St. 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.
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kwmu/news.newsmain/article/1/0/1650125/St..Louis.Public.Radio.News/Homeless.encampment.cleared.without.confrontation
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.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Ludington, Michigan
Ludington has a rotating church shelter system.
http://www.ludingtondailynews.com/news/49686-helping-the-homeless
http://www.ludingtondailynews.com/news/49686-helping-the-homeless
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Michigan Daily Editorial about CTN from May 9, 2010
The editors of the Daily recognize the many issues that CTN faces and that there is no support from the community.
http://www.michigandaily.com/content/daily-fighting-homelessness
http://www.michigandaily.com/content/daily-fighting-homelessness
Wall Stree Journal Article
By ALEX P. KELLOGG
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.
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.
"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."
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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 alex.kellogg@wsj.com
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.
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.
"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."
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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 alex.kellogg@wsj.com
Michigan Daily from May 3, 2010
The comments on this article are a must read. Oh and be sure to read the article. http://www.michigandaily.com/content/tent-city-eviction-draws-attention-rights-homeless
Detroit News April 30, 2010
ACLU 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.
http://detnews.com/article/20100430/METRO/4300373/Homeless-evictions-questioned-by-ACLU
http://detnews.com/article/20100430/METRO/4300373/Homeless-evictions-questioned-by-ACLU
Channel 7 News Report
Here is the Channel 7 news report on the moving of Camp Take Notice
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
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