With the Homeless Count tomorrow night, we thought several general pointers and reminders might be appropriate.
First and foremost,
what is the mission of the Metro
Dallas Homeless Alliance
(MDHA)? We lead the development of a homeless response system that will
make homelessness in Dallas and Collin Counties
Second, under that
mission, what is our role or roles in the community? We really have
five different roles, shared by our equivalent organizations in every American
community:
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Facilitate federal funding for homeless
services programs totaling about $16.5 million annually
•
Administer the Homeless Management
Information System that drives improvement in federally funded homeless
services programs, serving about 10,000 persons annually
•
Maintain count of persons experiencing
homelessness
–
Sheltered
–
Unsheltered – That is what our volunteers
will help us with Thursday night!
•
Maintain inventory of housing and shelter
beds for the homeless and formerly homeless
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Develop and quarterback an effective
unified homeless response system, where all homeless services programs work
together to make homelessness rare, brief and nonrecurring
Third, what are
some dos and don’ts for social media Thursday night?
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Please post on Facebook referencing @MDHADallas and Tweet at @MDHA2 – the more the merrier!
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Please use hashtag #dallascounts2017
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Please use pictures of you and your team.
They are each worth 1,000 words, after all!
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Please do NOT use pictures, names or any other identifiers of our
friends who are experiencing homelessness.
Fourth, what can
YOU do to help us end homelessness?
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Volunteer for the Homeless Count every
year
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Host Room in the Inn – Allows houses of worship to not just help
the homeless, but help end homelessness
•
Advocate for what works – low/no
barrier shelters, permanent supportive housing, affordable housing and more
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