tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71269810420945733832024-03-05T10:25:32.648-05:00Michigan Itinerant Shelter System Interdependent Out of NecessityCollaboration. Ownership. Citizenship. Self-Governance. Interdependence. Transformation.MISSION and Camp Take Notice Ann Arborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16726104066800141210noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-85281536223532154422010-09-16T08:15:00.001-04:002010-09-16T08:16:03.797-04:00City adopts new rules for homeless in parks<a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/las-vegas-adopts-new-rules-for-homeless-in-city-parks-102984514.html?ref=514">http://www.lvrj.com/news/las-vegas-adopts-new-rules-for-homeless-in-city-parks-102984514.html?ref=514</a><br /><br />Well wha'da ya know about that? A point for the homeless............Erika McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03788334924950362253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-28291214873392897612010-09-09T09:20:00.001-04:002010-09-09T09:23:32.246-04:00Grand Haven, LOVE INC<a href="http://www.grandhaventribune.com/paid/298166153514548.bsp">http://www.grandhaventribune.com/paid/298166153514548.bsp</a><br /><br />Does any of this sound familiar?Erika McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03788334924950362253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-64535489443488137882010-09-09T09:13:00.001-04:002010-09-09T09:20:22.630-04:00Florida Homeless Camping<a href="http://americancityandcounty.com/admin/homeless-camping-ordinance-20100908/">http://americancityandcounty.com/admin/homeless-camping-ordinance-20100908/</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.theledger.com/article/20100907/NEWS/9075040/1134?p=2&tc=pg">http://www.theledger.com/article/20100907/NEWS/9075040/1134?p=2&tc=pg</a><br /><br />Lakeland, Florida restricts homeless camping.Erika McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03788334924950362253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-34209453292261140302010-08-30T13:14:00.002-04:002010-08-30T13:25:12.721-04:00Tent Community Evicted by CityHere is a tent city that is being evicted by the city they live in. The camp is on notice that they must leave by October 11. The city has no plan in place for the people in the camp, except that the police will store the possessions of the residents for 90 days. So there is a plan for the things but not the people. <a href="http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2010/08/27/1545769/homeless-ponder-move-as-their.html">http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2010/08/27/1545769/homeless-ponder-move-as-their.html</a>Erika McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03788334924950362253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-48648937481986151642010-08-14T12:57:00.002-04:002010-08-14T12:57:57.223-04:00A blog analyzing the history and modern incarnation of the tent city<a href="http://tentcityurbanism.blogspot.com/">http://tentcityurbanism.blogspot.com/</a>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14974889514016913318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-2970931277170804612010-07-29T16:23:00.001-04:002010-07-29T16:23:55.279-04:00PORT SoccerPORT Soccer team goes to Washington DC. <a href="http://www.annarbor.com/sports/ann-arbors-street-soccer-program-offers-support-on-and-off-the-field/">http://www.annarbor.com/sports/ann-arbors-street-soccer-program-offers-support-on-and-off-the-field/</a>Erika McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03788334924950362253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-8206435877206011152010-07-27T18:13:00.002-04:002010-07-27T18:16:06.809-04:00Protest in OrlandoOver 100 people protested in from of city hall in Orlando Monday against the city ban on feeding the homeless. This is one of the many cities that now either have or are contemplating an ordinance against feeding the homeless.<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-orlando-homeless-feeding-protest-20100726,0,3255933.story">http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-orlando-homeless-feeding-protest-20100726,0,3255933.story</a>Erika McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03788334924950362253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-84401031278655312242010-07-22T08:39:00.002-04:002010-07-22T08:41:52.662-04:00Overcoming Hurdles to JobsExample of a community internalizing and sharing responsibility ... putting the front yard in the back yard.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/07/22/news/doc4c47c2e99c4bc812072939.txt">Job fair for those who'd been in jail or without a home.</a>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14974889514016913318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-79888048973695266542010-07-06T10:01:00.002-04:002010-07-06T10:04:01.270-04:00Collaboration and Integration with the Neighborhood Yields Positive ResultsThe shelter in this story operates under the premise of YIMBY (rather than NIMBY). <br /><br />This is similar to the neighborhood education program developed by Jeffrey Canada in Harlem, which helped parents to take better care of their children and end generational poverty.<br /><br />http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_15445101bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14974889514016913318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-957960098405093912010-07-03T10:22:00.000-04:002010-07-03T10:23:50.623-04:00National Coalitional for the Homeless release new reportThis new study is focused on the laws and restriction that local governments placed on food providers to the homeless. These are the restrictions that make it a criminal act to help the homeless. <a href="http://www.nationalhomeless.org/publications/foodsharing/pr_2010.html">http://www.nationalhomeless.org/publications/foodsharing/pr_2010.html</a>Erika McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03788334924950362253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-44597801213657186612010-07-02T10:24:00.002-04:002010-07-02T10:29:50.371-04:00From the top of the idea(money)-chainTent cities might be better understood by the national public within five years, given the work by students and the NCH to study and document their history and resurgence. Until then, they may continue to operate as small start-ups, using -- almost solely -- local money. <br /><br />On the other side of the food chain, the Fed will hopefully take care of the other need: more permanent housing:<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/22/AR2010062204040.html"> Administration broadens effort to fight homelessness</a>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14974889514016913318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-28492395418949946672010-07-02T10:13:00.005-04:002010-07-02T10:20:30.847-04:00Re-Connecting, Right in our Backyard(s)Step-by-step re-connection with the local community:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/30/homeless-world-cup-inspir_n_630407.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/30/homeless-world-cup-inspir_n_630407.html</a>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14974889514016913318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-78074479377044878162010-06-01T15:25:00.000-04:002010-06-01T16:19:53.265-04:00Businessman in Tennessee gives land to homeless for tent communityThe recent floods in Tennessee displaced the Tent City which was an encampment for homeless. Since the flood last month the camp has been in search of a new place for the camp. A local businessman leased 120 acres to several churches in the area. The camp is helping about 30 residents. However, it would seem that this situation has caused the usual fair of ire from the neighborhood. Nearby residents are unhappy because they were not asked if it was OK with them that the tent community moved to the area. Rather strange as this writer does not usually ask her neighbors what may or may not be done on her property. A city council member is even reported to say that the community should have been consulted before the camp moved into the area. The health department was also it seems called in this case and came out to inspect the camp. The health inspectors said that a camp ground was allowed in the area under the zoning codes. The camp is the subject of a public meeting on June 3rd.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=12563355">http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=12563355</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.wsmv.com/news/23715115/detail.html">http://www.wsmv.com/news/23715115/detail.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=12557270">http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=12557270</a>MISSION and Camp Take Notice Ann Arborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16726104066800141210noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-91675027806928557522010-05-25T19:30:00.001-04:002010-05-25T19:33:49.110-04:00Health Care for the HomelessHomeless are less likely to receive basic health care a new study shows. According to poll results analyzed by researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program that homeless have a substantial inability to get the health care that they need.<br /><br />Lack of health insurance or money to pay were the reasons most frequently associated with lack of care, followed by insufficient food, vision problems, and having been in foster care when young.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/639182.html">http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/639182.html</a><br /><br />Boston has a Healthcare Program that is specifically aimed helping the homeless receive proper health care.<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.bhchp.org/">http://www.bhchp.org/</a>MISSION and Camp Take Notice Ann Arborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16726104066800141210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-67793906264956001972010-05-25T18:50:00.000-04:002010-05-25T18:51:13.907-04:00California Homeless BlogA California Blog devoted to homelessness and poverty. This is something that everyone interested in these issues might want to take a look at from time-to-time to see what is happening.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.povertyinsights.org/category/news-policies-trends/">http://www.povertyinsights.org/category/news-policies-trends/</a><br /> <a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-37705-LA-Homelessness-Examiner~y2010m5d23-Los-Angeles-homeless-blog-transforms-into-an-online-poverty-site">http://www.examiner.com/x-37705-LA-Homelessness-Examiner~y2010m5d23-Los-Angeles-homeless-blog-transforms-into-an-online-poverty-site</a>MISSION and Camp Take Notice Ann Arborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16726104066800141210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-40237699931768132172010-05-25T18:37:00.003-04:002010-05-25T18:51:47.699-04:00Quote of the Day"Some people want a homeless life. "Some people, they really do." Mayor Liionel Rivera<br /><br />So please Mayor Rivera tell us how you really feel.<br /><br />This is the Mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado.<br /><br />This city has just said no to about $43 million in federal assitance about the city refused to raise taxes in any way, causes the city to sut fire, police, and social services to the city.<br /><br />The local governments response was that they did not want to add to the federal deficit. How fiscally responsible of them----being that $43 million is just a drop in the great ocean of things that are adding to the federal deficit.<br /><br />Amazing that it never came into the heads of these politians that people that have jobs, homes, and security tend to spend money----and stimulate the economy.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/19/lionel-rivera-makes-olber_n_582193.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/19/lionel-rivera-makes-olber_n_582193.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sirota/gop-those-thrown-out-of-t_b_577893.html?ir=Denver">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sirota/gop-those-thrown-out-of-t_b_577893.html?ir=Denver</a>MISSION and Camp Take Notice Ann Arborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16726104066800141210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-62358099253826966602010-05-18T10:45:00.001-04:002010-05-18T10:46:53.522-04:00Michigan Daily ArticleMISSION again spotlighted in the Michigan Daily. <br /><a href="http://www.michigandaily.com/content/tents-still-pitched-camp-take-notice?page=0,0">http://www.michigandaily.com/content/tents-still-pitched-camp-take-notice?page=0,0</a><br /><br />And here is video interview with Caleb Poirier<br /> <a href="http://www.michigandaily.com/content/news-camp-take-notice">http://www.michigandaily.com/content/news-camp-take-notice</a>MISSION and Camp Take Notice Ann Arborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16726104066800141210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-4975645166770233532010-05-17T22:00:00.000-04:002010-05-17T22:01:15.654-04:00Homeless in Boulder hold "sleep-ins"Boulder, Colorado homeless individuals are holding “sleep-ins” and educational events to press the city of Boulder to provide legal places for the homeless to sleep at night. <br /><br />Apparently Boulder has an ordinance that allows the police to issue a $100 ticket to anyone caught “seeking shelter” on city property. <br /><br />Wow!!!! What can anyone say---- that is amazing that human beings in need of shelter are ticketed for sleeping. There are NO shelters in the city of Boulder May 1 through October 15th.<br /><br /><a href="http://cbs4denver.com/wireapnewsco/Boulder.homeless.to.2.1695497.html">http://cbs4denver.com/wireapnewsco/Boulder.homeless.to.2.1695497.html</a><br /><a href="http://cbs4denver.com/wireapnewsco/Boulder.homeless.protest.2.1697245.html">http://cbs4denver.com/wireapnewsco/Boulder.homeless.protest.2.1697245.html</a><br /><a href="http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_15099272#axzz0oF3POMqo">http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_15099272#axzz0oF3POMqo</a>MISSION and Camp Take Notice Ann Arborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16726104066800141210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-32098252972468748452010-05-17T21:57:00.001-04:002010-05-17T21:59:57.794-04:00Hopeville in St. LouisSt. Louis “Hopeville” tent community of around 75 individuals were forced to leave the camp by the city. The encampment had asked the city for an acre of land because the response of the city social services was not adequate to meet the demand of the number of individuals that are homeless.<br /><br />http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kwmu/news.newsmain/article/1/0/1650125/St..Louis.Public.Radio.News/Homeless.encampment.cleared.without.confrontation<br /><br />This is another case of a city not providing proper services to those in need but insist on moving people to another place. Just because the camp has moved its location does not mean that the issue of the homeless is going to go away.MISSION and Camp Take Notice Ann Arborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16726104066800141210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-16233363890441363272010-05-17T21:56:00.000-04:002010-05-17T21:57:26.698-04:00Ludington, MichiganLudington has a rotating church shelter system.<br />http://www.ludingtondailynews.com/news/49686-helping-the-homelessMISSION and Camp Take Notice Ann Arborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16726104066800141210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-52344488657231235342010-05-13T20:31:00.001-04:002010-05-13T20:31:41.206-04:00Michigan Daily Editorial about CTN from May 9, 2010The editors of the Daily recognize the many issues that CTN faces and that there is no support from the community. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.michigandaily.com/content/daily-fighting-homelessness">http://www.michigandaily.com/content/daily-fighting-homelessness</a>MISSION and Camp Take Notice Ann Arborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16726104066800141210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-16706735378622410672010-05-13T20:30:00.000-04:002010-05-13T20:31:14.071-04:00Wall Stree Journal ArticleBy ALEX P. KELLOGG<br />ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A group of about 20 homeless people were told by state police to vacate a campsite they'd set up near an interstate highway as this college town is preparing to host President Barack Obama for a commencement address at the University of Michigan.<br />Members of the group said they believed they were evicted because their site, which they call Camp Take Notice, falls along the route that tens of thousands of people will take to hear the President speak at Michigan Stadium, which seats more than 100,000 people.<br />"We didn't do nothing for them to move us that fast," said Lynvel Cooper, 51 years old, who has been homeless for nearly seven months and had been living at the camp site for about six weeks. "It didn't feel right."<br />Brian Nord, a graduate student at the university and president of the board of Mission, a nonprofit group that works with the homeless, said "the local government doesn't want the appearance of this" while the President is in Ann Arbor. Mr. Nord said he plans to attend Obama's speech Saturday.<br />The camp is located near the Ann Arbor Saline Road exit of Interstate 94, in a wooded area near a commuter parking lot. An Applebee's restaurant is nearby; Michigan Stadium is about two miles away.<br />Lt. Wynonia Sturdivant, a Michigan state police officer who dealt with the matter, said the people were informed on Tuesday that they were trespassing on property belonging to the Michigan Department of Transportation. "I didn't remove them," she said. "They voluntarily moved."<br />She added that complaints had been filed in recent weeks about panhandling on the exit ramp near the camp site, although she couldn't verify if panhandling would be illegal at that location. Residents of the camp said they have strict rules that forbid anyone from panhandling nearby. They also said they have had regular visits from city and state police, and were told to move their tents to a different spot near the highway ramp about seven months ago after police said they were trespassing there, but had never before been told to leave.<br />Mr. Cooper, an Ann Arbor native, said he has moved to a gulley several miles away, along with most of the group. State police said the group could also be trespassing there, but that they haven't gone to check yet. Mr. Cooper did maintenance and landscaping work but ran short on money last fall, forcing him onto the streets, then a shelter and finally to Camp Take Notice.<br />He described living there as "a lot better" than many shelters, despite the lack of electricity. He said people would watch out for each other and avoid drugs and violence. Many have cell phones, and some jobs.Write to Alex P. Kellogg at <a href="mailto:alex.kellogg@wsj.com">alex.kellogg@wsj.com</a>MISSION and Camp Take Notice Ann Arborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16726104066800141210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-67906830294354027082010-05-13T20:28:00.003-04:002010-05-13T20:30:09.849-04:00Michigan Daily from May 3, 2010The comments on this article are a must read. Oh and be sure to read the article. <a href="http://www.michigandaily.com/content/tent-city-eviction-draws-attention-rights-homeless">http://www.michigandaily.com/content/tent-city-eviction-draws-attention-rights-homeless</a>MISSION and Camp Take Notice Ann Arborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16726104066800141210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-17236903350257920592010-05-13T20:28:00.001-04:002010-05-13T20:28:34.542-04:00Detroit News April 30, 2010ACLU sides with CTN on eviction by the state question. MDOT claims that the moving of the camp has nothing to do with the visit of the president to Ann Arbor.<br /><br />http://detnews.com/article/20100430/METRO/4300373/Homeless-evictions-questioned-by-ACLUMISSION and Camp Take Notice Ann Arborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16726104066800141210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126981042094573383.post-81557027645091886302010-05-13T19:57:00.001-04:002010-05-13T19:58:31.919-04:00Channel 7 News ReportHere is the Channel 7 news report on the moving of Camp Take Notice<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wxyz.com/news/story/Hiding-The-Homeless-In-Ann-Arbor/8KVdT7P9IEuQsKaOeNml_A.cspx">http://www.wxyz.com/news/story/Hiding-The-Homeless-In-Ann-Arbor/8KVdT7P9IEuQsKaOeNml_A.cspx</a>MISSION and Camp Take Notice Ann Arborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16726104066800141210noreply@blogger.com0