4981258 Public Oversight Notice (Revised/Abbreviated) on "Creation of the Homeless Prevention Program", B20-767, "Dignity for Homeless Families Amendment Act of 2014", and B20-795, "DC General Short-Term Playground Amendment Act of 2014"

Council of the District of Columbia

Committee on Human Services

NOTICE OF PUBLIC OVERSIGHT HEARING

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004                REVISED/ABBREVIATED

 

THE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

JIM GRAHAM, CHAIRMAN

 

ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC OVERSIGHT HEARING ON

“The creation of The Homeless Prevention Program”

 

AND

 

B20-0767, THE “Dignity for Homeless Families Amendment Act of 2014”

 

AND

BILL 20-795, THE “DC General Short-Term Playground Amendment Act of 2014”

 

WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2014 AT 11:00 A.M.

 

ROOM 123

THE JOHN A. WILSON BUILDING

1350 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W.

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004

 

Councilmember Jim Graham, Chairperson of the Committee on Human Services, announces a public oversight hearing on “The Creation of the Homeless Prevention Program”,  Bill 20-767, the “Dignity for Homeless Families Amendment Act of 2014”, and Bill 20-795, the “DC General Short-Term Playground Amendment Act of 2014.  The hearing will be held on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 11:00 a.m., in Room 123 of the John A. Wilson Building.  This revised notice reflects a rescheduled hearing date from June 30, 2014 to July 2, 2014, a change in the room from 500 to 123, and the addition of a topic of oversight.  This hearing notice is also abbreviated to provide timely notice to the public.

 

            The purpose of this hearing is to allow for public comment on the creation of a program within the Department of Human Services to assist families who are at-risk of becoming homeless and consider how this program will relate to the existing TANF Employment Program. 

Bill 20-767 would also amend the Homeless Services Reform Act of 2005 to establish a definition for the term "private room" and to clarify homeless families' rights to access shelter services.  Bill 20-795 would amend the Homeless Services Reform Act of 2005 to require the identification of a public space suitable for a playground for children at DC General Family Shelter. 

 

Those who wish to testify should contact Mr. Malcolm Cameron of the Committee on Human Services by e-mail at [e-mail] or by telephone at [phone] by May 6, 2014.  E-mail contacts to Mr. Cameron should include the residential ward, full name, title, and affiliation -- if applicable -- of the person(s) testifying.  Witnesses should bring 15 copies of their written testimony to the hearing.  Witnesses representing an organization should limit their testimony to five minutes; individual witnesses will have three minutes.    

 

If you are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record.  Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Human Services, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 116, Washington, D.C. 20004, no later than 5:30 p.m., July 14, 2014.