100-Day Rural Challenge has began!

For Immediate Release

The Illinois Office to Prevent and End Homeless along with the South-Central Continuum of Care Eastern Regions (seven counties of Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar and Jasper) have marked April 24^th as day one of the 100-Day Rural Homeless Challenge:

There are 49 families on a waitlist. The goal of this 100-Day Rural Homeless Challenge is to safety and stably house 29 families and the additional 20 families will be supported with connections to behavioral health services in these seven communities.

To make this happen, the community needs to be involved! This means persons with lived experiences (formerly homeless), front line staff from health services, behavioral health services, homeless shelters, service providers, LANDLORDS!!, police, EMT, education, community, city and county, businesses and concerned citizens, can assist in a few different ways:

#1 – Give input – ideas to end homelessness

#2 – Sign a letter of Committee – show others you support the 100-Day Rural Homeless Challenge

#3 -Become a team member – attend weekly Zoom meetings and work on goals.

There are programs available to house these families. These programs vary from deposit and first month rent to rental assistance. Landlords are needed to work with these programs and give clients a place to call home.

To get involved contact:

Team Sponsor: Dana Tell 217-549-9045 or danat@hourhouserecovery.org

Team Leader: Sandy Deters, 217-331-7031 or sandyd@erbainc.org.

Or use the link to enter your contact information at: https://form.jotform.com/231095570420045