UNITED WAY CONTACT
Brett Martin, Vice President of Community Impact
785.581.0231
E-mail: bmartin@uwkawvalley.org
Community Encouraged to Share Views on Homelessness at 2025 All Hands on Deck (AHOD) Community Engagement Sessions
WHAT
Community Engagement Sessions
All community members are encouraged to participate.
WHEN
Session 2: Thursday, January 23, 2025
Session 3: Thursday, February 20, 2025
Session 4: Thursday, March 27, 2025
All sessions are from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
WHERE
Community Resource Council Care Center
Stout Elementary School
2303 SE College Ave.
Topeka, KS
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
EVERYONE! AHOD needs to hear from all voices to craft a long-lasting, community-encompassing solution to chronic homelessness.
WHY
The multi-sector coalition led by United Way of Kaw Valley and Compassion Strategies is conducting listening sessions with community members as a key part of efforts to end chronic homelessness in Topeka and Shawnee County. Deep community engagement and ownership of the eventual solutions are essential to the success of the Campaign. The first engagement session was held in December 2024.
All Hands on Deck, the Campaign to End Chronic Homelessness in Topeka and Shawnee County by 2030, is led by United Way of Kaw Valley and Compassion Strategies.
The All Hands on Deck Campaign to End Chronic Homelessness by 2030 comprises a multi-sector coalition of teams led by the Campaign’s “quarterbacks and assistant quarterbacks” under the guidance of “coaches.” A strategic development team guides the work of the coalition, vetting interventions and approaches while listening carefully to feedback from the community through the sector teams.
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About All Hands on Deck
All Hands on Deck is developing and mobilizing a multi-sector community coalition framework to address and end chronic homelessness in Topeka and Shawnee County by 2030. Learn more at https://www.compassionstrategies.org/allhandsondeck.
About United Way of Kaw Valley
United Way of Kaw Valley (UWKV) serves as a grant maker, community convenor, volunteer organizer and strategic partner for the nonprofit sector in Shawnee, Douglas, Jackson and Jefferson counties in northeast Kansas. Donor dollars are invested locally and support a broad range of initiatives that benefit the whole family in education, financial stability and health, as well as racial equity and family supports/basic needs. Learn more at https://www.uwkawvalley.org.
About Compassion Strategies
Compassion Strategies believes that everyone has value and deserves a safe and stable place to call home. Its approach is built on collective empathy and understanding, as it prioritizes the needs of our neighbors experiencing homelessness with a compassionate mindset. Compassion Strategies works together with community partners and leaders to address the root causes of homelessness and provide effective, evidence-based solutions. Learn more at https://www.compassionstrategies.org.)