 for motels to be built for homeless people. This provided a temporary home to help people get back on their feet.
Kenosha County used $10,000 for motels to be built for homeless people. This provided a temporary home to help people get back on their feet.
The image shown above is Reverend Kathy Gloff, the president of CUSH, Rev. Dr. Susan Patterson-Sumwalt, and Karen Kempinen, a Member of the CUSH Unsheltered Homeless Task Force, after a discussion about how our community matters and homelessness.
David Crowcroft, who spent years homeless, poses in his apartment provided by the rapid rehousing program.
What are the details?
What are the details?
However, a group that has taken a genuine interest in the homeless problem believes that a far more comprehensive strategy is required. It's referred to as "housing first."
It talks about people's genuine concern for homeless people and how they can help. Not only that, but it talks about the name of this organization which is “housing first”.
Homelessness in Southeastern Wisconsin was discussed on Community Matters hosted that weekend. Reverend Kathy Gloff, the president of CUSH(Congregations United to Serve Humanity), Rev. Dr. Susan Patterson-Sumwalt, and Karen Kempinen, a member of the CUSH Unsheltered Homeless Task Force, were there to address the topic of homelessness.
Many people showed enough response to the issue that homelessness in the Southeastern was discussed on Community Matters and CUSH.
"Citizens contacting their state representatives, because now is the time the budget is being put together for our state, (should) make sure that money is allocated to support the good ideas in the Wisconsin Inter-agency Council on homelessness report," said Reverend Kathy Gloff.
People are taking action on important issues and state representatives are helping with the budget.
Kenosha County has just come up with $10,000 for a motel voucher program for homeless people.
$10,000 was used to help those in need and it gave them a temporary shelter to help them get back on their feet.
Laquinta welcomed guests from CUSH (Congregations United to Serve Humanity).
An organization called CUSH was created to help serve humanity.
Who was involved? How were they were involved?
Who was involved? How were they were involved?
Len Iaquinta: Hosted the conversation on homelessness in Southeastern Wisconsin.
CUSH: The Congregations United to Serve Humanity helped provide homes for those in need.
Kathy Gloff: Spoke up about how the idea of funding homeless citizens is important.
Rev. Dr. Susan Patterson-Sumwalt: Contributed to the idea of helping those who are homeless.
Karen Kempainen: Is a Member of the CUSH Unsheltered Homeless Task Force which provides support for those who are homeless.
Why is this event/moment important to the Uptown Community and greater Kenosha?
Why is this event/moment important to the Uptown Community and greater Kenosha?
The “Advocating for Motel Vouchers” is important because it helped many homeless people have a temporary shelter and it helped to serve humanity by bringing together many organizations.
The “Advocating for Motel Vouchers” is important because it helped many homeless people have a temporary shelter and it helped to serve humanity by bringing together many organizations.
Sources:
Sources:
Housing programs look to help homeless people find stability and homes of their own _ Local News _ kenoshanews.com.pdfHousing programs look to help homeless people find stability and homes of their own
( Kenosha News Jan. 18th 2019)
( Kenosha News Jan. 18th 2019)
Kenosha County Launches Motel Voucher Program For Homeless
(WTGD 2019)
(WTGD 2019)
Author of Web Page
Author of Web Page
Grace Kleutsch an 8th Grader at Harborside Academy (May 2022)
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