Mayors Examine Issues Associated with Hunger, Homelessness in 27 Cities

December 17, 2010

The U.S. Conference of Mayors to Release 2010 Hunger and Homelessness Survey
SURVEY RESULTS ANNOUNCED ON A CONFERENCE CALL
Tuesday, December 21 – 11:00 am

Washington, D.C. – December 17, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — In the midst of a struggling national economy, The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) will release results of its 2010 Hunger and Homelessness Report on Tuesday, December 21 at 11:00 a.m. during a CONFERENCE CALL featuring several mayors from around the country. In light of cash strapped local budgets and travel bans, the USCM is hosting a conference call instead of having mayors travel to Washington, D.C.

The survey will include results from 27 of America’s major cities (listed below) that highlight the impact of hunger and homelessness in metropolitan centers in the United States. For the past 23 years, The Conference of Mayors has reported on the status of hunger and homelessness in our nation’s cities, as well as the programs offered by many cities to help people in need of food, shelter and emergency assistance

WHO: Burnsville, MN Mayor Elizabeth Kautz, USCM President
Asheville, NC Mayor Terry Bellamy, USCM Hunger and Homelessness Task Force Chair
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan
U.S. Agriculture Under Secretary Kevin Concannon
Tom Cochran, USCM CEO & Executive Director

WHAT: CONFERENCE CALL to release results of the 2010 HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS REPORT

WHEN: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.

WHERE: Call-In Number: 800-500-0920 | Passcode: 1546991

PARTICIPATING CITIES (27):

Asheville, NC
Boston, MA
Charleston, SC
Charlotte, NC
Chicago, IL
Cleveland, OH
Dallas, TX
Denver, CO
Des Moines, IA
Gastonia, NC
Kansas City, MO
Los Angeles, CA
Louisville, KY
Minneapolis, MN
Nashville, TN
Norfolk, VA
Philadelphia, PA
Phoenix, AZ
Portland, OR
Providence, RI
St. Paul, MN
Sacramento, CA
Salt Lake City, UT
San Antonio, TX
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
Trenton, NJ

The U.S. Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more. There are 1,139 such cities in the country today, each represented in the Conference by its chief elected official, the Mayor.

Contact:
Elena Temple
202-861-6719 ()