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To honor and recognize Barbara Poppe for her dedicated service to the citizens of Columbus and congratulate her on her appointment as Executive Director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.
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WHEREAS, Barbara Poppe began her mission to end homelessness in Columbus and Franklin County more than 20 years ago; and
WHEREAS, From 1990 to 1995, Barbara Poppe served as the Executive Director of Friends of the Homeless, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, In October 1995, Barbara Poppe was named the Executive Director of the Community Shelter Board, a nationally recognized non-profit organization that creates collaborations, innovates solutions and invests in quality programs to end homelessness in our community; and
WHEREAS, Each year, the Community Shelter Board allocates over $12 million in funding for homelessness prevention initiatives, emergency shelters, housing services, and supportive housing helping over 7,500 people each year; and
WHEREAS, Barbara Poppe was instrumental in securing a $3.3 million federal grant to fund the Rebuilding Lives PACT Team Initiative (RLPTI), a nationally recognized program to combat homelessness; and
WHEREAS, Barbara Poppe has been honored and recognized by many organizations including the National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Alliance to End Homelessness for her outstanding efforts in Columbus and Franklin County; and
WHEREAS, Barbara Poppe is active in the Columbus community and continues to serve as a board member and advisory group member of many organizations including the National Alliance to End Homelessness, the Independent Housing Committee of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, and the national organizing committee of the Corporation for Supportive Housing; and
WHEREAS, In 2007, Governor Strickland appointed Barbara Poppe to the Ohio Interagency Council on Homelessness and Affordable Housing; and
WHEREAS, Barbara Poppe has recen...
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