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Vanderburgh Homeless Connect

1 Day. 1 Stop. 1 Mission

coordinated services for people

who are homeless or near-homeless

(anyone who's struggling & needs to access services)

 

2010 Celebration of Leadership

-- Project Divisional Award winner

presented by Leadership Evansville

 

508 Guests came to the event

on Tues., March 30, 2010, at The Centre

90 Vendors with 300 booth staff and another 225 volunteers served!

48 children of Guests were served in the Child Care area!

The VHC Planning Team consisted of 61 people

from 28 different agencies & 12 community volunteers!

(compare to the 2009 Event)

 

sponsored by the Commission on Homelessness

& other community partners

 

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2010 Reports:  End of Day Report Early Observations Media Release

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Nationally-Reaching Event

Our local event is based on a national model called, "Project Homeless Connect," which is a one-day, one-stop event sponsored by community leaders and designed to provide housing, services, quality of life services, and hospitality in a convenient one-stop model directly to people experiencing homelessness.

 

More than 477 events in over 200 cities since 2004 are evidence of the rapid adoption of this innovation. Cities of every size from coast to coast have engaged in National Project Homeless Connect events.

 

Our Local Event

Vanderburgh Homeless Connect 2010, sponsored by the Commission on Homelessness and other community partners, took place on March 30, 2010, at The Centre in Brooks Exhibit Hall.

 

People in our area who are homeless or near-homeless were invited and welcomed to the event.

 

This day of services is shaped around the values of

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Hospitality from the whole community, with consumers as welcomed guests,

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Immediacy—same-day results for consumers (not simply referrals or information),

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Community—voluntary civic participation,

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Partnership across agencies and sectors of the community, and

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Excellence through rigorous evaluation and improvement.

 

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Linked with Destination: Home

Vanderburgh Homeless Connect is a key to strategies in Destination: Home, the ten-year plan to end homelessness in Evansville and Vanderburgh County.  Destination: Home aims for a goal to “maximize resources and access to services through coordination of existing services and providers.”  This event helps carry out the strategy: “Develop improved access to information about sources of assistance.”

 

Volunteers

Volunteers were serving at Vanderburgh Homeless Connect and were engaged in various roles to make the event a success.  Training was provided to those who invested their time in welcoming, assisting, and serving the event Guests.  Volunteers served the entire day (with some exceptions as needed).  Volunteers were also engaged in the planning stages before the event.

 

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Vendors - Service Providers

The menu of services available were as rich as the kinds of service providers who are willing and able to be present and offer some form of immediate service—processing an application, administering a health screening, preparing tax returns, assisting with a job search, making appointments, and more!

(This was not an "information fair."  Vendors were challenged to do as much of the kinds of services they do in their own offices at this event.  Vendors were recruited by invitation only and by VHC Team members.)

 

Areas of service included …

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Employment/Education – Job search, resume preparation; Career advancement; Senior employment services; Vocational Rehabilitation; Basic literacy, GED, ABE, ESL; Transition Resources for agricultural workers, Ivy Tech Community College, and others

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Health – Health screenings/tests: blood sugar, blood pressure, HIV, Hepatitis C; Vision; Foot care; Mental health; Lung health; Substance abuse services, Access To Recovery (ATR), Nutrition on a budget, and others

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Government Assistance – TANF, Food stamps, Medicaid, HIP, Hoosier Healthwise; Social Security Admin.; birth certificate assistance;

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Veterans Services (Veterans Affairs Medical Center, VA Clinic, VET Center, Veterans Employment Training, Supplies, etc.); and others

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Legal – civil & criminal attorneys consultation (like “Talk to a Lawyer” live)

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Financial –  Banking (“Bank on Evansville” +);  Tax preparation; Foreclosure mitigation; Financial assistance; Unclaimed property search; Consumer protection; Neighbor to Neighbor; Utility bill consultation, Credit checks/counseling; and others

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Housing – Private landlords; Evansville Housing Authority; Permanent Supportive Housing; Transitional housing; Criminal history checks; notary public; others

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Various Others (agencies not listed above or not fitting into a section above) including special areas for Parent Resources, Support Groups, Re-entry Services, Relationships (marriage, domestic violence), Information & Referral, Latino Hospitality/interpreters; Youth Services, etc.

 

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Quality of Life Services

Living homeless can be a tremendous challenge for families, youth, and individuals.  Being able to access day-to-day services, or "extras," often taken for granted by those who have homes or more resources, can brighten the day of event guests.

 

"Extras” or quality of life services included…

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Haircuts

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Massages (neck/upper back while seated)

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Hand Care (basic nail clean-up)

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“Café Connect” serving up

                FREE lunch

                FREE snacks

                Computer lab with FREE internet access
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Interpreters for people with hearing impairments and who speak Spanish or other languages

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Child care (for children of Guests while attending the event)

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Take-Away items (Nonperishable food bags, personal care items, comfort kits, Veterans-only supplies, etc.)

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...and many others as made available by community partners

 

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Getting Involved

To donate funds to assist with services and supplies provided at the next event,

make checks payable to “Aurora, Inc.” (fiscal agent for Destination: Home),

designate "VHC" on the memo line, and

mail to Vanderburgh Homeless Connect, PO Box 74, Evansville, IN 47701-0074

 

To get reports, updates & information on how to get involved in the next Vanderburgh Homeless Connect, click on the link below to join an email list (select "Vanderburgh Homeless Connect" from the list of options):

 

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TEAM LEADER:  Commission Troy Tornatta, Chair of Commission on Homelessness

CONTACT:  Kristin Comer, Vanderburgh Co. Commissioners  435-5241

OR 812-428-4975

EMAIL: connect@destination-home.info

WEBSITE www.destination-home.info/vhc.htm

 

DOWNLOAD 2010 EVENT FORMS: (as available)

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Event information     

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Media release (post-event 2010)

 

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2010 Sponsors

We are immensely appreciative of our event sponsors!

(current list)

 

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4C of Southern Indiana

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Albion Fellows Bacon Center

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Aurora

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Berry Plastics

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Brendel: Creative

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CAPE

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City of Evansville

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Deaconess Hospital

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Discharge Planning Coalition

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Evansville Christian Life Center

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Evansville Courier & Press

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Evansville Rescue Mission

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Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation

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14WFIE

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Fox 7 WTVW

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Gerling Law

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Kat Kreations

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Meadows Catering

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News 25 WEHT

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Old National Bank

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St. John’s East United Church of Christ

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St. Mary's Medical Center

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Scottrade

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T. Eyer

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United Caring Shelters

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Unity Taxi

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University of Southern Indiana

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Vanderburgh County Commissioners

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Vectren

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WIKY (news & extortion breakfast)

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WNIN

 

2010 Vendors

The core of this event has been our Vendors who created ways to bring their services to the Coliseum on this One Day at One Stop with One Mission: to serve our Guests!

(current list of "confirmed" Vendors, those who have submitted their applications)


EMPLOYMENT & EDUCATION SERVICES

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AARP Foundation

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Action Temporary Services

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Arbor Education & Training

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CAPE Learning Center

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Evansville ARC

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Evansville Goodwill Industries

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Evansville Vamderburgh School Corporation--School-Community Council

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HR Solutions

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Ivy Tech Community College

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National Able Network

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Resume Writing Station

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Transition Resources Corporation

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Vincennes University

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Vocational Rehabilitation

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WorkOne

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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Bank on Evansville

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CAPE

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Catholic Charities

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Credit Checks

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Indiana Attorney General

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Salvation Army

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Vectren

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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)--United Way of Southwestern Indiana

GOVERNMENT SERVICES (PUBLIC ASSISTANCE)

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Anthem - HIP

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Bureau of Motor Vehicles

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Division of Family Resources

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Social Security Administration

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St. Mary's Outreach Services - Hoosier Healthwise

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Vanderburgh County Health Department

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Vanderburgh County Voter Registration

HEALTH SERVICES

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AIDS Resource Group

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American Red Cross

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Amethyst House

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ECHO Community Health Care

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Pregnancy Resource Center (ECLC)

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Family Nutrition Program - Purdue Extension

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Lion's Club & Kidsight

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Matthew 25 AIDS Services

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Southwestern Behaviorial Healthcare

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Vanderburgh County Health Department

HOUSING SERVICES

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Dale Haven Estates

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Goodwill Family Center

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ECHO Housing - Lucas Place; New Start

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Evansville Housing Authority

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Fetters Properties

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Lowe Realty

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Shannon Glenn

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United Caring Apartments

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Vann Park Apartments

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Village Green

LEGAL SERVICES

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Volunteer Lawyer Program

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Legal Aid Society

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Indiana Legal Services

VETERAN'S SERVICES

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center

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Veterans Council

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WorkOne Veterans Services

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Vet Center

VARIOUS - PARENT RESOURCES

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4C of Southern Indiana

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Child Care Vouchers

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Early Childhood Development Coalition

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Evansville Christian Life Center-Parenting Rewards

VARIOUS - RELATIONSHIP RESOURCES

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Albion Fellows Bacon Center

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Community Marriage Builders

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Holly's House

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YWCA

VARIOUS - SUPPORT GROUPS

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Accent on Christ (ECLC)

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Mothers at War (MAW)

VARIOUS - RE-ENTRY RESOURCES

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Churches Embracing Offenders

VARIOUS - YOUNG ADULT SERVICES

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Hillcrest Washington Youth Home

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WorkOne - Youth Services

 

HOSPITALITY

GUEST SERVICES

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Child Care - 4C of Southern Indiana

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Guest Info

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First Aid

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US Census Bureau

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United Way 2-1-1

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Interpreters

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HOLA

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Connections Sign Language Interpreting

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Computer Lab - Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

 

QUALITY OF LIFE SERVICES

HAIRCUTS

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Phoenix Salon

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Salon Professional Academy

MASSAGES

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Sr. Mary Ann Woodward

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Caroline Nellis

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Jan Wagner

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Sr. Salvatrice Murphy

HAND CARE
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Salon Professional Academy

 

TRANSPORTATION

To/From Event
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Unity Taxi

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Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation

BMV Shuttle
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Albion Fellows Bacon Center

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United Caring Shelters

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