Or at least a portion of 2.5 days. I know I’ll be taking 2.5 days off work to attend . . . And can I just say, shittiest marketing ever, why would ANYONE want to go to this or understand its importance. It looks like a conference where you might learn something, but it doesn’t tell you why they are doing it. To create the 10 year plan to end homelessness. Its not about how it “jumpstarts and streamlines how a community develops or updates its plan to end homelessness”. And wow, at first I thought it was about how a community develops OR how it updates its community plan. I think they mean – develops or updates – its plan to end homelessness. In fact, it was initially sold as “they are doing out 10 year plan to end homelessness”, but that has shifted.
I’m wondering if they ever consider having Community Shares of Wisconsin participate in these things . . . or does everything have to be all United Way, all the time? I’m tired of their agencies getting preference. What about the 60 agencies that are not United Way? Why do their 90ish agencies get preference?
Invitation to Participate in the Community Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness Charrette
The Homeless Services Consortium invites you to participate in a free, two-day Charrette to inform the updating of the Community Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness in Dane County
Tuesday, March 8th and Wednesday, March 9th
9 AM – 5 PM
Lakeview Lutheran Church
4001 Mandrake Road
Madison, WI
The schedule for the event is attached. Feel free to participate in both full days or attend only specific sessions, whatever your interest or your schedule allows. The agenda is attached.
The Charrette is being facilitated by the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) with funding from the City of Madison, the United Way of Dane County and Unity Point Health – Meriter. Lunch is being donated by Roman Candle Pizzeria and Ian’s Pizza.
You are also invited to the Community Feedback Session where Corporation for Supportive Housing will present a set of initial recommendations. This is also a chance to provide input if you missed any of the Charrette sessions.
Community Feedback Session
Friday, March 11th
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
The Villager Community Room
2300 S. Park Street
Madison, WI
RSVP Requested (but not required)
Respond to swallinger@cityofmadison.com
Include your name, email address and affiliation.
What is a Charrette?
A CSH Charrette is an intensive planning process that jumpstarts and streamlines how a community develops or updates its plan to end homelessness. It provides an opportunity for collaboration among diverse stakeholders to solve community problems related to homelessness within a very short period. For each issue area, the room is set up to surround a “fishbowl” of panelists. The panelists’ discussion, prompted by questions that target solutions to the issue areas, lasts about an hour. The observers are asked not to comment or ask questions during this time. Following the fishbowl, a CSH facilitator encourages the observers to respond to what they heard and provide their own expertise.
Tuesday, March 8th
9:00 am – 9:45 am Welcome, Description of the Day’s Activities and Fishbowl Brief
10:00am – 12:00 pm Fishbowl: Collaborative efforts between mainstream providers, faith-based and grassroots
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm LUNCH provided on-site
1:15 pm – 2:50 pm Fishbowl: Shelter as a Pathway to Housing
3:10 pm – 5:00 pm Fishbowl: How can we become a Housing First Community: Increasing Affordable Housing and organizations in ending homelessness
Wednesday, March 9th
9:00 am – 9:45 am Welcome, Description of the Day’s Activities and Fishbowl Brief
10:00am – 12:00 pm Fishbowl: How can we best serve Homeless Youth and Young Adults
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm LUNCH provided on-site
1:15 pm – 2:50 pm Fishbowl: Diversion and Prevention
3:10 pm – 5:00 pm Fishbowl: What are our Common Goals
Friday, March 11th
8:30 am – 10:30 am Initial Recommendations & Feedback Session
