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We hope to see all of you at next Friday’s meeting!
Hearts Helping the Homeless (HHH) is using Broadway House (which backs up to St. John Lutheran) to give homeless people a place to go to get warm. There is now storage available at Archangel Institute. A volunteer is giving haircuts every other Saturday. Others are doing laundry for the homeless. The annual Point in Time count will be1/24/12 PM -1/25/12 AM
If you call 911 about a homeless person who may be violent, ask for a CIT officer. CIT (Crisis Intervention Training) officers are trained to deal with mental illness.
A Planning Counsel on Homelessness was scheduled to meet Monday, 12/12, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM at Carriage House at United Way. Marcy Yoder a good contact for that meeting.
Update provided at Dec. 2, 2011 agencies luncheon by Cherie Berris, HHH/Cedars Hope.
Huntertown United Methodist church runs Career Closet. Sherry Myers is the ministry leader. Check the link for phone number and email addresses, either to request or donate clothing.
Update provided at the Dec. 2, 2011 agencies luncheon by: Kelsey Cottrell, YWCA/HHH
YWCA’s programs have been restructured. All previous community programs have been combined under on umbrella now, and are known as: Community Program Services. Workers are referred to as case managers rather than advocates, as they were formerly known.
About YWCA: YWCA assists those who have come out of domestic violence situations. Also, they provide counseling to children who have witnessed domestic violence, and help them to get on with their lives. They are also meeting with refugees, including some recent arrivals from Congo. They offer ESL and other programs.
Update share by Kelsey Cottrell, YWCA/HHH at December 2, 2011 agencies luncheon.
The Homeless Task Force has been renamed “Hearts Helping the Homeless” (HHH).
Update shared at December 2, 2011 agency meeting by John Zehendner, HHH.
ResCare is always looking for donations of yarn, fabric, sewing supplies (for quilts), plastic bags for homeless mats. Call Carrie, she will come and pick up your donations if you can’t get to the Rudisill office! [Oops--I've misplaced her business card. Carrie can be reached by email at carrie.heck@rescare.com]
Update shared at December 2, 2011 agency meeting by Carrie Heck, IMPACT/ResCare (formerly ARBOR)
Jamie Martin, Vincent Village, oversees the Pathways to Success program, through which homeless families with children transition out of the shelter into a home. The program provides a case manager for 18 months after they are established in a house.
Natasha Crouse, Women’s Bureau shared at the December 2, 2011 agency meeting that she with the Promising Partnerships program: ” a collaboration of 5 agencies working to bring permanent supportive housing to the Allen County community.”
The St. Vincent de Paul Society and Cathedral Parish serves its parish neighborhood, including the West Central neighborhood of Fort Wayne, through a variety of benevolence services. The Parish runs a store, as well as other care programs including financial assistance (rent assistance and a food pantry.)
Update provided by Thomas Smith, Richard Schafer, St. Vincent de Paul Society/Cathedral parish at December 2, 2011 Agency Meeting.
At the December 2, 2011 agency meeting, we were introduced to Jan Labas, FamilyVoices Indiana. Family Voices is a national organization which just arrived in Indiana in July. They serve families with children who have disabilities or special healthcare needs. They provide information and assistance in acquiring various pubic services, such as First Steps, Medicare and Medicaid. They also help with special equipment needs and transitional issues. Family Voices is state-funded, and all services are free.
Donna Hackman is discussing. 
Could you give me some information about “Hearts Helping the Homeless” ?