<div dir="ltr"><div>I notice they are suggesting the public let HUD know their opinions.</div><div><span><span><span>"We suggest contacting the HUD Field Office in Boise, 800 Park Blvd, Suite 220, Boise, ID 83712, or by phone at (208) 334-1990."</span></span></span></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 1:37 PM, Sunil Ramalingam <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sunilramalingam@hotmail.com" target="_blank">sunilramalingam@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div dir="ltr">This is terrible news. Sojourner's Alliance has done good and valuable work for years. When I was a public defender they were very helpful in helping clients who were homeless. They were always extremely professional, helpful, and kind. <br><br>Sunil<br><br><div><hr>Date: Thu, 5 May 2016 12:03:26 -0700<br>From: <a href="mailto:keim153@gmail.com" target="_blank">keim153@gmail.com</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:anthony@kuoi.org" target="_blank">anthony@kuoi.org</a>; <a href="mailto:arg-news@uidaho.edu" target="_blank">arg-news@uidaho.edu</a>; <a href="mailto:cclohessy@lmtribune.com" target="_blank">cclohessy@lmtribune.com</a>; <a href="mailto:news@dailyevergreen.com" target="_blank">news@dailyevergreen.com</a>; <a href="mailto:jayco43@aol.com" target="_blank">jayco43@aol.com</a>; <a href="mailto:ewilliam@lmtribune.com" target="_blank">ewilliam@lmtribune.com</a>; <a href="mailto:khtr@aol.com" target="_blank">khtr@aol.com</a>; <a href="mailto:jdawson@inlandradio.com" target="_blank">jdawson@inlandradio.com</a>; <a href="mailto:newsroom@idavend.com" target="_blank">newsroom@idavend.com</a>; <a href="mailto:klewnews@klewtv.com" target="_blank">klewnews@klewtv.com</a>; <a href="mailto:info@pullmanradio.com" target="_blank">info@pullmanradio.com</a>; <a href="mailto:lrozen@dnews.com" target="_blank">lrozen@dnews.com</a>; <a href="mailto:leigh@radiofreemoscow.com" target="_blank">leigh@radiofreemoscow.com</a>; <a href="mailto:city@lmtribune.com" target="_blank">city@lmtribune.com</a>; <a href="mailto:nwpr@wsu.edu" target="_blank">nwpr@wsu.edu</a>; <a href="mailto:krlf@lffmtc.org" target="_blank">krlf@lffmtc.org</a>; <a href="mailto:shelby@inlandradio.com" target="_blank">shelby@inlandradio.com</a>; <a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" target="_blank">vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>Subject: [Vision2020] Local Homeless Shelter Loses Funding<div><div class="h5"><br><br><div dir="ltr">
<p style="background:white;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For Immediate Release</span></p>
<p style="background:white;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p style="background:white;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5/5/16</span></p>
<p style="background:white;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p style="background:white;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Contact: Steve
Bonnar, <a href="tel:208-883-3438" target="_blank" value="+12088833438">208-883-3438</a>, <a href="mailto:piratesteve@juno.com" target="_blank">piratesteve@juno.com</a></span></p>
<p style="background:white;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p style="background:white;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Title: Local
Homeless Shelter Loses Funding</span></p>
<p style="background:white;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p style="background:white;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sojourners' Alliance
was informed Monday they will not be receiving the $100,000 Moscow
Transitional Housing Grant that has sustained their operations for the
last 19 years.</span></p>
<p style="background:white;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p style="background:white;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">"I'm just
shocked. Breathless," said Steve Bonnar, Executive Director.
"There had been discussion that HUD was changing their priorities over the
next couple of years. We've been planning for a transition on that
timeframe." The agency now has to begin filling a $100,000 gap by
June 1.</span></p>
<p style="background:white;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p style="background:white;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">"We have plans to
switch to the newly preferred HUD model," said Bonnar. They can't do
it with thirty days notice. "We need a chance to catch our
breath."</span></p>
<p style="background:white;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p style="background:white;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Latah County
Commissioner Tom Lamar is deeply concerned. "People aren't aware of
the breadth of services they offer. They have programs for homelessness,
mental health, addictions..." Sojourners' Alliance provides shelters for
men, women and families. </span><b><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Based on funding availability,
Sojourners' Alliance has provided rental and utility assistance to those in
crisis.</span></b></p>
<p style="background:white;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p style="background:white;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">"I've pulled together representatives
from the county, hospital and other concerned parties to help them fill the
funding gap. If we don't succeed thirty of Latah counties most
fragile residents could be homeless as early as June 1."</span></p>
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