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

 

 

 

Activity

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activity

 

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