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Overview |
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The Homeless Leadership Network (HLN) is a planning body comprised of elected officials, community leaders and institutional representatives whose purposes are to address homelessness issues in Pinellas County from a policy perspective and generate community support for the Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness in Pinellas County.
The Homeless Leadership Network is the leadership group in the Pinellas homeless services system. The Pinellas County Coalition for the Homeless serves as the operations arm and fiscal agent, and the Coalition staff provides staff support for the HLN. The Homeless Leadership Network and the Pinellas County Coalition for the Homeless are “working together to end homelessness in Pinellas County.”
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Mission
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| The Homeless Leadership Network will work to end homelessness and wil work to ensure implementation of the Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness by providing advocacy, planning, prioritization and accountability for homeless services in Pinellas County. |
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To review the HLN's priorities for 2008-2009, click here.
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Composition
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Organized in March 2006, the HLN consists of 32 members, including representatives of the Pinellas County Government, the Pinellas County School District, the Juvenile Welfare Board, and several local municipalities including the cities of Clearwater, Largo, Pinellas Park, St. Petersburg and Tarpon Springs, each of which have signed an Interlocal Agreement concerning their participation. The membership categories and numbers of members in each are as follows:
- Elected Officials:
Pinellas County Commission: 2
Council of Mayors – 1
City of Clearwater: 2
City of Largo – 2
City of Pinellas Park – 1
City of St. Petersburg: 2
City of Tarpon Springs – 1
School Board of Pinellas County – 1
Juvenile Welfare Board – 1
- Business Community – 2
- Faith Based Community – 1
- Behavioral Health Care Provider – 1
- Pinellas County Coalition for the Homeless – 2
- Law Enforcement – 1
- Consumers (homeless and formerly homeless) – 2
- Health Care – 1
- Corrections/County Jail – 1
- WorkNet Pinellas – 1
- Housing Representatives
Housing Authority – 1
Affordable Housing Developer – 1
- Non-governmental Funder – 1
- Veterans’ Administration – 1
- At Large Seats – 2
- Homeless/Formerly Homeless Consumer – 1
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