City of Knoxville
Bill Haslam, Mayor
Knox County
Mike Ragsdale, Mayor

Monthly Archives: March 2009

Permanent supportive housing: the conversation begins

March 31, 2009 – 1:51 pm

Last night’s public meeting to discuss permanent supportive housing was a good start to what our office hopes will continue to be a productive conversation about how permanent supportive housing developments and residents, and neighborhoods in which they are located, can be good neighbors to each other.
Background
You may recall that, back in December 2008, the [...]

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Housing why?

March 26, 2009 – 1:48 pm

What do people who are homeless want? Seems like most of them want housing. Permanent housing. Stability. What do they need? Same things. What do those things do for them?
Same things they do for you and me.
Watch.

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Twitter

March 23, 2009 – 10:42 am

Twitter Updates
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Public Meeting: permanent supportive housing

March 23, 2009 – 10:36 am

Mayor Ragsdale and Mayor Haslam asked our office to postpone our March 12, 2009 task force meeting. At that time, the Ten-Year Plan office stated its intent to reframe its conversation with a representative group of permanent supportive housing stakeholders (PSH residents, developers, operators, supportive service providers, neighborhood leaders, and [...]

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Dr. Roger Nooe’s 2008 study

March 18, 2009 – 4:08 pm

Dr. Roger Nooe is an officially-retired UT professor who remains our area’s leading expert on homelessness. He publishes the authoritative study on homelessness in Knoxville and Knox County every two years. This study provides vital information to people in our community who are interested in addressing the issue. It’s also an interesting read.
Dr. Nooe’s latest [...]

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2008 Study

March 18, 2009 – 4:02 pm

Click here for a PDF of Homelessness in Knoxville/Knox County: 2008

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Site Consideration Task Force postponed

March 10, 2009 – 5:48 pm

The Site Consideration Task Force has been postponed by the Mayors of Knoxville and Knox County pending further exploration of its role.
The following joint press release was issued today by the City of Knoxville and Knox County. A statement by the Ten-Year Plan follows.
Mayors Haslam and Ragsdale and Ten Year Plan Director Jon Lawler very [...]

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News-Sentinel’s excellent recent series

March 2, 2009 – 12:31 am

Hayes Hickman and JJ Stambaugh, and the late Clay Owen, give you a long, deep look into the issue of homelessness, its costs, and its other implications. Here’s a roundup of the series.
Mental illness in jail
This piece cracks open the issue of mental illness among people who have run-ins with the law. The Knox County [...]

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