Please speak up!!!

ACTION ALERT - Gov. Budgets Cuts ALL Homeless Funding and Programs

Governor's Scott's proposed budget cuts ALL $6 million in homeless funding!  This includes:

$3,000,000 for Homeless Housing Assistance Grants

$2,031,354 in Challenge Grant

$   345,729 in local homeless coalition staffing grants (Hillsborough gets $12,000)

Florida has at least 57,643 homeless people (2009 numbers).  $6 million is roughly $104 per homeless person - a very small amount.

The budget also includes language that would repeal the authorizing legislation in section 420.622, F.S., for the State Office of Homelessness, the Council on Homelessness, Challenge Grant program, and Homeless Housing Assistance Grant program. If enacted, these homeless initiatives would end on July 1, 2011.

WHAT YOU CAN DO - TAKE ACTION NOW!!!!

Call the Governor's Office and ALL your State Representatives and Senators and let them know you oppose these cuts.

Let them know:

• You care about your homeless neighbors and oppose these cuts - to the funding and repealing the programs
• These cuts will hurt your community by eliminating services and new housing - critically needed to help get homeless families and individuals back on their feet
• The $6 million equals a mere $104 per homeless person in our state
• Share any story you have about someone being helped through these programs.

Share this email with your co-workers, friends and family, Face Book friends and other social media contacts, associates, memberships, volunteers and anyone you know cares about their homeless neighbors. 

HOW TO CONTACT the Governor, Senators and Representatives

Governor Scott's Office - (850) 488-7146 (to send email, go to www.flgov.com, select contact Governor Scott, and then email Governor Scott.)

Know who your State Senator and Representative is but not how to contact them?  Find their contact information in the 2011 Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation directory.

Don't know who your State Senator and Representative is?

To find out who your State Senator is and how to contact them, visit http://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/Find and enter your address.

To find out who your State Representative is and how to contact them, visit http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/representatives.aspx, click on 'find your representative' and enter your address

Please call TODAY and let them know you do not support these cuts!!!