Deadline: Wednesday, October 15 (!)
Please write to commissioners at citizeninput@deschutes.org and express support for allocation of local funds to support Homelessness Initiatives.
Deschutes County is holding some leftover federal funds and will vote on 10/15 whether to allocate those funds to continued operations at the Temporary Safe Stay Area (TSSA)/north Juniper Ridge, development and operation of an East Redmond Managed Camp, associated clean up of East Redmond lands to be exchanged with the state, and continued operations at the Veterans Village. These allocations would total $874,119 and fill critical gaps in these needed homelessness responses.
Sample email:
Commissioners Chang, Debone and Adair:
As a Deschutes County resident and a person of faith and fierce love, I urge you to allocate local funds for vital homelessness initiatives.
Our community–Storydwelling–an ecumenical gathering of working families, works closely alongside Family Kitchen and Central Oregon Villages, and we put “love of neighbor” at the center of our values. Supporting our neighbors with needed services and supports is not only a smart allocation of funds, but it is the right thing to do. Deschutes County cannot be safe and supportive for all of us until it is safe and supportive for those who are most vulnerable. Thank you for your consideration.
[Your Name Here]
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