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soberxp:
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Pages/home.aspx
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http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=307100012
Gates Foundation, Puget Sound-Area Counties Collaborate to Prevent Family Homelessness
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in partnership with King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties, has pledged $60 million over six years to prevent homelessness in the region, the Seattle Times reports.
The funding from the foundation will be used to simplify the overwhelmed labyrinth-like support systems all three counties currently have in place. The counties, in turn, will be expected to leverage the funds to cover the costs of new systems, including staffing for programs and helping families with expenses such as rent, transportation, and child care. Having evaluated successful models for helping homeless families across the country and studied the results of its own Sound Families initiative, the foundation is urging the counties to put greater emphasis on preventing family homelessness, making it easier for families that do become homeless to quickly get the right help, and to fast-track most already-homeless families into permanent housing, focusing on their underlying problems after they get settled.
Even as the counties work to develop new systems to address family homelessness, however, the biggest concern among advocates for the homeless is how and where county agencies will house families that qualify for new programs. Under the current system, families typically leave shelters and enter transitional housing — often for upwards of two years — where they work with caseworkers to become "house-ready" for their own place.
Without some explicit provision for creating additional affordable housing, experts fear that the number of homeless families in the region will grow. But while Gates officials agree that affordable housing is crucial to the success of the initiative, its commitment does not include funds for new housing, which it believes is the responsibility of the public sector.
"The concern is that as we roll this out and get better coordination, we'll find a long and heart-wrenching wait list," said Sue Sherbrooke, CEO of the YWCA of Seattle. "No amount of coordination will increase the number of apartments or beds available."
Turnbull, Lornet. “Gates Housing-First Plan Doesn't Come With Housing Money.” Seattle Times 8/30/10.
Primary Subject: Community Improvement/Development
Secondary Subject(s): Human Services
Location(s): Seattle, Washington
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https://www.ywcaworks.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=446
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012734109_homelessplan31m.html
BTW.are you soldier？？
Marky Mark:
Hello and welcome aboard Sincere Christian,the Spiritual train is now taking on passengers :). I know you asked that we should refrain from using Scripture in your post, but without the Word of God directing our steps, how could any one of us possibly understand what to expect in our own sufferings.Our elder Brother Jesus wants nothing less than our full cooperation in Spiritual matters.
1Pe 4:12 Dear friends, don't be surprised or shocked that you are going through testing that is like walking through fire.
1Pe 4:13 Be glad for the chance to suffer as Christ suffered. It will prepare you for even greater happiness when he makes his glorious return.
1Pe 1:6 On that day you will be glad, even if you have to go through many hard trials for a while.
1Pe 1:7 Your faith will be like gold that has been tested in a fire. And these trials will prove that your faith is worth much more than gold that can be destroyed. They will show that you will be given praise and honor and glory when Jesus Christ returns.
Jas 1:2 My friends, be glad, even if you have a lot of trouble.
Jas 1:3 You know that you learn to endure by having your faith tested.
Jas 1:4 But you must learn to endure everything, so that you will be completely mature and not lacking in anything.
Peace...Mark
jassy:
Reading all your responses to this post brings a lump to my throat. If the reason for hard times is not absolutely clear now then it never will be.
The choice which confronts you when hard times ,disappointment and fear hit is a very simple one. Are you going to be angry bitter and hardened or more loving, understanding and empathic of other peoples trials?
Janine, you make me humble, Arc, you wrote an incredible letter. Soberxp, I understand the kindness and desire to help with the Bill Gates foundation information.
I reckon I would have been smaller, self centered and so very much harder if I had not had my trials. I would have been unable to show the same compassion I do now to others.
I do not welcome the lessons God gives me and those I love and know.(Have not grown enough I reckon) Neither do I relish the thought of what my Father might have in store for the future. In fact it scares me. but if I can show just a little of the wisdom and compassion and Christlikeness of people I know personally and those in this bible forum than it puts a perspective on the experiences as you go through them.
Jassy
judith collier:
It is extrtemely hard to give out of one's lack. That said remember the poor widow casting in her mites? It appears Jesus admired this action.
Perhaps people want to give but are afraid and they are not to the point of trusting God will provide.
Nothing wrong with asking. But if they don't respond, well, Thy Will be Done.
I will pray for you though that God will provide.
I do believe we are to help and not just those we, like but in everything seek wisdom.
That was very thoughtful of you soberxp!
Love, judy
Joel:
Sorry, the word of God and his Spirit, is all that binds us together. :)
Psalms, 37:25- I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous
forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Joel
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