Summary: The Compass Housing Alliance

I selected the Beacon to complete my service learning assignment over two days. The Beacon, a nonprofit day center that provides services to Houston’s homeless, is located at 1212 Prairie and staff can be reached at (713) 220-9737. The Beacon’s website, www.chomhouston.org, provides comprehensive information on the history of The Beacon and the services they provide. Established in 2007 by Christ Cathedral Church, The Beacon is currently open to serve clients Friday through Monday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. However, starting in April, The Beacon will begin opening on Thursday to provide services five days a week (Chomhouston.org, 2014). My contact, Zachary Hubenak, is the kitchen Coordinator and informed me the population The Beacon serves

Moreover, affordable housing in Highland Park seems to be decreasing for longtime residents because of prices of rent and mortgages beginning to increase with each year. As on the graph from Zillow.com, it shows the median sale price from September 1, 2017 as being $646, 448 and the median listing price is $728, 944. Based on this evidence from Zillow.com, housing prices is going to continue to increase. Although, Zillow predicts by October 31, 2018 the median listing price of houses are going to stay the same price as it is now. Furthermore, the price of houses in Highland Park will continue to increase, which may be due to current economy or the rate of inflation.

Affordable housing has become the paramount issue of cities and dense urban areas. San Francisco is the posterchild of an unaffordable city that regardless of immense investment from blue chip firms like Google, Facebook, and their ilk of startups evaluated at $1 billion or more, policymakers and elected officials must wrestle with the housing affordability crisis that is considered endogenous to swaths of homelessness and record statistics on crime. In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio has made affordable housing the centerpiece of his legislation and championed the cause as a social justice issue—neighborhoods must remain affordable to maintain diversity for all races, ethnicities, and low-income families. A small sample of 827 New Yorkers by the NY1-Baruch College City Poll found the main concern of respondents was affordable housing while crime, jobs, and homelessness were peripheral problems (Cuza, 2016). The public discourse on how to address housing across the United States has pointed to negative externalities that surround rent-regulation and homeownership. Conversely, for this essay I will present various cases in order to illustrate the housing crunch is influenced less by housing and land regulations, or antagonistic homeowners but is induced by global market forces.

In 2011 there was an average of about 13,000 homeless people in Ohio and the number has continued to rise since then. Nearly 300 people are homeless in Licking County during any given night.(LCC Housing, 2011) The most outstanding statistic from the Licking County Coalition for Housing in 2011 was that the average age of a homeless person is the age of only nine years old. That means, for every homeless man or women that is seen on the streets, there is two to three children who are also homeless.

Housing First, Consumer Choice, and Harm Reduction for Homeless Individuals with a Dual Diagnosis. American Journal of Public Health, 94 (4), 651-656 . Retrieved June 14, 2008, from database.

A Homeless Task Force was created by the Mayor of Sidney, Ohio. He saw that there were homeless citizens who were suffering in the cold. He created a Task Force in order to start programming and community services for these individuals.

The homeless population is a population that is in need of assistance and the fact that your community has an organization like New Life Evangelistic

Homelessness is a problem in many communities across the United States. It is particularly sad when one sees women and children that are homeless. The Cornerstone Rescue Mission Women and Children Home in Rapid City, South Dakota addresses this need in this particular community. They serve pregnant women, single women, Veteran women, girls under the age of 18 with their mother, and boys under the age of 16 with their mother. A community assessment was completed on this population to identify strengths and their particular needs; interventions were then done based on these needs.

A Google search of homeless in Allegheny County, PA produces a list of shelters, assistance programs, transitional housing, affordable rentals, clinics, and treatment centers. The Light of Life Rescue Mission (LLRM), Operation Safety Net (OSN), and Primary Care Health Services, Inc. (PCHS) are three organizations located in the center of the county that focus entirely on guiding the homeless to homes, healthcare and meeting their basic needs. LLRM and OSN are Christine based organizations that provide, food, shelter, education, inspiration, and hope to meet the needs of the poor and homeless in the community. PCHS provides health care,

The Fruitful Blessing Outreach will assist with reintegration of the homeless back into the community providing homes and jobs. Programs established in Alachua County will achieve reintegration of the homeless population. The Fruitful Blessing Outreach places the homeless in contact with the appropriate agencies responsible for finding them jobs in the community, and low-income housing. “Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry” are one of the organizations set in place to help the homeless community within Alachua

According to Christ House website, there are only 13 stand-alone residential medical facilities for the homeless like Christ House in all of the United States and Canada. Since the beginning of their program, they have had over 8,300 individuals that have engrossed in their medical care program. The vision and mission of Christ House is to provide comprehensive and compassionate health care to sick, homeless individuals in the District of Columbia, and to assist them in addressing critical issues to help break the cycle of homelessness. The way they plan to accomplish this mission is by providing hospice care, tend to patients in their healing through a holistic approach, empowering individuals on their path toward stability, and creating community. Christ House has touched many lives and have a significant amount of support from the community. Although Christ House has these plans set, have they really been put into

A. The current mission of the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless is to provide assistance to vulnerable populations in the city of Elizabeth and throughout Union county. The coalition breaks this larger mission among smaller sections that all play a role in helping the Coalition provide advocacy and education for those peoples in need. Since 1981 the Coalition has been housed in a converted church. There have been few noticeable changes outside of the grey security door that allows entrance from the side. Even if one wasn’t sure that this place used to serve as a church there is still the religious sign of the large sloping roof that is commonly associated with certain Christian houses of

The Mills Family Transitional Living Centers would place homeless people in foreclosed homes. To be eligible for a home, the applicant, a family or single person, would need to submit a homeless letter and a history of homelessness. The history would be important as chronic homelessness may indicate counseling or evidence that a mental evaluation may be in order. Applicants that are able to benefit from job training would receive reduced rent and utilities during the training. The same reductions would apply for college classes. Work on their home or on another home in the program would earn points. Training classes on home maintenance and upkeep could earn points. Attending budgeting classes or providing childcare for

Long Beach Rescue Mission is a Christian center for the homeless services include food, temporary shelter, clothing and chapel services. There are two facilities 120 bed facility for men and a 45 bed facility for women.

• Shelter : The Church has a benevolent system in place to help members who have severe accommodation challenges to get a shelter over them for a specific period to enable them get the feet on ground.