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fvV t <br />4- <br />Hr. <br />'ff*: <br />tm <br />rW. <br />K:jc <br />itslift <br />» <br />f <br />i-v' <br />w . <br />Ril^ <br />Homing Advocacy Project <br />We are iw>rking to make affordable housing a Tone burner" issue in the suburbs through <br />participation in coalition, actiie advocacy and providing leadership in efforts to promote <br />affordable housing in suburban Hennepin. This year we establish "Community Builders,” a low <br />income housing development corporation. <br />Legislative Agenda <br />We have a legislative agenda of eight categories and provide extensive staff time to working on <br />these issues. We work with and provide leadership to a number of coalitions on these issues. <br />This past ^ar we were concerned about local government aid cuts and the impact on local <br />delivery of services. <br />Community Education Services <br />WHHS conducts a variety of activitiesto inform the community of area human service needs, <br />issues and availability Specific activitiesinclude information and referral calls, letters of <br />support (aftercareful evaluation), technical assistance to area agencies and presentations to <br />area community groups on issues such as human service resources, legislation, emergency needs <br />and our service priority reports. <br />|(^#yi»-»tjtihUitvof Services <br />WHHS advocates with decision makers such as Hennepin County and the State of Minnesota to <br />provide servi > h. a decenuaiized format to the residents of the West Hennepin County. This <br />effort is CT.^icairor suburban residents to have equal opportunity and accessto services as do <br />their urban count** parts. We also work for the establishment of new or expanded services <br />when a need is documented through our research and needs assessment process. <br />Examples of specific pro gram development resulting from the past efforts of WHHS include: <br />Community Action fcr Suburbeo Hennepin (CASH) which has brought in $250,000 of federal <br />and state anti*, /erty funds; Bridge West which provides crisis housing for youth; West <br />Hennepin Community center for Mentally Handicapped Citizens; Domestic Abuse Intervention <br />projects in sev^al West Hennepin Cities: the MEED State Jobs Program; the Project AIR and <br />Home Energy Check-up energy conservation programs; four suburban residential treatment <br />programs for chronically mentally ill people; a food co-op in St. Louis Park; County and <br />Federal funding for Emergency Service Program; the suburban federally funded Energy <br />Assistance Program; Senior Health screening programs; Metro W est Coordinated <br />Transportation Project; Hennepin County Drug Abuse Prevention Center; parenting education <br />programs in a number of school districts;Parer.ts Anonymous group; suburban detox programs; <br />and decentralized county programs such as the Ridgedale Community Center. In addition, we <br />have effectively advocated with Hennepin County for continued funding of programs such as <br />Pyramid Mental Health Center and Emplo yment Action Center. <br />v'v