RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LEAD AGENCY
THE LEAD AGENCY: MY DOG IS MY HOME
My Dog is My Home's mission is to increase access to shelter and housing for people experiencing homelessness with companion animals. By securing their ability to maintain their most important relationships and find adequate shelter, we ensure every family’s right to build a home.
By using a capacity building approach, we promote the creation of systematic, macro-level responses to homelessness and animal companionship.
Go to My Dog is My Home's website.
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Provide program evaluation services for member organizations, developing individualized assessments and recommendations.
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Facilitate necessary procedures for sound research, including research design, providing research incentives, obtaining IRB approval, etc. as well as serving as main manuscript writer for research published with data collected within the Collaborative.
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Maintain an online platform for collaboration, accessible to Collaborative members.
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Communicate regularly with members regarding Collaborative progress.
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Identify and resolve member concerns.
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Facilitate evaluation and assessment of the Collaborative outcomes and process.
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Identify and develop external activities to support the Collaborative, including activities for the purposes of promotion, fundraising, grant writing, member recruitment, sponsor recruitment, academic support, publications, etc.