Vice Speaker Terlaje and Sens. Nelson, Lee, Muna, and Torres Unite to Find Solutions to Better Protect Guam’s Children

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (April 12, 2018) – Please be advised that the Committee on Culture & Justice, the Committee on Housing, Utilities, Public Safety, and Homeland Security, the Committee on Innovation and Economic Workforce, and Youth Development along with Senator Mary Camacho Torres and Senator Louise B. Muna will be conducting a Joint Roundtable Discussion on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 beginning at 3:00 p.m. in the Public Hearing Room of I Liheslaturan Guåhan, Guam Congress Building, 163 Chalan Santo Papa Street, Hagåtña.

The committees will discuss the following:
Emergency Shelter and Support Services for Homeless Children:

Discussing strategies and services available to support the Child Protective Agencies and Housing Agencies efforts to prevent the threat of harm to children living without adequate shelter, and to expand emergency shelter and support services.

Representatives from DPHSS, Division of Child Protective Services, GHURA, Guam Housing Corporation, the Guam Homeless Coalition and the Guam Police Department have been invited to participate.

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