{"id":6442,"date":"2021-11-10T15:43:51","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T20:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/bayer\/?p=6442"},"modified":"2021-11-10T15:43:51","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T20:43:51","slug":"sen-bayer-rep-carter-work-to-raise-awareness-of-poverty-homelessness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/11\/10\/sen-bayer-rep-carter-work-to-raise-awareness-of-poverty-homelessness\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Bayer, Rep. Carter Work to Raise Awareness of Poverty, Homelessness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LANSING, Mich. (Nov. 10, 2021) \u2014\u202fSen.<strong>\u202fRosemary Bayer\u202f<\/strong>(D\u2013Beverly Hills) and Rep.&nbsp;<strong>Brenda Carter<\/strong>&nbsp;(D\u2013Pontiac) have introduced resolutions in the Michigan Senate and House, respectively, to recognize November 2021 as Poverty and Homelessness Awareness Month in Michigan.<br \/><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/legislature.mi.gov\/doc.aspx?2021-SR-0095\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate Resolution 95<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/legislature.mi.gov\/doc.aspx?2021-HR-0190\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House Resolution 190<\/a>&nbsp;call on Michigan\u2019s elected officials to bring attention to a topic not often discussed, but one that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usich.gov\/homelessness-statistics\/mi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness reported<\/a>&nbsp;affects more than 8,000 Michiganders on any given day.<br \/><br \/>\u201cMichigan children and families have faced significant obstacles these past few years, due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, due to the loss of a home or livelihood, many of our residents find themselves on the brink of homelessness and poverty, leaving those of us in government with the responsibility to act,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Sen. Bayer<\/strong>&nbsp;said. \u201cI hope this resolution spurs the discussions and actions needed to respond to this distressing situation. I stand ready to work with my legislative colleagues in delivering relief and assurance to the people of Michigan.\u201d<br \/><br \/>And, when it comes to Michigan\u2019s student population,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/poverty.umich.edu\/research-funding-opportunities\/data-tools\/child-homelessness-in-michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a report from Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan found<\/a>&nbsp;that in 2015-16 school year, Michigan ranked sixth out of all 50 states for the most homeless students in the nation.<br \/><br \/>\u201cPoverty and homelessness know no gender, no race, no age, no region,\u201d said&nbsp;<strong>Rep. Carter<\/strong>&nbsp;(D-Pontiac), co-chair of the Poverty and Homelessness Caucus. \u201cThey can affect all of us and could happen to any one of us. I\u2019m glad we were all able to come together to bring awareness to poverty and homelessness in Michigan while advocating for policies, resources, and programs to fight against it. This resolution brings us one step closer to ensuring every Michigander has a roof over their heads and food on their tables.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING, Mich. (Nov. 10, 2021) \u2014\u202fSen.\u202fRosemary Bayer\u202f(D\u2013Beverly Hills) and Rep.&nbsp;Brenda Carter&nbsp;(D\u2013Pontiac) have introduced resolutions in the Michigan Senate and House, respectively, to recognize November 2021 as Poverty and Homelessness Awareness [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pr"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.4 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sen. Bayer, Rep. 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