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To<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Mayor Braun and Abbotsford\u2019s City Council<\/p>\n

From<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>James W. Breckenridge<\/p>\n

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Subject<\/u><\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 INVITATION<\/strong> to the Sunday September 13, 2015 presentation at the \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clearbrook Library of \u201cTHE PRICE OF PROCRASTINATION\u201d <\/strong>2 \u2013 3 PM<\/p>\n

\"Invitation\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Professional organizer, author and speaker Ranka Burzan will demonstrate three simple techniques that will leave participants energized and motivated.<\/p>\n

Given the consequences of continuing the City of Abbotsford\u2019s decade+ policy of procrastination, of choosing not to reduce homelessness, I invite Mayor Braun and city Councillors to join myself and other citizens seeking to overcome inertia and stop procrastinating.<\/p>\n

We know how to reduce homelessness, with results from around the world, including the recent 5 year research study by the Canadian Government<\/a>, providing proof of the effectiveness of Housing First.<\/p>\n

Experience in Abbotsford and around the world provides proof of the actions that fail to reduce homelessness, actions that have allowed homelessness to increase.<\/p>\n

An online toolbox<\/a> provides tools to enable the homeless to remain in housing; rather than recycling repeatedly into housing for a short period before falling out of housing and back into homelessness.<\/p>\n

Why Abbotsford\u2019s mayors and councils have chosen to procrastinate, allowing homelessness to grow, while cities around the world use Housing First to reduce homelessness is not important at this point.<\/p>\n

Given the level of homelessness that exists, the increases occurring in homelessness and the reality of municipal, provincial and federal government finances and budgets……..<\/p>\n

……. basic mathematics makes it clear we do not have the luxury of continuing to procrastinate, but must begin the slow process of reducing the number of homeless \u2013 NOW.<\/p>\n

Or suffer what basic mathematics sets out as the increasingly painful consequences of continued procrastination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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