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Strategies for Engaging Congress: Building a Long Term Relationship With a Congressional Office Hazel L. Weiss, M.A., M.S. Co-chair, National Shelter Plus Care Coalition Housing and Community Development Manager Alameda County Housing and Community Development Department  224 W. Winton Avenue, Room 108, Hayward,  CA 94544 [email_address]   (510) 670-5941  www.acgov.org/cda/hcd   July 13, 2011
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It could look like this: Representative Fortney “Pete” Stark (D) California Advocacy Visit, Washington D.C. February 2003
Or this: Senator Barbara Boxer (D) California Hill Day July 2010
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1.1 Hazel Weiss

  • 1. Strategies for Engaging Congress: Building a Long Term Relationship With a Congressional Office Hazel L. Weiss, M.A., M.S. Co-chair, National Shelter Plus Care Coalition Housing and Community Development Manager Alameda County Housing and Community Development Department 224 W. Winton Avenue, Room 108, Hayward, CA 94544 [email_address] (510) 670-5941 www.acgov.org/cda/hcd July 13, 2011
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