“HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION”: ADULT STUDY AT ORANGE GROVE QUAKER MEETING, MAY 30, 2021 at 10 am.
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One of the best ways to address homelessness is to prevent it from happening in the first place. With the eviction moratorium scheduled to end on June 30, thousands of families may face the prospect of eviction if they don’t receive rental assistance. Other families are confronting extraordinary emergencies, like job loss or car repair expenses, and need short-term assistance to pay their rent. Our speakers represent two organizations in our city that are providing rental assistance to low-income renters to help keep them housed. John Bowlin, Community Care Coordinator of Lake Avenue Church, will describe their program and how it impacts families in his church and the wider community. Ryan Greer, the Eviction Prevention & Rental Assistance Program Director for Friends In Deed, will discuss how his organization helps at-risk families and individuals remain housed, or move in to new housing, without having to move through the homeless management systems currently in place within Pasadena and the greater San Gabriel Valley. By providing short-term assistance to those who already have sustainable housing but are in danger of losing it, Friends Indeed able to lessen the burden on other social service sectors while helping families avoid the stress and trauma that often comes with experiencing homelessness.
Ryan Greer a Pasadena resident with a background in nonprofit management and community development work that has taken him across the globe. He is passionate about peacemaking and community resiliency, and is always looking for new ways to learn and improve.
John Bowlin is an Oklahoma native who served the Pasadena Community for 14 years as a community leader/church leader/mentor.
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