March 23, 2017 ARCH General Meeting Acadiana Regional Coalition on Homelessness and Housing
Leigh Rachal, Executive Director arch@archacadiana.org 337-967-0995 Welcome! Leigh Rachal, Executive Director arch@archacadiana.org 337-967-0995
Introductions Name Agency/Business (if any) What are you passionate about? OR Why are you interested in homelessness and housing in Acadiana?
Community Announcements
What is ARCH? Acadiana Regional Coalition on Homelessness and Housing Our mission is to ensure that everyone in Acadiana has access to safe, affordable, stable housing and that all episodes of homelessness are rare, brief, and non-recurring. Leigh Rachal Executive Director, ARCH
Homelessness in Acadiana Leigh Rachal Executive Director, ARCH
Homeless Children/Youth in school system Parish # of children/youth Acadia 207 Evangeline 21 Iberia 136 Lafayette 1,229 St. Landry 101 St. Martin 188 St. Mary 273 Vermilion 224 Total 2,379 Homeless Children/Youth in school system Statistics provided by Amy Fontenot Homeless Liaison, Lafayette Parish School System
Why Outreach? And Lafayette Downtown outreach Eric Gammons Director of Operations, Catholic Services of Acadiana
Homeless Veterans programs And Ending veteran homelessness Megan Cobb Case Manager, Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH)
Assistant Director, Faith House Domestic Violence Crystal Scrantz Assistant Director, Faith House
Crisis Connection Center & Familiar Faces A Cross Systems Approach Holly Howat Executive Director, Lafayette Parish Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee
August 2017 Flood Impact and Long Term Recovery Kim Boudreaux Executive Director, Catholic Services of Acadiana
*SAVE THE DATE* April 27 – Work Groups (members only) May 25 – General Meeting (open) Sept 20-22 – LA State Homeless Conference in Alexandria, LA
In-Kind Donation Coordination Meeting Today at 2:30pm In-Kind Donation Coordination Meeting
Want more information? arch@archacadiana.org 337-967-0995 Thank you! Want more information? arch@archacadiana.org 337-967-0995