WHITTIER CONSORTIUM ON HOMELESSNESS

The Whittier Consortium on Homelessness is a collaborative network aimed at getting things done. The Consortium is comprised of small groups of activated community members taking the lead as collaborator in key areas representing our Community... Given The Whittier Consortium's bent toward action, the first Consortium meeting ended with an ideas brainstorm by all those in attendance. Concerns and ideas were gathered, and those involved started working toward ideas to address the concerns or further ideas that had in them potential for lasting community connection. Within the first year, some solutions or steps toward solutions have been met through the collective and collaborative effort called the Whittier Consortium on Homelessness, including a first-of-its-kind dental program that launched in July of 2016 that serves some of the homeless with true dental services, and an effort to find a place for emergency bridge housing so that Whittierites who suddenly experience homeless can..

Also known as: Whittier Homeless