Tag Archives: Delonis Center

Increasing options for our neighbors without either heat or shelter

By Mark | January 6, 2014

On Saturday I posted something here about the plight of the homeless during this week’s polar vortex, which, as I understand it, has brought temperatures near levels not experienced in the region since the 1880s. My intention had been to share a comprehensive list of resources available to those in our community who were without […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Health, Uncategorized | Also tagged Alpha House, Ann Arbor Chronicle, Ann Arbor City Council, Civil War, Cold, Community Support and Treatment Services, CSTS, Dave Askins, First Presbyterian Church, Greg Pratt, HAWC, heat, homeless, homeless encampments, homelessness, Hope Clinic, Housing Access for Washtenaw County, Interfaith Hospitality Network, Mary Jo Callan, mental illness, Mission A2, New Vision’s Engagement Center, Office of Economic and Community Development, Ozone House, philanthropy, polar vortex, PORT, Project Outreach Team, public health, public health emergency, Salvation Army, SOS Community Services, Staples Center, Steve Powers, substance abuse | 20 Comments

Does Washtenaw County have sufficient infrastructure to keep people warm this weekend?

By Mark | January 4, 2014

With yet another huge winter storm system headed our way, and temperatures expected to reach well below 0 °F by the end of this weekend, I reached out to several people who work with Washtenaw County’s homeless population, asking a relatively simple question…. “Do we have warming center capacity in the Ypsi-Arbor area sufficient to […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Civil Liberties, Health, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Camp Misfit, Camp Take Notice, Cold, Community Support and Treatment Services, CSTS, Ellen Schulmeister, frostbite, Greg Pratt, homeless, homeless encampments, homelessness, hypothermia, mental illness, Mercy House, PATH, PORT, Project Outreach Team, Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness, public health, public health emergency, Ryan Sample, Shelter Association of Washtenaw County, Sheri Wander, warming center | 29 Comments

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