[OPIRG-EVENTS] VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

["Sherrie Tingley" <stingley@cnwl.igs.net>]

BECOME PART OF THE SOLUTION

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION EARLY INTERVENTION PROJECT

There are over 350 households in the Ottawa-Carleton region being served
with eviction notices each month.  More then 140 of these households lose
their housing without ever going to a hearing or contacting the community
resources that can help them keep their housing. With Ottawa having one of
the lowest vacancy rate in the country it is important to support people to
keep their housing.

The Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation(CERA) runs an innovative
homelessness prevention project where tenants who have been served with an
eviction application are contacted and informed of their rights and the
options to challenge their eviction. To dispute the notice of eviction
tenants have only five days to respond in writing to the Tribunal. Tenants
are also  referred to appropriate community agencies if they need a number
of specific services.


Volunteers are needed to make some of these initial contacts with people
facing eviction by phone on Thursday evenings. Volunteers play a crucial
role in the success of the program.  Volunteers will be provided with
training and resource materials, but should have the following
qualifications:

  ~ Comfortable dealing with people who are experiencing stressful
situations.

 ~ Able to commit to at least 12 "telephone shifts" over the course of the
year and one training session to be held on Wednesday, October 2nd.

We particularly welcome people who have experience living on a low-income
and people who have faced eviction or homelessness. Fluency in languages
other than English would be an asset, particularly French.


Please call Sherrie Tingley at 789-2228 for more information. You can also
respond by e-mail to mailto:stingley@equalityrights.org

We also require volunteers at other times to assist with data entry,
envelope stuffing and general office tasks.

For more information about CERA visit:

http://www.equalityrights.org/cera




Sherrie Tingley
Program Co-ordinator
Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation
1066 Somerset Street West, Suite 302,
Ottawa, ON   K1Y 4T3
Tel:613-789-2228  Fax: 613-241-4657
Mailto:stingley@equalityrights.org
http://www.equalityrights.org/cera

Sherrie Tingley
Program Co-ordinator
Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation
1066 Somerset Street West, Suite 302,
Ottawa, ON   K1Y 4T3
Tel:613-789-2228  Fax: 613-241-4657
Mailto:stingley@equalityrights.org
http://www.equalityrights.org/cera




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