Updates from the Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness
From Don Fornoff, Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness: The Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness has been concentrating on advocacy for the past month, and now we’re in the home stretch…
Updates from the Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness
From Don Fornoff, Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness: As I write this piece on Tuesday, I am scanning the Washington State House and Senate for updates on the calendar. This…
Updates from the Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness
From Don Fornoff, Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness: The news from Olympia is mixed. HB 2114 has moved forward into House Rules, where it needs approval to be sent to…
Updates from the Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness
From Don Fornoff, Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness: Dear Ones, The Washington State Legislature is today (January 31) moving on current bills in which we have an interest. We won’t…
Updates from the Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness
From Don Fornoff, Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness: I recently read a piece written by Steven Lawler, director of the Walker Leadership Institute, which outlined the complexity of dealing with…
Updates from the Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness
From Don Fornoff, Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness: So, our wonderful season of Christmas and Epiphany is over. What season is it now? Snow and wind and rain are predicted…
Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness: Advocacy in Olympia
From Don Fornoff, Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness: The Washington State Legislature will begin meeting for a 60-day session on January 8, 2024. The Task Force is encouraging all who…
The Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness: A Christmas Thought
From Don Fornoff, The Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness A friend recently sent me a card with a note about her thoughts on the day. She wrote, ‘Do not be…
Bishop’s Homelessness Task Force: A Few Thoughts for You
From Don Fornoff, The Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness: Many thanks to those who stopped by the Task Force presentation and booth at Convene. Thanks to Tina Polf, Jean Swift,…
The Purpose of the Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness
From Don Fornoff, Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness: The Task Force has been working as a group since November 2018 to ensure that the churches of the Diocese of Olympia…