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#Homelessness is not just solvable — it’s being solved. How did #LakeCounty end veteran homelessness? Stay tuned to learn more during our live announcement! @LakeCountyIL @lovellfhcc #BuiltforZero
Learn more: bit.ly/LakeCountyZero
Lakecounty Homeless retweeted
Looking to learn more about homelessness in our community, brainstorm innovative solutions & and learn how you can get involved?
Join @LakeCoHomeless 2/23 | 7-8PM for their Homeless Solutions Town Hall (registration is free!): bit.ly/LCCHTownHall
Lakecounty Homeless retweeted
🚨Good News🚨
@IDFPR announced they have worked with seven banks to allow unbanked Illinoisans to cash their stimulus checks without incurring check-cashing fees. These include Bank of America, First Midwest, Fifth Third, Huntington, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase and U.S. Bank.
Thank you @JoeGalvanHUD for the opportunity to talk about how we use federal dollars to drive our progress toward ending homelessness.
Thanks @chicagosmayor for joining me as I awarded $115M to #endhomelessness in Illinois. Locally that’s $73M to Chicago Continuum of Care under All Chicago including $4.8M to Catholic Charities; plus nearly $2.5M to @LakeCoHomeless CoC. We are joining forces & working together.
We are looking for volunteers and volunteers from previous years to be captains in this years Point in Time Count. If you would like to sign up visit our website (lakecountyhomeless.org/get-i…) or visit the google form link (bit.ly/2Lp23fF)
Now Hiring - AmeriCorps VISTA for the Lake County Coalition for the Homeless!
If you are passionate about helping those in need, please apply at the link below.
To learn more, follow this link: bit.ly/2JQ4bwZ
Also, please share our flyer: bit.ly/2XqAIgw
Lakecounty Homeless retweeted
We'll have increased availability at our Day Resource Center for anyone experiencing homelessness/a housing crisis and in need of a safe, cool place to be during the day. #Heatwave
Thursday (7/18): 9:00am - 5:00pm
Friday (7/19): 9:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday (7/20): 8:00am - 5:00pm
Lakecounty Homeless retweeted
Innovation drives critical solutions. A huge thank you to former NASA Astronaut Jim Lovell for supporting @LovellFHCC, @LakeCountyIL, & @LakeCoHomeless in their efforts to create a future where homelessness is never a way of life! #BuiltforZero chicagotribune.com/suburbs/l…
Soliciting New Project Applications for HUD Continuum of Care funding in Lake County - mailchi.mp/d3cbde9a606e/soli…
... When the veterans are identified as homeless in #LakeCounty, there is now a safety net to help them get housing, healthcare, and other resources ... they’ve come up with innovated solutions that literally save the lives of veterans" - Captain James Lovell @lovellfhcc
... Many of my fellow veterans face different challenges every day. Sometimes these issues cause them to lose their homes, or worse, their lives." - Captain James Lovell @lovellfhcc
"I stand before you today, that wouldn’t be the case today, without the resources and devotion of the many men and women who came up with solutions to our problems …
While he’s best known for being the commander on #Apollo13, Captain James Lovell and @lovellfhcc have contributed so meaningfully to ending veteran homelessness in Lake County!
Lakecounty Homeless retweeted
Don’t miss the livestream of @LakeCountyIL announcing they have reached #FunctionalZero on veteran homelessness — proving homelessness is not only solvable but being solved across the country @LakeCoHomeless #BuiltforZero
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“Many, many people worked tirlessles to end Veteran Homeless in #LakeCounty ... thank you for the lives you’ve changes.” -Sue Shimon, President of @LakeCoHomeless #BuiltforZero #BuiltforZero
