Orange Coast - Meeting Basic Human Needs Committee
Orange Coast - Meeting Basic Human Needs Committee
Meeting Basic Human Needs
Housing and Homelessness Action Team (HAT)
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Meeting Basic Human Needs
Mission:
The League of Women Voters supports programs to prevent or reduce homelessness, and to promote self-sufficiency for individuals and families.
How We Accomplish Our Mission:
- Income Assistance - Support income assistance programs, based on need, that provide decent, adequate standards for food, clothing and shelter.
- Support Service - Promote essential support services.
- Housing Supply - Support policies to provide a decent home and a suitable living environment for every American family.
Under the Leadership of:
Diane Nied
LWV Orange Coast Meeting Basic Human Needs Director
email: basic.needs [at] lwvorangecoast.org
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Housing and Homelessness Action Team
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Housing and Homelessness was established as an Area of Emphasis for LWVC at the 2019 California State League convention. A statewide task force of League members was authorized to study the housing and homelessness crisis in California. In August 2020 the League adopted the State Action Policy on Homelessness, to support the State League Housing and Homelessness Position, as presented by the taskforce.
With the Housing and Homelessness Position and Action Policy now adopted by the State League Board, the LWV Orange Coast league Housing and Homelessness Action Team (HAT), which formed August 2019, will be advocating on issues of housing, shelters, rent support, and other issues as outlined in the State Position and Policy.
Mission:
Support actions to reduce, eliminate and prevent homelessness throughout LWV Coast League Cities, Orange County and California.
How We Accomplish Our Mission:
- Coordinate with other Leagues and action groups that our members support, to identify potential areas of collaboration.
- Review current Local League, California and LWVUS positions.
- Develop Positions and Policy Actions.*
- Be aware of various Orange County locations serving this population.
- Members monitor and evaluate activities related to homelessness that may inform and guide advocacy actions Orange County Homeless Services.
- Observe commissions or government bodies that advocate or legislate on this issue. Report any advocacy opportunities to the action team. League members are observers of the Orange County Commission to End Homelessness and The Coordination of Care Office, Orange County HCA committees.
- Keep up to date and post information including new legislation or municipal rulings.
- Take advocacy actions. (See example - letter to San Clemente City Council.)
How You Can Get Involved
- Become a member of Orange Coast Housing and Homelessness Action Team.
- Join the action team list serve and sign up for State League Action Alerts.
- Email Diane Nied or Chris Collins for more information.
Under the Leadership of:
Chris Collins
LWV Orange Coast Social Policy Director
email: social.policy [at] lwvorangecoast.org
Diane Nied
LWV Orange Coast Meeting Basic Human Needs Director
email: basic.needs [at] lwvorangecoast.org
