Mayor Buddy Dyer to Engage and Assist
Homeless in Downtown Orlando

WHAT:
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer will hit the streets of Downtown to work side-by-side with an outreach coordinator from the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness to engage homeless individuals in an effort to refer them to local services that can assist them in acquiring ID, medical care and transitional housing.

Since the outreach coordinator has been on board with the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness, he has assisted approximately 400 homeless individuals and placed 25 of them into housing.

WHY:
An important part of helping the homeless is to get them linked up with services that empower them to have a better quality of life. The ultimate goal of these outreach efforts is to assist individuals overcome the barriers they face in their journey from homelessness to permanent housing.

WHEN:
Thursday, September 8, 2011
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

WHERE:
Orlando City Hall Plaza (Downtown outreach begins here*)
400 South Orange Avenue

* The Mayor will begin this work-along at City Hall Plaza and walk up and down the major thoroughfares of Orange Avenue and Central Boulevard. The walking tour will begin at Orlando City Hall Plaza and continue down Orange Avenue, down Central Boulevard and around Lake Eola if time permits.

CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMISSION ON HOMELESSNESS:
The mission of the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness is to continually assess and address the economic and social impact of homelessness on communities within Orange, Seminole and Osceola counties and the City of Orlando in the furtherance of its goal to end homelessness in the region within ten years. For more information, visit: cfhomelesscommission.org.

ORLANDO MAYOR DYER’S WORK-ALONGS:
As part of his Strengthen Orlando plan, Mayor Dyer has transitioned his series of work-alongs to focus primarily on community service. Through leading by example, Mayor Dyer encourages citizens to get involved and continually give back to their community.

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