Dear allies,
We are excited to announce that through the advocacy efforts
of Time for Change Foundation’s Homeless Leadership Empowerment Project
(H.E.L.P.), the Housing Authority of San Bernardino County (HASBC) has enacted
policy and created procedures that grant housing eligibility to people with
past felony convictions. This both protects and enhances public safety, while
giving people deserving of a second chance, a fair and equal opportunity to
housing (in accordance to standards set by the President and Secretary of the
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development).
A key component in the success of the H.E.L.P. was taking
homeless individuals and training them to be the solution to the problem. By
learning how to stand up and speak out for themselves, they were able to
advocate on their own behalf and successfully change the status quo.
We congratulate the Homeless Empowerment Leadership Project
(H.E.L.P.), who did the footwork and research throughout United States, that
did in dual purpose meet the needs of individuals in ensuring public safety for
public housing.
It’s a great day in the County of San Bernardino when you
have nonprofits working with government agencies to meet the needs of individuals.
This is one more testament of the great proactiveness that this county and nonprofits
have demonstrated over the past couple of years. We're excited that the
Secretary of HUD, under his guise and leadership, made it publicly known that it
is okay for the HASBC to allow people with past felony convictions to move back
in with their families and reunite them, keeping them whole for people who have
turned a new leaf in their life and have become law abiding citizens.
Sincerely,
Time for Change Foundation
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