1. Public Conversation #5 is tonight
You are respectfully invited to the TYP’s fifth public conversation meeting. It will take place at the Cansler YMCA tonight, Wednesday, August 25 from 6-7pm and will address the topic of addiction treatment in the community as that treatment relates to the TYP.
Hilde Phipps, Director of Adult Addiction Services, Helen Ross McNabb Center, will be the main presenter. She will speak for the first half hour, and that time will be followed by a moderated half hour for questions and comments.
2. Community outreach brief
The TYP seeks opportunities to engage neighborhood and civic groups in outreach activities. August has been a busy month. Here’s a brief presentation of where we were and who we spoke with.
- August 11: Mayor’s Council on Disability Issues (CODI) panel. Taped panel discussion for broadcast on CTV.
- August 12: Nucleus Knoxville. Presentation and discussion.
- August 13: North Knoxville Business Association. Panel discussion.
- August 19: Oakwood Lincoln Park Neighborhood Association. Presentation at regular meeting.
The more we can engage in informative dialog about the TYP, the better. If you know of groups who’d like to know more about the TYP, please let them know about us and/or let us know about them.
3. Upcoming News Sentinel Round Table
The Knoxville News Sentinel has invited participants to a round table discussion at the News Sentinel’s offices on August 25. This round table will focus on the TYP. Participants will include Roger Nooe, Professor (Emeritus) U.T. Knoxville College of Social Work; Bill Lyons, Sr. Director, City of Knoxville Department of Policy and Communication; Jon Lawler, Director, Ten-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness; Ron Peabody, leader of TYPChoice, a group that opposes the TYP; and Stephanie Matheny, leader of ProTYP, a group that advocates for the TYP. We look forward to the round table, and appreciate the News Sentinel’s interest and invitation.
Thanks
Thank you for taking the time to be engaged with the issue of homelessness and our community’s work to address it. If you have questions or concerns about anything related to the TYP, please let us know.