<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">No
doubt, changing a “culture” of systems and organizational response to
homelessness is not an easy thing to do.
Hard moments and decisions have to be made. The banner of Housing First is one all of us
can get behind, but how is the plan being implemented to communicate steps to
the front line workers much less our program leaders? How are the people we serve to find their way
into community settlement?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">So
far the approach seems to be notices of program shutdowns. But where is the plan and vision and more to
the point the community based process? How
do we ensure that we don’t recreate the versions of “de-institutionalization” of
the 70’s/80’s and the ensuing response of institutional homelessness into recreating yet more gaps in transition to community
and neighbourhood integration? We need
to have transparency on the plan to bridge with the implementation goals of
Housing First. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">I
have looked around on a few key web pages such as the Alliance and the City,
and while there are hints of the directions such as <a href="http://ottawa.ca/en/residents/social-services/housing/our-ten-year-plan">http://ottawa.ca/en/residents/social-services/housing/our-ten-year-plan</a>
it is clear we need our leaders in homelessness to engage with us and the
people programs serve, in talking about implementation. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">An
admirable example of good process, though it may be an idealized one is out of
Vancouver, provided via the homelessness hub <a href="http://www.homelesshub.ca/resource/four-organizations-partnered-address-youth-homelessness-vancouver-analysis-intersectoral">http://www.homelesshub.ca/resource/four-organizations-partnered-address-youth-homelessness-vancouver-analysis-intersectoral</a>. Their efforts brought the multiple
perspectives of: client, worker, manager, system planner, political
leaders. Bridging the multiple sectors
and process’, small steps at a time. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">thanks for considering this view, Bill Dare</span></p></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 14 February 2015 at 07:29, Reuel Amdur <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:amdurre2@sympatico.ca" target="_blank">amdurre2@sympatico.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<div><font face="Arial">Housing First is fine. But there need to be
things for people with special needs who are housed to do to occupy their
time.</font></div>
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<div style="FONT:10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div>
<div style="FONT:10pt arial;BACKGROUND:#e4e4e4"><b>From:</b>
<a title="candrew@uottawa.ca" href="mailto:candrew@uottawa.ca" target="_blank">Caroline
Andrew</a> </div>
<div style="FONT:10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="manager@centre507.org" href="mailto:manager@centre507.org" target="_blank">manager@centre507.org</a> ; <a title="homeles_ot-l@list.web.net" href="mailto:homeles_ot-l@list.web.net" target="_blank">homeles_ot-l@list.web.net</a> </div>
<div style="FONT:10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 13, 2015 11:41
PM</div>
<div style="FONT:10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [homeles_ot-l] Community
Meeting Regarding Changes to Centre 507</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR:#1f497d">Thanks
caroline<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Tahoma','sans-serif';FONT-SIZE:10pt" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Tahoma','sans-serif';FONT-SIZE:10pt" lang="EN-US"> homeles_ot-l [mailto:<a href="mailto:homeles_ot-l-bounces@list.web.net" target="_blank">homeles_ot-l-bounces@list.web.net</a>] <b>On
Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:manager@centre507.org" target="_blank">manager@centre507.org</a><br><b>Sent:</b>
February-13-15 8:18 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:homeles_ot-l@list.web.net" target="_blank">homeles_ot-l@list.web.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b>
[homeles_ot-l] Community Meeting Regarding Changes to Centre
507<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hello everyone<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Attached is a poster for a community meeting at Centretown
United Church next Wednesday, February 18 at 7:30pm to talk about the
changes in program funding at Centre 507 and how these changes will
impact the Centretown Community.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Richard LeBlanc<u></u><u></u></p></div>
</div></div><p>
</p><hr>
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<br>PLEASE ADD OUR ADDRESS,<br>
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