public policy forum
On Wednesday, April 16, at the Tyndall Community Center, there will be a public forum on policies concerning low income and high poverty issues. Cathy Brechtelsbauer, Bread for the World volunteer, is going to speak. There will also be a guest panel to answer questions on these topics. This is really for everyone. There will be free blood pressure screenings from 6 - 7 pm and other information brochures on general health and wellness. There will be a free supper catered by Eric from Sportsmans Rendezvous- we will need a supper count preferably by April 7th. Call Mark at 589-3904 to give him your family’s count. The meeting starts at 7 pm, in case you don’t want to join us for supper.
This is another example of Tyndall Horizons, helped greatly by Kari at SDSU Extension Services, providing an informational forum to raise awareness of this issue. It also shows a community mobilizing to address the issue of the many faces of poverty. The public policy committee has been a leader and instrumental in the organization of this forum-an example of community structural change as we did not have something like this before. It is also a committee that will need to be active in the future, as policies change and information made available.
New members to the committee are welcomed. Come and check it out. Hope to see you at the forum. Do you have concerns about policies now in place that affect the low incomes? Leave a comment here.