Homeless Survey

Focus Groups 2009
Sponsored by The Coalition to End Homelessness
Room 192 at BPHI

- MARK YOUR CALENDARS -

Providers serving Homeless Individuals 3/12/09 9:00 - Noon
Providers serving Homeless Families 3/12/09 1:00 – 4:00

Consumers – Homeless Families 3/13/09 9:00 – Noon
Consumers – Homeless Individuals 3/13/09 1:00 – 4:00


Questions for Providers:

1. What are your thoughts regarding the existing services available in this county?
2. What is your agency’s greatest un-met need in serving clients?
3. What kind of program do you envision being the most effective in assisting homeless (individuals/families) becoming self-sufficient?
4. How can we do a better job of reaching out to people who are resisting treatment or rehabilitation?
5. What do your consider to be the primary causes of individual/family homelessness?
6. What are the reasons some clients do not succeed?
7. How do you believe the problem of homelessness in Broward County can be solved? How?
8. What specific things can be done to educate the general public to be more accepting of shelters and other programs that help the homeless?
9. What factors in the community (socio/economic) contribute to homelessness and what can we do about it?
10. Have you noticed that more of your clients are victims of violence while on the streets? If so, what can we do collectively to remedy the situation?
11. What are the greatest barriers faced by your agency in serving the homeless?
12. Are you or your agency involved in any Advocacy efforts to address the root causes of homelessness? Please explain.
13. What Advocacy issues do you see as being most important right now in terms of helping homeless people?
14. Have you noticed any emerging trends that you think the Governor’s Office needs to be aware of?
15. If you had a private audience with the Governor to discuss homeless issues, needs, and solutions what would you tell him?


Homeless Individuals and Families

1. As someone who has experienced homelessness, what do you consider to be the greatest un-met need of someone on the streets?
2. What do you think homeless families/individuals need most?
3. What types of programs and services do you think are missing for the homeless in Broward?
4. What types of programs and services do you think are most effective?
5. What do you think are the major causes of homelessness?
6. Are mental health/substance abuse issues being address appropriately?
7. What information would you like your elected officials to know about homelessness?
8. What are your thoughts regarding the existing services currently available in our community for homeless people?
9. How do you think homelessness can be solved/ended?
10. How can we do a better job of reaching out to people who are resisting treatment?
11. Have you noticed that there is more violence towards homeless people, and if so, how do you suggest that we remedy the situation?
12. Is homelessness an economic problem or an individual problem?
13. If you had a private audience with the Governor to discuss homeless issues, needs, and solutions what would you tell him?