2011 Annual Report - How-Inc.org

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Advocacy and Outreach Advocacy is a necessary part of HOW’s work in Chicago for several reasons. First and foremost, we provide a voice for those we serve and secondly, we seek to better coordinate our own service delivery across the city. Crucial partnerships with groups such as the Chicago Alliance to End Homelessness ensure that we draw attention and awareness to our work in the community by sharing best practices with other groups, remaining informed of policy shifts and providing a unified voice along with nearly seventy other homeless services <strong>org</strong>anizations. HOW is proud to report that last year we had four employees engaged in various committees with the Alliance. HOW is also an active member of the Supportive Housing Provider’s Association (SHPA), a statewide membership-based group comprised of nonprofit service and housing providers. SHPA is unique in its dedication to providing a combined voice for supportive housing groups on both the state and federal levels. This relationship assists HOW and other similar <strong>org</strong>anizations advocate for necessary intensive case management service dollars from the State of Illinois. Currently, HOW has one staff member who sits on SHPA’s board of directors and many others who participate in committees and other vital meetings and initiatives. Advocacy does not stop with HOW staff. We also encourage our clients to find their own voice as well. To that end, HOW hosts a Tenant Advisory Board to empower our clients to take an active part in their own advocacy. This group of clients meets once a month with the goal of remaining informed about their community. “We want to encourage both a dialogue amongst the women and the development of subsequent actions that they can accomplish themselves,” shared LaShun Reed, HOW Housing Specialist. All concerns and activities of the group are also reported quarterly to the HOW board of directors to better improve operations and services.
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