Shelter / Housing....

-- a major NEED in our communities.

• Hey let's stir the #Homeless conversation via Twitter, and see what develops.
• Recent news item.
• Indianapolis page re meeting this need in their city.
• Housing is a topic that CCDA type ministries deal with a lot -- get to know what they already know.  [Indianapolis CCDA affiliates] 

• http://twitter.com/WheelerMission
• http://twitter.com/AGRMnews
• http://twitter.com/Pourhouse
• http://twitter.com/outreach_inc
• http://twitter.com/SAindiana
• Good News Ministries

Btw, let's not forget too...

• 211 service that tries its best to provide informational assistance -- associated with United Way
• http://CHIPindy.org

Question:  What's the biggest informational need right now re Homelessness?

• Finding out who, which ministries are willing to commit to help.
• Eg. Revolution Church.
• And what resources they bring to the table.
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Question:  How might we come alongside Wheeler (as the leader), and help via social media?

Note:  Mike U says he's trying to get Kyle ot convert his pushpin map to Google Maps.

Permanent Housing initiative?  (.ppt)

Tech Question:  'Every' homeless person has a cell phone.  Store their key info, to be able to transfer easily into our social agency's forms?

[Cell phones are their 'connection' to the rest of the world.  Moreover, it's the only thing they still have or can 'hold on to'.]

Question:  How about 'adopting' a homeless person into your cell phone family?  Just need 'parental control'.  Maybe Wheeler does it?  Sheltering Wings does something similar, per Stvn.    Phones are readily available, via donations.  Think #911.  Require #211 access? 

CHIP, Wheeler... get a socially-adept volunteer to lead such an effort.

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