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Project Homeless Connect Final Report 2013
(2013)
Abstract
On October 16, 2013, Wood County, Ohio held their first Project Homeless Connect event at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Bowling Green, Ohio. Project Homeless Connect (PHC) is designed to provide immediate goods and services to homeless individuals and those nearing homelessness. It provides basic needs and critical services in one day at one location. It originated in San Francisco and was later adopted and revised by the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) to decrease homelessness in major American cities (Knetch & Martinez, 2009). PHC was created following the premises of the former President George W. Bush Administration’s policy of compassionate conservatism and the “armies of compassion” model, which “sought to rebuild public-private relationships to address social problems and avoid increasing government spending” (Knetch & Martinez, 2009, p. 522). More than 170 cities in the United States, Canada, and Australia have adopted the PHC project. This report presents the characteristics, satisfaction levels, and expectations about the inaugural event by guests, volunteers, and providers at the event.
Keywords
- homelessness,
- services,
- providers,
- community,
- connections,
- assistance
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Publication Date
Winter December 27, 2013
Citation Information
Melissa Burek, Mamta Ojha, Adam M Watkins and Judith Leary. "Project Homeless Connect Final Report 2013" (2013) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/melissa_burek/3/