LIVE CHAT: Housing First Forum
Lloyd Pendleton, former director of the Utah Homeless Task Force, will speak on the issue of homelessness and its impact on a community noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at McLaughlin Auditorium, 1805 Sequoia St., Redding. He will stress the need for cooperation between multiple agencies in the county, city and private sector with the topic "How Utah Implemented 'Housing First' and Reduced Homelessness." The forum will be hosted by The Women's Fund of Shasta County, Record Searchlight and Shasta Community Health Center. In 2005 Pendleton and his staff drafted a plan to address Utah's chronic homelessness and after 10 years the numbers that population is down by 91 percent due, in part, to an aggressive housing first model. Join our live chat here at noon by entering a "display name" or via Twitter using #ShastaHousing. Ask questions, make comments and share links to articles you've read about finding solutions.
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Stakeholds need to be leaders, funders, faith based leaders, homeless service providers.
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Pendleton calls Kristen Schreder on stage as an example of a champion of the issue, calls for more #ShastaHousing http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ca9hJzaUkAAzBJE.jpg
by Michelle Rogers via twitter 2/11/2016 8:42:56 PM -
Harness the mission of religions leaders, it's part of their faith and teachings.
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Police and sheriff need to be involved. You bring hope to them by giving them a place to take the homeless.
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You can't expect policce to solve homeless problem. They don't have capacity.
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Lloyd Pendleton: Build your champions. #ShastaHousingby Jenny Espino via twitter 2/11/2016 8:43:58 PM
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don't give them that responsibility that isn't theirs,
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Pendleton: His group meets with police chief every week to help identify the next five people who need help.
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Create a vision. Need an agreed upon statement all can rally around.
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Too many communities expect the police to solve their homeless problem. ...Please don't do that. - Pendleton #shastahousingby Silas Lyons via twitter 2/11/2016 8:45:32 PM -
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He says the worst that can happen is this is ignored,
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Hundreds of communities have put together these studies, but only two have actually implemented them.
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He asked her when she will have 5 people housed. March 15, is answer.
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When creating vision, focus on what you want. "We want housing for residents."
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Tick tock tick tock...
Pendleton to Mayor Missy McArthur: What day do you want to pick to house 5 people?
McArthur: March 15
#ShastaHousing .by Jenny Espino via twitter 2/11/2016 8:48:35 PM -
Put a positive spin on it because you create a positive energy. Does that make sense? Audience says "yes."
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Pendleton: there was a study done that you need 1 tenth of 1 percent of population to bring about change.
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Mayor and BOS chair say March 15th is target to have 5 ppl housed. #first step #shastahousingby Jenn Snider via twitter 2/11/2016 8:49:22 PM -
The city mayor and the county chair have committed to house five citizens each by March 15, 2016. Let's hold them to it! #ShastaHousingby JamminWithPearl via twitter 2/11/2016 8:49:22 PM -
Vision: we want a housing opportunity for all... Not "we're going to end homelessness". Focus on what you want. - Pendleton #ShastaHousingby Silas Lyons via twitter 2/11/2016 8:49:23 PM
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Focus on a common vision and you can shift a community.
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"Let's stop saying we want to end homelessness and start talking about what we want, housing opportunities for the homeless." #ShastaHousingby UnitedWayNorCal via twitter 2/11/2016 8:49:33 PM -
There's that kind of power when you come together to create a common vision and act on it.
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Pendleton shares a book called Start With Why, Encourages our leaders to read it.
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If you know why, you can create and keep the energy going.
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Pendleton: Martin Luther King didn't say he had a plan. He said he had a dream.
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Go back and listen to King's speech. It rallies us all.
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Lloyd Pendleton: questions to consider for the community #ShastaHousing http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ca9jOwiUEAEBsxc.jpg
by Michelle Rogers via twitter 2/11/2016 8:53:02 PM -
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We should have a dream to solve #homelessness , Lloyd Pendleton says. #ShastaHousingby Michelle Rogers via twitter 2/11/2016 8:53:43 PM
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Pendleton: We continue to reach out to homeless, even those who say they don't want help.
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