In This Weekly Update
- Covenant House Approach Is Ineffective
- CH Application Will Be Reviewed by the DRC - Thu Apr 10 @ 10am
- Keep Writing to the Commissioners
- Upcoming Public Meeting Dates
Covenant House Approach Is Ineffective
In 2024, Covenant House published its Fiscal Year 2024 Impact Report Fort Lauderdale, which contains data that summarizes how its program performed for that year. But - by its own admission - its approach doesn't yield much in the way of results.
Covenant House says its mission is to solve the problems of homelessness, and its Impact Report says that it reached 642 people. However:
- Only 51 (8%) of those people were moved to stable housing.
- Only 116 (18%) of those people gained or maintained employment.
And - despite assurances to the contrary at the Oct 1 neighborhood participation meeting - they accepted 108 drop-ins at their Fort Lauderdale location in 2024.
So, according their own impact report, the vast majority of people served by Covenant House leave the shelter without a home and without a job.
CH Application Will Be Reviewed by the DRC on Thu Apr 10 @ 10am
The Covenant House project is on the agenda for the Development Review Committee meeting this week. The developer will present its updated site plan, and the DRC will decide if it satisfies the requirements of our code of ordinances or not. The beginning of the meeting is open for public comments.
- Thu Apr 10 @ 10:00am
Municipal Building, 5399 N Dixie Hwy, Oakland Park
EOC Conference Room
The agenda and application are available online:
Please Keep Writing to Your Commissioners
Your letter-writing campaign is an extremely effective way to be heard directly by the decision-makers: our five elected city commissioners. Please take a minute or two to write - even a simple message of just a few lines lets them know that you can about the effect this project will have on our community.
If you need help, click here for a letter template to get you started.
- Mayor Tim Lonergan
954-683-2658 - timl@oaklandparkfl.gov - Vice Mayor Steve Arnst
954-943-2055 - stevena@oaklandparkfl.gov - Commissioner Aisha Gordon
954-397-1921 - aisha.gordon@oaklandparkfl.gov - Commissioner Letitia Newbold
954-605-4634 - letitia.newbold@oaklandparkfl.gov - Commissioner Fitz Budhoo
954-493-4013 - fitz.budhoo@oaklandparkfl.gov
Upcoming Public Meeting Dates
We will let you know as soon as we know if the Covenant House application will be included in a meeting's agenda. Agendas are published 7 days in advance of the meeting.
- Thu Apr 24 - Development Review Committee
- Wed May 7 - City Commission
- Mon May 12 - Planning & Zoning Board (likely vote)
- Wed May 21 - City Commission (likely vote)
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