CA 2017 Year in Review
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Compassion and Homelessness<br />
Team Leads: Rob Johnson and Shelly F<strong>in</strong>e<br />
In <strong>2017</strong> <strong>CA</strong> began host<strong>in</strong>g meet<strong>in</strong>gs with local clergy, homeless service providers, DeKalb<br />
County representatives and concerned citizens <strong>in</strong> the hope of accelerat<strong>in</strong>g services for<br />
the homeless <strong>in</strong> Decatur and DeKalb county. This group, "The Decatur/DeKalb Homeless<br />
Services Acceleration Group” began its work by gather<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>formation about the current<br />
state of affairs <strong>in</strong> homeless services <strong>in</strong> Dekalb County. Next steps were to compare the<br />
Cont<strong>in</strong>uum of Care collaboration (coord<strong>in</strong>ated by the DeKalb County Community<br />
Development Department) to the Cont<strong>in</strong>uum of Care <strong>in</strong> Atlanta to house most of the<br />
homeless over the next 5 years. Another step has been the work to br<strong>in</strong>g together more<br />
of the relevant DeKalb County faith-based organizations and non-profit agencies to<br />
engage <strong>in</strong> dialogue and cooperation with the hope that a much stronger and<br />
effective future collaboration can take place. In 2018, this outreach will expand to wider<br />
segments of the community so that more voices and ideas can be brought to the table<br />
and a best path forward discerned.
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