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Resident’s Committee
ReportSpring 2012
Meeting
Resident Committee
Campaigns• Re-Entry Subcommittee
• Michelle Moyè, Committee Chair
• Goals• Bring awareness and education to the
issue• Increase housing resources for the Re-
Entry population• Still working on getting a Shell Bill with
Dept of Corrections• Partnership with Corporation for
Supportive Housing
Resident Committee
Campaigns• Full Time Student Status with PSH
• Clarification about whether or not residents are allowed to go to school full time.
• Support from the Legal Aid Fund in Chicago
• Reported PSH agencies: Mercy Housing & A Safe Haven
• Increase awareness and support from other housing related organizations and entities
Resident Committee
Campaigns• Increase Resident Participation
throughout the state • MORE RESIDENTS• MORE RESIDENTS• MORE RESIDENTS • SHPA Scholarship Program
• Increase involvement for residents, not the fiscal burden on residents
Recent Visits
• Southern Illinois Coalition for the Homeless
• Renaissance Social Services
• Mercy Housing
• AFC Advocacy Staff
Advocacy Workshops
• Available for YOU!!!!!
Residents Committee
• 3rd Tuesday of the Month
• May 15th • 888-296-6500• Code: 292814#• Prep for the Resident Conferences • Topics Needed
Social Media
• Linked In• Importing information from the Monday’s
Memos• Change to Business Page; Happening Mid-May
• Facebook • At 292 friends, 266 Likes on the SHPA page• Illinois Legislators• Facebook Timeout• Would love to see more residents added if they
have pages
Collaborations with Colleges & Universities
• Interns• First Intern submission, Loyola student• Also collaborated with Columbia in Chicago• SH Agencies; direct your overflow of
students our way
• Areas of Interest• Political• I.T., website design• Social Justice
Want a workshop? Call me!
• Do you want to help plan and host an advocacy workshop? Do you want to plan an event in your building or in your community? Do you want to take action and change policies that affect supportive housing?
• Call SHPA Residents Education & Advocacy Coordinator Johnna Lowe at
312-202-0256 or email at [email protected]