This Friday (1/24/14), we’re hosting our third Challenge Detroit  Twitter Discussion! This TweetChat will focus on initiating the conversation on homelessness in Detroit. How do you join the Discussion? Just head over to twitter.com (or use the Twitter app on your smartphone), sign in using your Twitter handle and look up the designated party hash tag (#ChallengeDetroit). Initiating Conversation on Homelessness in Detroit: Friday, January 24, 2014 from 11:30am – 12:30pm We have these Twitter conversations during our challenges in an effort to increase awareness of our work and to encourage productive discussion and idea generation with the community. This Friday our goal is to increase awareness and stakeholder involvement for our current challenge partner COTS, an organization serving the homeless community in Detroit. COTS (The Coalition on Temporary Shelter) exists to alleviate homelessness by providing an array of services that enable people to achieve self-sufficiency and obtain quality affordable housing. COTS also advocates for long-term solutions to the problems of homelessness. Topics for Discussion:

• Dangers and challenges the homeless
• Long-term solutions to the problems of homelessness
• Increase awareness of an organization serving the homeless community
• Connect organizations that help the homeless

These virtual discussions are open to anyone and everyone, so feel free to spread the word and join us! Follow along with us using #ChallengeDetroit from 11:30-12:30pm and be sure to include the hash tag in your tweets to be a part of the chat. Questions? Let us know… In the meantime, we look forward to bringing awareness to this important topic and “tweeting you” Friday!