Astoria HOST November 18, 2021 - Friends of the Unsheltered

Astoria’s Homelessness Solutions Task Force Meeting – November 18, 2021

Call to Order — Chief Spalding: https://youtu.be/_apsu_FU-A0?t=439
Rosters — Virtual Roll Call: https://youtu.be/_apsu_FU-A0?t=502
Mayor’s Welcome: https://youtu.be/_apsu_FU-A0?t=729
Introductions & New Members
Approval of Minutes: https://youtu.be/_apsu_FU-A0?t=4242
New Minutes Format
County Update — Monica Steele
Homeless Liaison Supervisor Introduction — Viviana: https://youtu.be/_apsu_FU-A0?t=4345
Countywide Liaison Position Update — Viviana Matthews & Susan Prettyman
Helping Hands — Updates — Mike Davis: https://youtu.be/_apsu_FU-A0?t=5236
Subcommittee Updates
Clean Slate — Jonah: https://youtu.be/_apsu_FU-A0?t=5668
Countywide Liaison — Viviana
Member Survey — Establish Priority: https://youtu.be/_apsu_FU-A0?t=6088
Member Roundtable: https://youtu.be/_apsu_FU-A0?t=7188
Guest Comments

From the beginning...

“I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything; but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”

~Edward Everett Hale

“To end homelessness, a community-wide coordinated approach to delivering services, housing, and programs is needed.” —National Alliance to End Homelessness

“One thing is certain: There is almost always resistance from individuals and organizations seeking to defend the status quo.” —Housing First: Ending Homelessness, Transforming Systems, and Changing Lives

“… middle-class values cannot be imposed on those who have had no access to middle-class comforts.” —Lloyd Pendleton