Category Archives: Children Homelessness

A new day for the homeless authority, maybe, but much more to address before they’re on track again! | Savannah’s homeless authority balances budget, cites new day | Savannahnow.com Mobile

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

Today’s article in the Savannah Morning News comes after the Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless (known as the CSAH & Homeless Authority) Board Meeting held yesterday, Tuesday, 2/19/2013. We were in attendance & are pleased to see this meeting reported … Continue reading →

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Will Savannah end up here too or will the faith community step up & be a part of the solution?: Economic Justice Petition: Stop criminalizing our homeless | Change.org

Posted on July 15, 2012 by

Hopefully we’ll never get to this point! And if we do then yes, petitions on change.org & other remedies must be sought. That should only be a final step after the faith community has a chance to weigh-in though. Don’t … Continue reading →

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Announcement: A series on homeless living in a shelter, please follow: Faces of Homelessness: A Night at the Shelter – Burke, VA Patch

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

This series (from Fairfax, VA) seems worth following! We need to understand the shelter system & match our (Savannah’s) approaches to those of others & do a gap analysis! More is coming with models we’ve found that take the shelter … Continue reading →

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Is this a valid pilot project for the Housing Fund in Savannah? We think YES & want to engage now on this!

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Background information & coverage is voluminous in the media in San Jose & reported here & on our other Facebook posts regarding this breakthrough approach to proving the value of Housing First models to end chronic homelessness! We believe this … Continue reading →

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Great find for our Homelessness Revealed Board: “Finding Grace: The Face of America’s Homeless”

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

Source: findinggracehomeless.org via Marvin on Pinterest This should give us all some visualizations & stories to read that will tear at our heartstrings! Support this effort to share the revelation of what homelessness is for individuals – it’s not just … Continue reading →

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Homelessness Revealed – our collection of thought provoking images launched on Pinterest

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

We saw this image today & posted about it, shared it & got inspired to share more of these images when we find them or you share them with us! If you’d like to comment on them please do so … Continue reading →

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Once again, We appreciate the coverage but… : Savannah families face homelessness | savannahnow.com

Posted on January 8, 2012 by

Savannah families face homelessness | savannahnow.com. This is nothing new! In fact the whole issue of women’s, children’s & family homelessness WAS being addressed back last year when then Executive Director of the Old Savannah City Mission, Rev Jim Lewis, … Continue reading →

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Is this the map for homeless services in Savannah? Who knows the answer & how do we get the best map we can?

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

Anybody seeing this map in Savannah too? What are we doing to change the landscape? Do we need to blow it up & start over? Or find architects & maybe SCAD – The University for Creative Careers & their SCAD … Continue reading →

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Is this what we have come to with Housing for the Homeless?

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

Is this what we have come to? BTW, the boarded up units in Housing projects is questionable & needs research! If the Housing Authorities around the country can’t manage these properties then turn them over to the homeless service providers … Continue reading →

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Is Savannah’s focus on ending chronic homelessness changing too?: City changes it’s homelessness strategy, and no one notices « The Dreamer Propulsion Project

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

City changes it’s homelessness strategy, and no one notices « The Dreamer Propulsion Project. We are likewise promoting this approach to ending chronic homelessness as we call it within our City Council & with our newly elected Mayor, Edna Jackson for … Continue reading →

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