South-Central Kentucky Coalition on Homelessness
Purpose
The South-Central Kentucky Coalition On Homelessness will work to connect, to coordinate, and to resource our community’s efforts to identify and eliminate those conditions that inhibit/ prevent persons and families from access to safe, decent, affordable, and permanent housing.
Scope of Activities
Bowling Green is fortunate to have a number of institutions, agencies, non-profit organizations, and communities of faith actively engaged in efforts to prevent homelessness, to provide supportive human services to homeless persons and families, and to assist persons and families transition from homelessness into safe, decent, affordable, and permanent housing. These efforts are making a real difference in the lives of people. Presently, there is no nexus point within the community where these various groups can interface in ways that enhance the community’s overall effectiveness in addressing homelessness.
The South-Central Kentucky Coalition On Homelessness (hereafter “the Coalition”) will undertake to improve this situation through three primary areas of activity:
Connect groups providing housing related services to persons and families in order to help them make better referrals.
Coordinate the overall effort of the community’s human service bodies to reduce or eliminate homelessness in Bowling Green/10 County area.
Resource groups working with homeless persons and families, providing information, experiences, and relationships that will help them succeed with their unique vision for serving the community and provide opportunities to partner with like-minded groups to undertake larger projects.
Membership
The Coalition shall be made up of groups currently providing services to persons and families in groups wishing to learn how they can participate in serving the homeless, governmental bodies, and interested persons from the community who are unaffiliated with a member group. Groups and individuals who have signed the Memo of Understanding shall have voting privileges. Groups are welcome to send multiple representatives to Coalition meetings, but each group has one vote. Individuals also have voting privilege.
Meetings
The Coalition shall meet monthly at a day and time set by the chairperson. All information and topics discussed during the meeting is expected to be done so with the utmost respect toward other members.
Governance
Matters requiring action by the Coalition shall be decided at regularly scheduled meetings of the Coalition by consensus, or if called for by a member group or individual, by vote. A simple majority of those attending shall constitute approval. Those present at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Coalition shall constitute a quorum.
The officers of the Coalition shall be the Chairperson and Secretary. The Chairperson shall chair meetings, appoint someone to chair in his or her absence, and appoint persons to lead working groups of the Coalition. The Secretary shall record the minutes of the Coalition’s meetings and see that they are distributed to members in a timely fashion.
Thank You
Thank you for your interest in reaching out to the community about Homelessness. Working together, lives can be changed. If you would like more information on resources available, please visit the Kentucky Housing Website and the Kentucky Interagency Coalition against Homelessness website.
Resource Guide www.kyhousing.org/page.aspx?id=1429
Information can also be found in the publication UNDER THE BRIDGE Legal Rights & Resources for the Homeless Commonwealth of Kentucky Region II Continuum of Care. Available at the WKU Alive Center. www.wku.edu/alive/
A Helping Hand In The Community
The South-Central Kentucky Coalition On Homelessness is a community –wide collaboration that works to connect, to coordinate, and to resource our community’s efforts to identify and eliminate those conditions that inhibit/prevent person and families from access to safe, decent, affordable and permanent housing.
The South-Central Kentucky Coalition On Homelessness was founded by HOTEL INC, WKU Alive Center, Community Action, LifeSkills, Warren County Jail, Salvation Army and other caring community individuals. We welcome other nonprofits, faith-based organizations, business owners and individuals to join us.
Vision
To be a centralized resource for homeless persons and families within the community where local community partners engage in a variety of efforts and education to reduce or eliminate homelessness in Bowling Green.
It was agreed the name of the Coalition should accurately reflect the scope of the Barren River Service Area/Barren River Developmental District, which consists of a 10-county region encompassing the following counties: Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson and Warren. The Southern Kentucky Re-Entry Council, Community Action of Southern Kentucky, LifeSkills, and other community partners provide services throughout the BRADD region.
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