The Dane County Coalition to Fight Poverty and End Homelessness (DCCFHEP – possibly the worst name ever) has changed its name to FISH (Fighting Impoverishment and Stopping Homelessness) and will be holding its next event on Tuesday!
The next event will be Tuesday, October 28th from 5 – 7:30 at the First United Methodist Church on Wisconsin Avenue and will feature a spaghetti dinner. The event will feature speakers and another panel. Speakers will talk about:
– An overview of the federal funding picture (Bob Jones – CAP)
– Updates on the city (Joe Lindstrom – Homelessness Consortium) and county (Sup. Barbara Vedder) budgets
– Update on the Dane County Poverty Task Force (Greta Hansen – Community Action Coalition and Dane County Poverty Task Force)
– How do homeless vote? (Staci Harbaugh – ACLU)
Panelists will be available to answer your questions about the above as well as available to discuss what’s happening with foreclosures and how that affects renters?
And what happens to homeless pets? How are energy bills affecting low-income people? What trends are we seeing in the neighborhoods with this economy? General trends and issues with the homeless. Etc.
Panelists include people from:
– Humane Society
– Legal Action of Wisconsin(Heidi Wegleitner)
– Joining for Families (Ryan Estrella)
– MG&E (Gerardo Paz)
– City CDBG Office (Sue Wallinger)
Hope to see you all there! And lets celebrate a better, easier to remember name!
