Vulnerable Populations Needs Assessment
Community Preparedness Roundtable Discussion
This community partnership initiative invites a cross section of the community to participate in a Community Preparedness Workgroup discussion to generate ideas and information on how to assist communities in becoming more resilient during emergencies and disasters. The goal is to increase the overall number of individuals, families, and communities’ involvement in preparedness actions at home, work, business, school, and places of worship.
National coalition for the homeless
The National Coalition for the Homeless is a national network of people who are currently experiencing or who have experienced homelessness, activists and advocates, community-based and faith-based service providers, and others committed to a single mission: To end and prevent homelessness while ensuring the immediate needs of those experiencing homelessness are met and their civil rights are respected and protected.
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POINT-IN-TIME (PIT) HOMELESS COUNT
Let's Make Everyone Count!
The Point-in-Time (PIT) Count is a count of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness on a single night in January. HUD requires that CoCs conduct an annual count of people experiencing homelessness who are sheltered in emergency shelter, transitional housing, and Safe Havens on a single night.
Point in Time (PIT) Homeless Count Volunteers
Food inSecurity challenges
Strarved: Our food Insecurity Crisis
Starved: Our Food Insecurity Crisis
More than a million people in Pennsylvania are hungry because they cannot afford or do not have access to healthy food. For some, food insecurity is a matter of financial need. But often, entire communities are cut off from proper nutrition because there are no grocery stores nearby. These so-called "food deserts" are not the only challenge. Some neighborhoods have turned into "food swamps" - places dominated by fast-food restaurants. Further, isolation as a result of the coronavirus pandemic has made matters worse.
Dahlia Brown - Resident
This documentary examines food insecurity as a societal problem, identifying the causes and exploring the many ways in which the government, non-profits, farmers and individuals are working to bring nutritious meals to the tables of those who need it.
Hunger Report - Real People - real story
Helene's Story
Helene is currently experiencing housing insecurity, food insecurity and financial stability, all of which were exacerbated by the pandemic and the rising costs of food and other necessities.
Beverly's Story
Beverly relies on disability and monthly support from CAFB nonprofit partner Manna to meet her food needs. Stretching her resources helped her get through quarantine early in the pandemic, but amid rising costs, she is preparing for continued financial challenges.
Shavanah's Story
Shavanah's Story
Shavanah is an undocumented college student working multiple jobs as she goes to school. Living with her mother (an essential worker), and her sister (a server who lost her job in the early days of COVID-19), she has seen firsthand the disparate impacts of the pandemic.