Deborah’s Place Hosts Press Conference for 100,000 Homes Campaign’s Registry Week

On the sunny morning of August 18, 2010, Deborah’s Place hosted a press conference to kick off Chicago’s Registry Week for Common Ground’s 100,000 Homes Campaign– a nationwide effort to place the most vulnerable homeless residents in permanent housing. A crowd of 40 press representatives and other campaign supporters gathered in the courtyard of Deborah’s Place’s Rebecca Johnson Apartments to hear comments from Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, Family and Support Services Commissioner Mary Ellen Caron, Chicago Alliance to End Homelessness CEO Nancy Radner, Deborah’s Place Executive Director Audrey Thomas, and Deborah’s Place tenant Pam Boyd.

Mayor Daley speaks about homelessness in Chicago while officials and Homeless Services providers look on. Click here to view the press release at the City of Chicago’s website.

Deborah’s Place is a proud participant in the 100,000 Homes Campaign, which seeks to locate and house the more vulnerable, longest-term homeless residents through grassroots efforts. Chicago Registry Week will mobilize hundreds of volunteers to create a by-name registry of those who are staying on the streets and in shelters. To learn more about the campaign, visit the City of Chicago’s website and the National 100,000 Homes Campaign website. The Campaign was also featured on ABC 7, NBC Chicago, WGN TV, the Chicago Tribune, and the Chicago Sun-Times.

Deborah’s Place participants, press representatives, supportive housing providers, and other campaign supporters were able to network before and after the presentation.	Mayor Daley speaks with Deborah’s Place COO Kathy Booton-Wilson and Executive Director Audrey Thomas.

Mayor Daley greeted several Deborah’s Place participants at the event. Here, Rebecca Johnson Apartments tenant Ruby Thurman meets Mayor Daley while other participants, staff, and supporters look on.

Deborah’s Place is proud to partner with the Department of Family and Support Services, the Chicago Alliance to End Homelessness, and the Corporation for Supportive Housing, and the Chicago Police Department Crisis Intervention Services team in this important campaign.