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21 <br /> Appendix A <br />Homeless Housing Plan Focus Groups 2024 <br />We are asking you to participate in a focus group to share your thoughts and opinions about homelessness in <br />Kittitas County. A focus group is gathering a group of people together to discuss a topic. It is an opportunity to delve <br />deeper into community issues and gather qualitative data through group discussion and interaction. <br />WHO: We will be asking several people from different sectors of the community about their thoughts and <br />opinions on homelessness in Kittitas County. These sectors include law enforcement, local government, service <br />providers, Central Washington University, community members, and people with lived experience. <br />WHAT: In a focus group, you can answer any questions you want and choose not to answer others if you like. You <br />can stop participating at any time. There are no right or wrong answers. The conversations at the focus group will <br />be recorded and analyzed for common themes. The analysis will be put together into a report, but the information <br />included will not be connected to individual names. <br /> <br />WHERE: HopeSource Annex Training Room <br /> <br />WHEN: The focus group will last 1 hour. Here is the schedule: <br />Law Enforcement/Local Government: Thursday, November 7th, 11am Central <br />Washington University: Friday, November 8th, 11:30am Service Providers: <br />Tuesday, November 5th, 11am <br />Community Members: Thursday, November 7th, 2pm People with <br />Lived Experience: Tuesday, November 5th, 2pm <br /> <br />WHY: The objectives of these focus groups are: <br />1. To gain the perspective of the community about homelessness and related issues <br />2. To inform the development of community priorities for homelessness <br /> <br />HOW: The facilitator will ask all group participants to agree to the following: <br />• Please respect each other’s privacy and do not share what is discussed outside of the focus group. <br />• Please avoid side conversations during the focus group discussion <br />• There are no right or wrong answers, please respect all opinions. <br />• Share yo u r own thoughts <br />• Be succinct in your comments—we have limited time together! <br /> <br />Have questions? Please contact Robin Read, Focus Group Facilitator, at r obinhread@gmail.com or 509-607-1375. <br /> <br /> <br />I understand the information above, and I agree to participate. <br /> <br /> <br />Signature: <br />Name: <br /> <br />Date: