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To recognize and commend Mike Tynan on his 12 years with Community Housing Network and many years of service to the cause of ending homelessness.
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WHEREAS, Mike Tynan has been working with Community Housing Network for the past 12 years, most recently serving as Director of Housing Services; and
WHEREAS, founded in 1987, Community Housing Network is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing safe, affordable housing for the homeless, those with disabilities, and other underserved populations in the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, in his work, Mike and Community Housing Network have partnered with such organizations and government entities as Community Shelter Board, Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority, the Franklin County ADAMH Board, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, and the City of Columbus to affect positive change for the homeless population in the Columbus area; and
WHEREAS, Mike had begun his career helping the homeless and other underserved populations long before his position with the Community Housing Network, having worked for Friends of the Homeless, North Central Mental Health Services, and the Columbus AIDS Task Force, as well as having served as a teacher in Columbus City Schools; and
WHEREAS, even on his own time, Mike volunteers to help those in need, having served as a volunteer for the past 10 years with the Columbus Coalition for the Homeless; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council hereby recognizes and commends Mike Tynan on his 12 years with Community Housing Network and his many years of service to the cause of ending homelessness, working to provide dignified places to live for those who need it most.