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Destination: Home > Projects > Vanderburgh Homeless Connect Vanderburgh Homeless ConnectOne Day. One Stop. One MissionCoordinated services for people who are homeless or near-homeless
Free Services Housing, Legal Advice, Credit Checks, Birth Certificate, Job-Finding Help, Tax Preparation, Parent Resources, Veterans Services, Health Screenings, Education Services, Childcare, Referrals, Financial Assistance, Relationship Resources, Foreclosure Mitigation, Public Assistance Applications, Utility Bill Consultation, Re-Entry Services, Recovery Groups, Internet Access, Massage, Hair Cuts, Lunch
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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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Vanderburgh Homeless Connect
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 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
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 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.
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 …
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…
FREE lunch FREE snacks Computer lab with FREE internet access
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
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2010 SponsorsWe are immensely appreciative of our event sponsors! (current list)
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)
FINANCIAL SERVICES
GOVERNMENT SERVICES (PUBLIC ASSISTANCE)
HEALTH SERVICES
HOUSING SERVICES
LEGAL SERVICES
VETERAN'S SERVICES
VARIOUS - PARENT RESOURCES
VARIOUS - RELATIONSHIP RESOURCES
VARIOUS - SUPPORT GROUPS
VARIOUS - RE-ENTRY RESOURCES
VARIOUS - YOUNG ADULT SERVICES
HOSPITALITY GUEST SERVICES
QUALITY OF LIFE SERVICES HAIRCUTS
MASSAGES
HAND CARE
TRANSPORTATION To/From Event
BMV Shuttle
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Of course, donations submitted by mail or delivered to the office are also welcomed. Make checks payable to "Aurora, Inc." You may designate a donation for "Destination: Home" Mail to: Destination: Home, PO Box 74, Evansville, IN 47701-0074 Deliver to: 1100 Lincoln Ave., Evansville, IN 47714
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