Committee
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Description
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Chair
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Contact Information
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EXECUTIVE
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The Executive Committee is responsible for giving direction and leadership to the Council, setting meeting agendas, and making decisions between regularly stated meetings.
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Cynthia Colbert &
Katie Navine
( Co-Chairs)
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katie.navine@austingoodwill.org
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MEMBERSHIP & GOVERNANCE
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Responsibilities include distributing and collecting membership forms, maintaining an active membership list, determining which members are in “good standing,” ensuring fair representation among voting members, overseeing updates to the bylaws, and recruiting a diverse membership representing a broad spectrum of the community. The Membership Committee shall prepare a slate of officers for election at the August meeting and recommend new members for the Council at least twice a year.
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Susan Eason &
Leah Graham
( Co-Chairs)
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leah@thewrighthouse.org
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ADVOCACY & PUBLIC AWARENESS
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The Advocacy and Public Awareness committee is responsible for the public face of the BNC especially in regard to issue fact sheets, the BNC website, and consistency and accuracy of documents. The Committee will be responsible for the focus of Poverty Awareness Month and also provide leadership for any BNC committee’s public relations. The committee will lead the BNC in identifying legislative priorities and advocacy opportunities as they arise.
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Cynthia Colbert &
Vacant
( Co-Chairs )
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cynthia-colbert@austindiocese.org
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FOOD SECURITY
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The BNC Food Committee consists of member organizations with a food/nutrition focus that collaborate to minimize service delivery gaps and maximize efficient use of resources to strengthen overall community food security.
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David Davenport &
Ronda Rutledge
( Co-chairs)
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HOUSING STABILITY
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To address and respond to the basic needs financial assistance areas that are needed to maintain/obtain housing. To bring together providers in a planning process that are interested in establishing housing stability through sharing information, and discussing gaps, challenges and other related issues, and to explore opportunities to collaborate to improve housing stability success in our community. The funded Best Single Source partners report to this committee.
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Mario Cortez &
Andrea Colunga Bussey
( Co-Chairs)
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mario.cortez@foundcom.org
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