In Washington (DC), December 16

U.S. MAYORS TO RELEASE ANNUAL SURVEY OF HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS IN AMERICA'S CITIES

A 29-city survey on the growth of hunger and homelessness in urban America will be released by The U.S. Conference of Mayors on Wednesday, December 16, at 10:00 a.m. in the fourth floor conference room, 1620 Eye Street, NW. A press conference to release this 14th annual survey will be led by Burlington (VT) Mayor Peter A. Clavelle.

The survey describes demand for emergency food and shelter services, the capacity of the cities to respond, the causes of the problem, the characteristics of those seeking help, the unmet need for services, the funding sources for services, and the outlook for the year ahead. The demand for assisted housing and the capacity of cities to respond is also included. The survey report contains both aggregate data and estimates of individual city conditions.

U.S. Conference of Mayors Offices
1620 Eye Street, NW, Fourth Floor, Washington, D.C.

The first edition of Best Practices of Mayors and Their City Governments in Responding to Homelessness is intended to serve as a resource manual for distribution to mayors and other local officials, homeless care providers and anyone interested in developing a coordinated strategy or adopting a continuum of care model to address homelessness.

Some of the cities that have successfully implemented the HUD-initiated Continuum of Care strategy and want to share their findings with other cities include Alexandria (VA), Burlington (VT), Chicago, Kansas City (MO), Louisville, Nashville, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Santa Monica and Seattle.

Contact: Eugene Lowe, (202) 861-7610 or Chip Brown (202) 293-7330.

The United States Conference of Mayors

J. Thomas Cochran, Executive Director
1620 Eye Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006
Telephone (202) 293-7330, FAX (202) 293-2352

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