Federal and local homeless advocates share ideas

By Sarah Zoellick

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 10, 2012

~~<p>Homeless and affordable-housing advocates, concerned community members, and representatives from social service providers and government agencies exchanged ideas Friday with a federal official on how to better address and end homelessness in Hawaii.</p>
<p>They talked with a representative from the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness at the state Capitol about homeless youth and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community; finding affordable housing; different criteria regarding who can be helped and get the services for agencies — especially those that help veterans; criminalization of homelessness; and various barriers to access for housing and programs.</p>
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Homeless and affordable-housing advocates, concerned community members, and representatives from social service providers and government agencies exchanged ideas Friday with a federal official on how to better address and end homelessness in Hawaii.

They talked with a representative from the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness at the state Capitol about homeless youth and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community; finding affordable housing; different criteria regarding who can be helped and get the services for agencies — especially those that help veterans; criminalization of homelessness; and various barriers to access for housing and programs. Login for more...