H.O.P.E. ACTION ALERTS!
Call Your County Commissioners Today to Prevent Cuts to Homeless Services!
Call your Shelby County Commissioners TODAY at (901) 222-1000 and tell them to support continued funding for badly needed homeless services.
Please join us at the Shelby County Commission on MONDAY, JUNE 3rd at 1:30 pm and pull a comment card to make your voice heard.
SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSION
Vasco A. Smith, Jr. County Administration Building
160 N. Main Street, Memphis, TN 38103
Homeless Organizing for Power and Equality (H.O.P.E.) is the name of a Mid-South Peace and Justice Center sponsored organization whose members are exclusively people who are currently or have formerly experienced homelessness.The DEMAND DIGNITY Campaign is the umbrella name give to a series of mobilizations launched by H.O.P.E. around the need for supportive housing and protecting the most vulnerable among us.
Last year H.O.P.E. fought for and won historic levels of funding in the County Budget process. This paved the way for major steps forward like the “100 Homes Campaign”, the creation of 69 new units of supportive housing for families experiencing homelessness, and a special Veterans Court. We thank each of you for your past support, but we need your help again this year to ensure that this badly needed funding continues!
H.O.P.E. is requesting $220,000 of County funding for the Mayors’ Plan to End Homelessness. These funds will be used to provide early outreach and In home case management, substance abuse treatment, medical and psychiatric care for 100 of the most vulnerable individuals experiencing homelessness in our city. These are individuals who, under current conditions, are projected to die within the next two years without housing and services. These funds will bridge the gap for these individuals moving into permanent supportive housing until their Medicare benefits are processed. Without these funds, the new units of housing available for those grappling with addiction and mental illness and other health related issues will be set up to fail. Your support made this program possible in the first place; please stand with us as we continue to fight for a County where every human being has the right to a life with dignity.
At the May 29th Shelby County Commission budget hearing, an attempt by Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell to cut wrap around services for the most vulnerable by almost 70% failed to pass in committee, thanks to your work and support. Our deepest thanks go to Shelby County Commissioner Steve Mulroy for his help and constant support. However, it’s not over yet. We need you to join us Monday at the Shelby County Commission meeting to seal the deal.
PLEASE CALL YOUR SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TODAY AT (901) 222-1000 and tell them to support continued funding for badly needed “Wrap Around” services.
PLEASE JOIN US AT THE SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSION,MONDAY, JUNE 3rd at 1:30pm and pull a comment card to make your voice heard.
SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSION
Vasco A. Smith, Jr. County Administration Building
160 N. Main Street, Memphis, TN 38103
Note: Everyone has three commissioners. You can look up your commissioners here. You can find emails for commissioners here.