We have all be actively working on different areas of our project.
Here are our latest updates:
Ø We have continually been looking at articles and other media sources for information that may help and enrich our project. We have included one of the more recent articles that we thought was interesting.
Ø We have continually been looking at articles and other media sources for information that may help and enrich our project. We have included one of the more recent articles that we thought was interesting.
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We have a meeting scheduled with
the Consumer Advisory Board at 4th Street Clinic on December 17th @ 6 pm. And
are hoping to meet individually with a member of the board who seems excited
about our project.
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We have also completed a rough draft of
our needs assessment survey:
RECENT
ARTICLE:
Enfranchising Homeless Clients: A Resource Guide to Voter Registration for Health Care for the Homeless Projects by Lynn A Martin. This article is about empowering homeless people by helping them register to vote and understanding how to use a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to organize voter registration drives.
Enfranchising Homeless Clients: A Resource Guide to Voter Registration for Health Care for the Homeless Projects by Lynn A Martin. This article is about empowering homeless people by helping them register to vote and understanding how to use a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to organize voter registration drives.
Bill Would Expand Voting
Rights for the Homeless by Jen Rini. This article talks about a Delaware Bill
378 that states that an individual has the right to receive necessary identity
documentation for registering and voting. Representative Bolden identified
three categories for the homeless population as: The Working Poor, Individuals
on Disabilities, and Those who have drug and alcohol abuse problems.
After organizing
registration assistance and transportation to polling location for the
transitional and chronically homeless veterans at Freedom Landing, I discussed
with my supervisor or conducting a survey for the residents to gain perspective
on ideas surrounding voting for this population. I will create a survey and
present it to my supervisor and to our macro group for comments and ideas.
ENFRANCHISING HOMELESS
CLIENTS
A Resource Guide to Voter
Registration for Health Care for the Homeless Projects
By Lynn A. Martin
FINDINGS
· This guide is about empowering
homeless people by helping them to register to vote.
· Become familiar with your states’
policies regarding voter registration
· Ex-felons right to vote vary by state
· All non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations
are permitted by law to organize voter registration drives
· Organize a FAQ sheet for homeless
persons who have questions about registration such as eligibility:
o A
citizen of United States
o A
legal resident of your state
o At
least 18 years old by election day
o Not
declared mentally incompetent by a court (check state policy)
o Not
felon/ex-felon (check state policy)
· In most states your home address can
be a geographical description of where you live or spend most of your time. You
may be able to use the address of a friend, family member, or shelter.
· Voter ID requirements (see attached)
· Voter Registration Form
· Sample Cover Letter to Candidate
· Sample questionnaire for candidates
for federal office
BILL WOULD EXPAND VOTING RIGHTS FOR THE HOMELESS
By Jen Rini (6/13/14)
1.
FINDINGS
· House Bill 378 (Delaware) states an
individual has the right to vote, register to vote, and receive documentation
necessary to prove identity for voting without discrimination due to his or her
housing status.
· This bill offers protection from discrimination
while individuals are on the streets and when seeking access to housing,
employment, and temporary shelter
· Rep Bolden said she sees three
categories of homeless:
o The
working poor
o Individuals
on disabilities
o Those
who have drug and alcohol abuse problems
ROUGH DRAFT
OF NEEDS ASSESSMENT:
The purpose of this survey
is to gain a better understanding of citizen concerns about voting and our
community. We appreciate your help.
To preserve your
confidentiality please do not put your name on the survey.
Gender: ____ female ____ male
Age Group: ___ under 18 ___ 18-25 ___ 26-35 ___ 36-55 ___56-65 ___
over 65
Education: ___ high school ___ college ___ graduate school
How long have you lived in the Salt Lake area? _________________
1. What barriers do you face that prevent you from voting?
2. Do you want to vote? If so why or why not?
3. Have you voted in the past? If so what motivated you to vote?
4. As a person who lives in Salt Lake City, please list 3 things
that you feel are the biggest issues or concerns facing this community?
1.
2.
3.
5. What do you think could be done to address these issues?
This is exciting, especially meeting with the Community Advisory Board. I recommend staying in contact with stakeholders over winter break just so they don't forget about you. :) I just have a couple recommendations for your survey. First, you may want to edit the education piece to read something like: (1) Some high school, (2) High school diploma/GED, (3) Some college, (4) Associate's degree... etc. Additionally, you may want to reorder some of your items. For instance, you may want to start off the survey with "As a person who lives in Salt Lake City, please list 3 things that you feel are the biggest issues or concerns facing the homeless community." Then, I recommend moving on to the voting pieces. Additionally, I recommend adding an "Additional Comments" item so folks can add information that may go missing under other questions. Finally, I recommend trying to find Utah-specific stats for the final paper. What is the incidence of homelessness in Utah? Why should the general public care? Keep up the good work.
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