Resolutions Pertaining to AB 1228 Gipson
housing: priority for homeless youth
Public postsecondary education: campus
CFWC 013-158 Homeless Families and Their Plight;
GFWC 013-190 Homelessness;
GFWC 013-310 Migrant Worker Families and Transient Youth
CFWC 013-158 HOMELESS FAMILIES AND THEIR PLIGHT
(Convention 1992, Amended 1997,Amended/Affirmed 2001, Amended/Reaffirmed 2006,
Amended 2011)
Whereas,
As there are no easy solutions to homeless families and their plight; and
Whereas, Homeless shelters provide only a temporary solution for the lack of
adequate low-income housing; and
Whereas, The Federal Government's 1987 Stewart B. McKinney Act (The
Homeless Assistance Act) has provided billions of dollars, supplemented by
financial assistance from State,County, City and local and private agencies,
which has been inadequate to solve the homeless plight throughout the
Country, and
Whereas,
Homeless numbers are increasing, therefore
RESOLVED,
THAT THE GFWC CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S
CLUBS GO ON RECORD IN URGING CLUBS TO BECOME MORE INVOLVED BY
FINANCIAL AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR LOCAL SOLUTIONS TO
HOMELESS FAMILIES AND THEIR PLIGHT.
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GFWC 13-190 Homelessness
(formerly “Homeless”; Convention 1989; Reviewed 1993; Amended 1997; Amended 2001;
Amended 2005; Amended 2009; Amended 2013)
WHEREAS, There are increasing numbers of homeless people, including youth, veterans, elderly,
disabled, and families with children; and
WHEREAS, Poverty, lack of affordable housing, unemployment, medical expenses, domestic
violence, incest and sexual abuse, mental illness and addiction disorders are major causes of
homelessness; and
WHEREAS, Food, safe shelter, clothing, medical and mental health services, substance and
physical abuse treatment, education and employment training opportunities are greatly needed
by the homeless; and
WHEREAS, Homeless youth require specialized services to ensure their health, safety,
emotional well-being, and education; therefore
RESOLVED, That the General Federation of Women’s Clubs urges its member clubs to:
Contact local homeless coalitions to identify current needs and services available including
access to public education, mental health care, and substance abuse treatment for the homeless
population in their communities;
Support funding for services for all at risk in the homeless population;
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Contact local homeless assistance providers and inquire how members can support their
efforts;
Support efforts to improve or develop transitional living programs with emphasis on education,
life skills and employment training to enable homeless families and individuals to become selfsufficient members of the community;
Support efforts to develop decent, affordable, and permanent housing to ensure that the cycle
of homelessness is broken.
013-310 Migrant Worker Families and Transient Youth (formerly “Migrant Families and
Transient Youth” Convention 1951; Amended and Reaffirmed 1984; Reaffirmed 1988;
Reviewed 1992; Amended 1996; Reviewed 2000; Reviewed 2003; Amended 2007;
Reviewed 2011)
WHEREAS, The needs relative to housing, health, education and welfare of migrant worker
families and transient youth remain unmet; therefore
RESOLVED, That the General Federation of Women's Clubs urges its member clubs to ascertain
the nature and extent of the problems of migrant worker families and transient youth in their
communities, and to seek and support the appropriate solution.