Hope With Love

HOPEONESOURCE'S (HOS) MISSION IS TO HELP PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS IN THE GREATER METROPOLITAN DC REGION BY EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY INCREASING AWARENESS OF AND ACCESS TO AVAILABLE HOUSING SERVICES, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND CAREER SERVICES AMONGST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS THROUGH THE USE OF OUR GEOLOCATED TEXT MESSAGE PLATFORM. THIS CONTINUATION APPLICATION VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE CNCS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES FOCUS AREAS. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO BUILD CAPACITY AND LEVERAGE RESOURCES. SPECIFICALLY, AT LEAST 200 ORGANIZATIONS WILL REPORT THAT HOS HAS INCREASED THEIR CAPACITY TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT, AND AT LEAST 120 VETERANS WILL EXPRESS IMPROVED ACCESS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE GOALS ARE OUTLINED FOR YEAR 3 ONLY. COMPREHENSIVE DATA WILL CONTINUALLY BE TRACKED AND EVALUATED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO INFORM GOALS. SIX VISTA MEMBERS (NO MORE THAN FOUR AT ONCE) ARE REQUESTED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS EXPANDING COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT OF THE EFFORT WITHIN THE ENTIRE DC METROPOLITAN REGION BY EXPANDING AND STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS, INTEGRATING INTO COMMUNITY SYSTEMS, FURTHER DEVELOPING AND REFINING COMMUNICATION CHANNELS, EXPANDING THE POOL OF VOLUNTEERS, AND ENHANCING PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT YEAR.