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A\ <br />JflS <br />Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners <br />Plans 3”* Annual **H0US1NG WEEK* <br />November 17-24,2001 <br />Housing Week is a community initiative to raise awareness <br />about local housing issues, to raise money to address housing <br />needs, and to promote community Involvement and <br />voiurtteerism. <br />lOCP and west suburban faith communities are working to address THE most <br />critical issue facing low-income families in our community: the shortage of <br />affordable housing. Last year lOCP provided emergency housing assistance 602 <br />times to prevent families from becoming homeless. 66 families were literally <br />homeless at the time they approached lOCP. An estimated 7000 children will be <br />homeless in the Twin Cities this year. Please join with Interfaith Outreach and <br />Community Partners (lOCP), the cities of Plymouth, Wayzata, Orono, Long Lake, <br />and Medina, churches, youth groups, civic organizations, and others to observe <br />the week of November 17-24 as ‘Housing Week ” in our community. <br />Here’s how you can be Involved; <br />• Bring your family and join us on Saturday, November 17. 5:30-7:00 pm, <br />on Lake Street in Wayzata (in front of the Wayzata Depot), for a free <br />soup-line supper and short program to kick-off our Housing Week <br />campaign. The program will feature Wayzata shoe repairman Bob Fisher <br />as he begins his sixth annual winter sleep-out to raise awareness and <br />funds to fight homelessness. Please join Bob and TAKE ACTION to <br />PREVENT HOMELESSNESS!! <br />• Learn the facts! Read, attend local meetings, listen to the news. Think <br />about what you arxl your family can do to better understand and act on the <br />issue of affordable housing and homelessness. <br />■ To learn more about how you can get involved in a specific project, <br />education and advocacy efforts, call lOCP at (952) 473-2436.