Proclamation of January 28, 2014 as Ohio Point-In-Time Count 2014 – Everyone Counts! Day
Whereas: More than 640,000 men, women, and children are without housing on any single night in our country; and
Whereas: More than 2 million Americans across our country each year experience homelessness in our local communities, compromising the quality of life of the person, and the community; and
Whereas: 59 individuals were found to be homeless in Fayette County on the last count; and
Whereas: Opening Doors, the Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness was developed in 2011; and
Whereas: As an elected and government official, we are on the frontlines of and accountable to our communities for the well-being of all citizens; and
Whereas: We recognize that no one level of government can remedy homelessness alone; and
Whereas: We affirm that we will work together with our partners in state and federal government as well as in the foundation, non-profit, and private sector to maintain and enhance the sustainable investment of resources needed to end homelessness; and
Now, therefore, we resolve to work together in a local partnership of every level of government and the private sector to identify, adopt, and create innovative initiatives to affirm these six core values:
- Homelessness is unacceptable.
- There are no “homeless people,” but rather people who have lost their homes who deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.
- Homelessness is expensive; it is better to invest in solutions.
- Homelessness is solvable; we will utilize best practices that work to end homelessness.
- Homelessness can be prevented.
- There is strength in collaboration and we will work with our other public and private sector partners to make a difference.
We declare and proclaim January 28, 2014 to be Ohio Point-In-Time Count 2014 – Everyone Counts! Day in Fayette County an opportunity for our community to help bring an end to homelessness of our most vulnerable and disabled neighbors by ensuring that Everyone Counts!
We, the undersigned elected and government officials of Fayette County, Ohio do reaffirm our commitment to ending homelessness locally. We announced our support of the Fayette County Continuum of Care’s Annual Point-In-Time Count of the Homeless.