R.O.O.F. meeting

Several members of Roofs Over Our Families meet Tuesday to discuss the rights and remedies of the federal Fair Housing Act and to plan for the National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week in mid-November. They are from left, Jennifer Sinclair, key speaker addressing the housing act, staff attorney, Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services; Renee Gindlesperger, shelter manager, Next Step Center; Amanda Allen, homeless assistance case manager, Community Action Partnership for Somerset County, Tableland Services Inc.; Danielle Wismer-Bowers, coordinator of Welfare E&T Programs, Tableland; Lladel Lichty, community relationship manager, United Way of the Laurel Highlands; Nicole Thomas, regional coordinator, Southwestern Pennsylvania Food Security Partnership; Rachael Leister, community outreach educator, Somerset Tapestry of Health; and Howard Ermin, regional housing coordinator, The Self Determination Housing Project.

October 16, 2012