Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Hunger And Homelessness Awareness Week
KENTUCKY....
First Lady Jane Beshear, joined by 2010 Miss Kentucky Djuan Trent, advocates for the homeless and other state officials, have announced November 14-20, 2010, as Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week in Kentucky. Mrs. Beshear also presented a proclamation signed by Governor Steve Beshear in honor of the week. Trent, whose platform is Homeless Prevention: A Hand Up, Not a Hand Out, has been actively involved with the Kentucky Interagency Council on Homelessness (KICH), the sponsor of the event. “Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is a national campaign to promote efforts to end hunger and homelessness
Every year, the Kentucky Housing Corporation, the state housing finance agency, coordinates the Point-In-Time Count of homeless individuals across the Commonwealth. The 2010 Point-In-Time Count of the Homeless identified 6,623 homeless individuals in Kentucky. The count also found that more than 9,800 individuals, outside of Lexington and Louisville, were precariously housed, meaning they live in substandard housing, with friends or family, or were expecting eviction within seven days.
First Lady Jane Beshear, joined by 2010 Miss Kentucky Djuan Trent, advocates for the homeless and other state officials, have announced November 14-20, 2010, as Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week in Kentucky. Mrs. Beshear also presented a proclamation signed by Governor Steve Beshear in honor of the week. Trent, whose platform is Homeless Prevention: A Hand Up, Not a Hand Out, has been actively involved with the Kentucky Interagency Council on Homelessness (KICH), the sponsor of the event. “Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is a national campaign to promote efforts to end hunger and homelessness
Every year, the Kentucky Housing Corporation, the state housing finance agency, coordinates the Point-In-Time Count of homeless individuals across the Commonwealth. The 2010 Point-In-Time Count of the Homeless identified 6,623 homeless individuals in Kentucky. The count also found that more than 9,800 individuals, outside of Lexington and Louisville, were precariously housed, meaning they live in substandard housing, with friends or family, or were expecting eviction within seven days.
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