Overview of our Committees
Dawn to Dawn has several committees, each of which is a committee of the Board and is directly responsible to the Board.
Residential
The Residential Committee is responsible for day-to-day program operation. This involves locating, securing and preparing housing units, including furnishing and household goods, negotiating with landlords, establishing rental payments and Hydro. The committee processes referrals of potential tenants, assesses intake information, interviews prospective participants, and matches tenants for roommate pairings within units.
Contact: Any Board member ; Residential Support Worker (Contract) — Grant Shilling
Funding
The Funding Committee functions as an advisory group to the Board of Directors and its committees regarding fund raising, including creating proposals, grant applications and other funding requests; the committee also participates in community-based fund raising activities.
Contact: Richard Wilburn
Volunteer Development
The Volunteer Committee recruits, screens, trains and supports volunteers for Dawn to Dawn activities such as fund-raising, or support of programs and committees.
Contact: Rick Brown, Joline Martin
Communications
The Communication Committee, collects, collates and disseminates information in the form of statistics or other reports, articles or news about homelessness or Dawn to Dawn Action on Homelessness activities; the committee also communicates information from the community to Dawn to Dawn and from the Society to the community through letters, press releases or advertisements.
Contact: Michael Bergob
Finance
The Finance Committee, Chaired by Richard Wilburn, is responsible for Dawn to Dawn’s financial policy and associated processes, including creating an annual budget, report on Society finances, prepare annual reports and audits, as well as financial reporting to government, membership and the general public.
Contact: Richard Wilburn
Governance
The Governance Committee reviews Dawn to Dawn’s current governance status and guides the Board through the evaluation of the Society’s current status in this area and proceeds to ensure the necessary structures are in place so the Society will function in an accountable, effective, efficient manner that makes the best use of available resources and is focused on the Society’s goals and objectives.
Contact: Richard Wilburn
Interested in Volunteering?
At this time, we are asking for your help. Our committees need members to work toward accomplishing their goals. If you are willing to help, or if you need more information before deciding, we want to hear from you. Please contact a member of any committee in which you may have interest either to volunteer or for further information about the committees and their activities.