Transcript What Is NEOCH?

NEOCH &
Homelessness
How do I get involved in
the struggle to end
homelessness in
Cleveland?
NEOCH Does A Ton of Work in the
Community, But What is Our
Primary Purpose?
What Is NEOCH?
1. How Did I Get Involved?
NEOCH is 26 Years Old
Brian Davis involved for 19 yrs
2. A History of Homelessness
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We Know What Works
We Know What Does
Not Work
Solutions Based Group
Expertise from those
Experiencing
Homelessness—
Everyday and in
Leadership
3. Lobbying
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We Raise People’s
Voices
We bring the Issues to
City Hall
We bring the Issues to
County Government
Contact with Media and
State and Elected
Officials
4. Bringing Different Voices
Together
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CAHA
Housing Cleveland
Street Card
Outreach Collaboration
Legal Assistance
Homeless Voters
Policy/Advocacy
Street Chronicle
Homeless Stand Down
5. Civil Rights Leader
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Law enforcement
partners
Social Services in lieu of
law enforcement.
Enforce voting rights and
stop anti-homeless laws.
Work with NCH to solve
problems nationally.
6. Solution Based Research
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Annual State of
Homelessness and Website
Partner with Government to
solve problems.
Incubate new Programs in
response to Problems
Educate the public about
Issues Raised by Homeless
People.
Homelessness in Cleveland
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A Few Statistics
Definition of Homelessness
Myths About Homeless People
An Overview of Homelessness
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How do people
become homeless?
What are the current
issues?
Where do people get
help?
We Need Your Help!
Collections
 Memberships
 Individual Donors
 Research
 Writing for the
Street Newspaper
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Volunteering/Innovative Ideas
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Direct Service
Creating Programs
Assisting Labre
Filling a Need
identified by
homeless people.
Thank you to the artists for the
photo images used in this show
Toni Anderson
 Sabrina Otis
 Pleasure
Simmons
 Joshua Kanary
 Cheryl Harris
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Karen St. John
Vincent
 Cynthia Miller
 Kevin Cleary
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Housing Cleveland
Over 70,000 users in
2008 who did over
500,000 searches
Homeless Voting
•One of Only Continuums
that Requires Voting
Registration Upon Entry
•Registered thousands of
homeless people in 2008.
•Leading Group in Ohio
Preserving the Rights of
Homeless People to Vote.
Homeless Stand Down
Photos by InterAct Cleveland
•19 Years of Organizing
Stand Down for all.
•Over 17,000 people
served.
Website and Statistics
•Over 50,000 unique users
per year
•Widely quoted on statistics
•Most popular website for
homelessness in Cleveland.
Long History of Starting
New Programs
•Homeless Grapevine
•Bridging the Gap
•Shelter Libraries
•Community Voice Mail
•Non Profit Temp. Company
•Housing Cleveland Website
•Legal Assistance
•Street Cards
•COHHIO and OCHA
Public Education
•Street Voices Speakers
•Homeless Photo
Project
•Movable Walls
•Weekly Press Releases
•Website
•Homeless Blog
•Newsletter
•Advocacy Alerts