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CALEB Meeting Details

11/20/2020

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Next CALEB General Meeting:
Thursday, Dec. 10th, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM EST

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Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckcOCrrT8iGdJVSPyHSROnJ-s2sNuI6eZx

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Task Force Meeting Details

For links to Task Force meetings, email request to info@calebcha.org.
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Application Process Now Open for Bail Fund Manager Position

10/8/2020

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Job Description:
Hamilton County Community Bail Fund Manager
Full-time


Click this link to go to the APPLICATION FORM:
https://forms.gle/v92Nxked1rPFNon76
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Job Summary
The Bail Fund Manager will work primarily out of Bail Fund office for computer and telephone-based work, with trips to Silverdale Detention Facility, Hamilton County Jail and Hamilton County Bonding Office to conduct interviews or to post bonds. Court reminders are to be sent to both defendants as well as their community contacts prior to court dates. This position also entails communication with CALEB members, as well as a small amount of fundraising and public presentation tasks.
 
Salary: $40,000/ yr.
Benefits: Healthcare Savings Account Contributions, IRA
Expected Workweek: 40-45 hours
 
Responsibilities:
  • Identify, interview and communicate with eligible defendants and their community contacts
  • Send court reminders
  • Post bond at bonding office (currently downtown, with plans to be moved to Silverdale Detention Facility)
  • Data Entry and Paperwork Filing
  • Weekly supervisory meetings
  • Compile monthly report for CALEB’s Criminal Justice Task Force
  • Manage volunteers as necessary
  • Public Presentations
  • Fundraising

Qualifications:
  • Commitment to goals of CALEB’s Criminal Justice Task Force: ending money bail, greater pretrial liberty, ending fines and fees, Decarceration (see www.calebcha.org/criminaljustice)
  • Clear understanding of pretrial legal process
  • Clear understanding of the harm of racial and class disparities in the criminal justice system, and fervent commitment to address them through systemic reform
  • Ability to travel between Silverdale Detention Facility and Downtown (vehicle required)
  • Willingness to work flexible hours
  • Great communications and interpersonal skills
  • Proven self-management skills, including time management and workload
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Community Land Trusts 101

8/22/2020

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Recording of a presentation and conversation on community land trusts with Michael Brown, consultant for Burlington Associates.
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Quick and easy tool for Absentee Ballots

7/14/2020

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Recently, a court order in Nashville has opened up the option to vote by mail (via absentee ballot) to every registered voter in the state. To take advantage of this, we want to encourage people across our community to vote safely and securely from home. 

Our partners at CIVIC TN have created a convenient tool to help people quickly and easily (a) check if they are registered to vote and (b) if so, to easily request an absentee ballot request that will be sent directly to their home address. 

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Provided by CivicTN and Powered by CampaignOS.
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CALEB's "District Issues" video series focuses on Education challenges and community perspectives

6/30/2020

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Our Education Task Force has created a series of videos and outreach materials around the upcoming School Board elections, based on three questions:
  • "What are your biggest concerns about education in this time of COVID-19?" here on Facebook and here on Youtube
  • "What issues will be most important for Hamilton County Schools in the coming four years?" here on Facebook and here on Youtube
  • "What do you want to see in the people elected to School Board in August?" here on Facebook and here on Youtube
Please pick your favorite (or all three) and share them widely with your organizations, personally if you use social media or have good email lists you are part of. These videos are part of our first real effort to build up engagements and issue-based campaigns to drive positive change in local elections.

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Tennessee United launches El Pueblo Fund

6/25/2020

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Since the beginning of the shutdown and pandemic response, and throughout the rebuilding after the Easter tornado, Tennessee United has been coordinating dozens of volunteers and public financial support for home repair, rental assistance and essential supplies. Yet in spite of good work being done, the Latinx community remains the hardest hit population for COVID-19. With an extreme rise in confirmed cases we are seeing a corresponding rise in death rates.

The El Pueblo Fund looks to provide a moderate level of direct support to COVID-affected families so they can have the freedom and security to shelter-in-place without fear of economic devastation. Fund donations may also be used to aid families burdened by unexpected funeral expenses.

Disbursement of funds is happening immediately. The fund will allow families to shelter in place at home or a hotel (depending how many people are covid19 positive per household).  Knowing their bills and basic needs will be covered, will allow them to  quarantine safely.  The fund will allow TNU to cover, in addition to rent and bills, basic needs such as diapers, formula, medicine and personal hygiene products.  Having that peace of mind during quarantine is also needed for their mental health. 

While providing these needs TNU also hopes to provide accurate written information in their language, to erase myths that are spreading about covid19, and to eliminate the fear  in our community. 

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CALEB launches Eviction Court Watch program to monitor housing cases

5/28/2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic has already caused massive disruption to our local economy and social systems, but many of the effects are only beginning to be seen. Historic levels of unemployment, business closures, and reduced work hours have left many working families without the resources to pay bills. Many of the hardest hit sectors (hospitality, leisure, retail) already relied heavily on low-wage work, and the coronavirus has only added to financial insecurity. Next week we'll begin to see how this is translating to housing instability.

The Hamilton County Courts suspended hearings for eviction cases (legally termed "detainer actions") in mid-March, but on June 16th those cases will begin to be heard. The massive backlog of cases means that multiple courtrooms will be handling these cases, and other types of civil cases are still suspended until the court catches up. To limit exposure, the courtrooms will hear one docket per hour, with ten cases for each docket.

It is important that the community is aware of the scope and outcome of what could become an evictions crisis that threatens community stability. Yet because General Sessions Civil Court isn't a court of record, the outcomes of these cases aren't publicly catalogued. More than ever, we need to make sure that tenant protections and support are open and available.

Next week, CALEB launches Eviction Court Watch, a volunteer program to monitor hearings and record details that can offer insights into housing instability and the court process. We're looking for community members willing to attend the dockets and record information based on a simple template form. This information can then be compiled together to give us a better understanding housing security, and possible steps to improve it.

This program will run for at least one month, and we will reassess after that.

If you would like to be a court watcher, click the link below:
www.calebcha.org/court-watch


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Eviction & Civil Procedure Training

5/21/2020

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The coronavirus has reportedly left 1 in 10 people in the greater Chattanooga area unemployed, with other industries at risk. Courts have postponed eviction proceedings, but they are set to open up next month under a massive backlog of cases. Our city needs to be aware of the potential scale and danger to community stability that an eviction crisis could have.

This training is meant to provide a starting point to understand how eviction cases work in Hamilton County, and what we should look out for. You can register with the information below:
When: May 27, 2020 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Eastern Time

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqdu2pqDkoE9chh67-jHqhaGUgcvI2HSTI

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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Housing and COVID-19

5/8/2020

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Listen as CALEB's Economic Mobility Co-chair, Austin Sauerbrei of the Chattanooga Area Labor Council, discusses the looming threat of a housing and eviction crisis from COVID-19 and the need for public rent support with Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise CEO, Martina Guilfoil. Scenic Roots is a radio program produced by WUTC.
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TN Faith Leaders call on Gov. Lee

4/23/2020

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Clergy across Tennessee, representing more than 140 congregations and civic organizations, are calling on Gov. Bill Lee to give local governments more freedom to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Chattanooga clergy join statewide call to Gov. Lee to expand coronavirus response

Clergy across Tennessee, representing more than 140 congregations and civic organizations, are calling on Gov. Bill Lee to give local governments more freedom to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Updates
  • About CALEB
    • Member Organizations
    • Affiliations
  • Criminal Justice
    • Task Force Overview
    • End Cash Bail
    • Community Bail Fund
    • Immigration Bond Fund >
      • Donate
  • Economic Mobility
    • Task Force Overview
    • #DevelopWithUs Campaign
    • Eviction Court Watch
    • El Pueblo Fund
  • Education
    • Task Force Overview
    • District Issues Videos
  • Get Involved
  • Donate