Poverty & Homelessness
Committee GRVNC 22-Dec-03
Mission Supporting Statement:
Acting as a committee of the GRVNC, identify the current
situation of poverty and homelessness in Venice to insure the basic human
rights of all members of the Venice community. Furthermore, we will work to
network with the GRVNC, the Venice community, and other organizations with
similar missions.
15-Dec
Brainstorming Comments
Issue/Objective
Stop
Police Harassment
Need
Rest
Police banging on RV’s
Anti-homeless
parking signs
Anti-homeless
ordinances
Need
Facilities
Need
Storage/Safe place for stuff
Need Resources & Information
Need Better Outreach
Vulnerable (poor) Housed People
Special Help for seniors
Special Help for Un-housed or
Vehicle-housed
Report/Documentation
system
Advocate
for special RV parking
Find allies for support
Support
Vehicle Association
Make
motions to GRVNC to get a letter sent to City councilperson
Network
with other organizations & protest or go to city hall
Work
to Get Showers (hot!) and Toilets
Work to Get Lockers
Public Free Box
Create Resource Guide
Create outreach team (cpr
training?)
Community-Based Job Bank
Create Special Needs Fund
Check into Gov Housing Funds
Healing Center
22-Dec Brainstorming issues
Issue/Objective
Find Allies
Find Out Rights
Get Advocacy
Change Public Attitudes
Establish Community
National lawyer’s Guild
Rights Hand Books
Local Artists
Raise Community Funds for
cameras/recorders/other
Use Media
Do surveys for better public
info
Do Outreach
Education (Town Hall Meetings)
Establish Urban Camper Assoc