Homeless Taskforce Update #9 (12/05)

December 11 at 7:00 PM there will be a Homelessness Summit for York County legislators. The sobering statistics will be presented to advocate with State legislators so that when they go back to Augusta they can make informed decisions.

The next day, ALICE (Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed) report will be presented to legislators. There is a rising number of people who are unhoused because of economics, including the elderly.

The warming center has opened at Lafayette School. Three meals a day are being offered there. A resource hub is also being staffed. The access is through the rear of the building. Counseling services, recovery services and more will be offered there.

Five other organizations have stepped up so there are now meals being offered in the community seven days a week.

Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) program – working on a coordinated entry point county-wide.

YCCAC now has a housing navigator who can work in collaboration with the Mental Health Unit at the Police Department.

In two weeks, the Task Force will have a debrief on the Homelessness Summit; discuss winter encampments; discuss Lafayette School warming center; and look at reasons for rise in homelessness.

Discussion on use of Memorial Gym facilities took place. Repair work would need to be done to the lower locker room, and it would need to be cleared of materials. If showering is being done, laundry may need to be considered as well.