Homelessness forum scheduled Wednesday morning in Blyn
Published 12:01 am Friday, November 14, 2014
BLYN — Housing advocates from Clallam and Jefferson counties will explore opportunities to work together to end homelessness on the North Olympic Peninsula at a free community forum next week.
The forum will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Center’s Red Cedar Hall, 1033 Old Blyn Highway.
Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m.
Karen Riel of the Community Outreach Association Shelter Team, which operates a wintertime overnight shelter in Port Townsend, will talk about Bayside Housing, a housing development project in an old rural hotel.
“This fourth annual regional forum will open with statewide and national context for addressing homelessness, with special emphasis on ending homelessness for veterans,” said Martha Ireland, Serenity House executive coordinator and coordinator for the Shelter Providers Network.
“We want to come away with specific actions we can take for effective regional coordination.”
Contribution recognized
The forum will close with recognition of Kathy Wahto’s contribution as a driving force for solutions to homelessness during her 12 years as executive director of Serenity House.
This forum is sponsored by the Shelter Providers Network of Clallam County, Shelter-to-Housing Partnership of Jefferson County, Peninsula Housing Authority, Serenity House of Clallam County, Olympic Community Action Programs and the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe.
For more information about the forum or to RSVP, phone Ireland at 360-452-4737 or email shelterprovidersnetwork@gmail.com.
