Local group wants to open homeless shelter
KANSASGood evening fans of mediocrity.
Mr. Mediocrity has been quite busy all week, thus the light blogging.
In any case, this (below) sounds like a worthy cause. Think I might check into this, as I haven't been doing any volunteer/mission work for a while.
By Jamie Willey
Parsons Sun
About a dozen people have formed a faith-based group in Parsons that plans to establish a homeless shelter in the city.
The group, which calls itself Safehaven, is non-profit and non-denominational, Melissa Brown of Parsons told city commissioners Tuesday evening.
Brown said Safehaven wants to take people off the streets, but it also wants to reach beyond that. She said the National Coalition for the Homeless expands on the definition of homelessness for rural areas such as Parsons. Homelessness can consist of too many families trying to live in a house not meant for so many people. Brown said Safehaven would work to help those people as well.
Besides providing shelter, Brown said Safehaven plans to take the people it serves to job interviews and inform them of the resources in LabetteCounty that could help them get on their feet.
"We want to be a hand up, and not a handout," Brown said.
Brown said Safehaven was not seeking money from the city, but may do so in the future. Instead, she said the group is looking for support from the city commission and from the community. She said the group could use the prayers of the community as well as volunteers.
Safehaven has no facility in mind yet, but is looking for a two-story house that would allow males and females to be separated.
Commissioner Bob Bartelli said the commission would support Safehaven's plans.
"It sounds like a good thing, and it says something about our community that you care and you want to reach out to those less fortunate," Mayor Tom Shaw said.
Brown said Safehaven would keep the commission abreast of future developments.
Wendy said:
Sounds like a good opportunity, Tracy...
I did some work with habitat for humanity last year, and am planning to do so again this year as I found it quite rewarding...
Yahoo is running an announcement that Kuchinich has dropped out of the presidential race - anyone else heard this?
I did some work with habitat for humanity last year, and am planning to do so again this year as I found it quite rewarding...
Yahoo is running an announcement that Kuchinich has dropped out of the presidential race - anyone else heard this?
Danny said:
Tracy,
This is really pretty cool.
Wendy,
I volunteered for habitat for humanity one year in college, I liked the experience, sadly time has prevented me from pursuing that option again. However, I do continue my other volunteering in tutoring our single parents.
This is really pretty cool.
Wendy,
I volunteered for habitat for humanity one year in college, I liked the experience, sadly time has prevented me from pursuing that option again. However, I do continue my other volunteering in tutoring our single parents.
Tracy said:
I like the fact that they are including some kind of employment placement. My employer(s) also do some things I applaud. They recently hired a young man who is deaf/mute. Seems to be a nice young guy.
After Katrina, we had several refugees who went to work here right away. They also allow some of their employees to spend work time on United Way, Walk For Life, and other similar projects.
After Katrina, we had several refugees who went to work here right away. They also allow some of their employees to spend work time on United Way, Walk For Life, and other similar projects.
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