August Site Visit Campaign: Site Visit Sample Agenda
You can work the agenda items into the conversation as the senator/representative tours a
program facility, OR you can do a separate presentation before or after the tour is completed.
Welcome and Introductions
The Problem
• How does (CHRONIC, FAMILY, YOUTH, ETC. HOMELESSNESS) affect your local
community?
• What obstacles to ending (CHRONIC, FAMILY, YOUTH, ETC. HOMELESSNESS) is the
community facing?
The Solution
• How has the community come together to tackle the problem of (CHRONIC, FAMILY,
YOUTH, ETC. HOMELESSNESS)?
• What innovative programs or partnerships do you have?
• What outcomes do you have?
• Provide a perspective from a client/consumer/tenant.
Specific Policy Requests
• “
I hope you will work with your colleagues in Congress to ensure that the final FY 2017
funding bill provides at least $2.487 $ billion (the level in the House T-HUD bill) for HUD’s
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants program. This funding level would provide
enough funding to maintain existing CoC and ESG capacity, while making important
progress toward ending homelessness for families, youth, and people with disabilities.”
• Response/Remarks from the Member
o (You should make sure that the staff has prepared the Member with what to
say. You can suggest what you would like the Member to say).
Closing and Summary