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Dubuque, Iowa 52002
March 12, 2006
Mayor Roy D. Buol
City Council
City of Dubuque
Dear Mayor Buol and Members of the City Council,
On behalf of the Dubuque Continuum of Care, I am writing regarding a resolution
Alaskan Mayor Mark Begich will introduce at the June 2006 U.s. Conference of
Mayors. The resolution will call for the United States Department of Housing and
Urban Development to expand the current definition of homelessness.
As you know, the Mayor's Annual Survey on Hunger and Homelessness once again
shows that homelessness is continuing to increase, particularly among families. The
members of the Continuum are united by a concern for families and individuals
experiencing homelessness in our community. Homeless families in Dubuque and
surrounding areas are less likely to live on the street or in a shelter, and more likely to
live doubled-up with relatives or in motels. As a result, the majority of homeless
families in our community cannot access HUD funding because these persons are not
considered "homeless" according to HUD's limited definition.
As service providers to the homeless in our community, we are in full support of the
U.S. Conference of Mayors Resolution to expand HUD's definition ofhomelessness
to include people who are sharing the housing of others due to loss of housing,
economic hardship, or similar reasons, and those who are staying in motels because
of the lack of adequate alternative accommodations. We respectfully urge you to join
Mayor Begich in sponsoring the resolution.
We ask to meet with you at your earliest convenience to discuss this matter. Please
feel free to contact me (563-557-8331 x 114) at Project Concern with any questions.
Thank you for your consideration.
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RESOLUTION NO. 137-06
Expanding HUO's Definition of Homelessness: Providing local Flexibility,
Responding to Families, Children, and Youth
Whereas, in no town, city or state in America can an individual or family working
full-time and earning the minimum wage, or receiving assistance under the
Supplemental Security Income or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families programs,
afford a one or two-bedroom apartment at the fair market rental rate established by the
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and
Whereas, in its "Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness in America's
Cities,. the United States Conference of Mayors report that requests for shelter by
families with children went unmet 32 percent of the time in 2005 and 57 percent of
reporting cities stated that homeless families may have to break up in order to find
shelter; and
Whereas, at least 3,500,000 persons in the United States are likely to experience
homelessness during a year, 40 percent of whom are children; and
Whereas, families with children who cannot access shelters cannot consider the
streets an option due to child welfare concerns and therefore stay temporarily with
friends or relatives or in motels, frequently moving between multiple locations; and
Whereas, children and youth in these living situations face serious risks to their
health and well-being, including safety issues and high rates of mobility that disrupt child
development; and
Whereas, families without stable housing face transportation barriers which make
job retention and children's educational continuity difficult; and
Whereas, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
definition of homelessness excludes people who stay temporarily with others and in
motels, thereby denying communities flexibility to address locally assessed needs and
presently vulnerable populations from receiving the housing assistance they need; and
Whereas, other federal definitions of homelessness, such as the education
subtitle of the McKinney-Vento Act and the Violence Against Women Act, are
responsive to families and youth by expressly including people who stay temporarily
with others and in motels.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. That the City of Dubuque does support the United States
Conference of Mayors' request that the United States Department of Housing and
Urban Development include within its definition of homelessness people who are
sharing the housing of others due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar
reasons, and those who are staying in motels because of the lack of adequate
alternative accommodations.
Passed, approved and adopted this 3rd day of April, 2006.
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest:
Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC
City Clerk