August 26, 2010 – 5:06 pm
Overview
The TYP held its fifth Public Conversation at 6pm on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at the Cansler YMCA about addiction, addiction treatment, and how both of those relate to the TYP. Mary Thom Adams, a supporter of the TYP who works in development with Positively Living Park Ridge Harbor, Knoxville’s largest dedicated permanent supportive housing [...]
August 25, 2010 – 12:27 pm
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 [...]
August 23, 2010 – 4:10 pm
The August 12 cover story in MetroPulse was, as we’ve mentioned elsewhere, quite good.
It did contain some information that elicited a correction from Stacia West, Research Associate with Knox HMIS (Homeless Management Information System). Ms. West’s letter to the editor was published in the subsequent edition of MetroPulse. Here’s the conclusion:
Data from KnoxHMIS indicates a [...]
August 17, 2010 – 10:45 am
1. Press last week: MetroPulse feature, News Sentinel editorial
MetroPulse
Frank N. Carlson wrote last week’s MetroPulse cover story about the TYP. It’s very well-crafted, thorough, and fair. We encourage you to take the time to read it and pass it on to others. Carlson’s piece focuses attention on some of the controversy surrounding the TYP, and it [...]
August 16, 2010 – 10:45 am
Chris Buice, Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church minister, wrote a supportive opinion piece published in the News Sentinel this weekend.
The difficulty of addressing homelessness is that it is not one problem. It is many problems. The primary cause may be a house fire or a bad economy or a mental health diagnosis [...]
August 12, 2010 – 11:26 am
The cover story in today’s edition of MetroPulse is about the Ten-Year Plan.
Frank N. Carlson wrote the story. It’s very well-crafted, thorough, and fair. We encourage you to take the time to read it and pass it on to others. Carlson’s piece focuses attention on some of the controversy surrounding the [...]
August 11, 2010 – 12:22 pm
The Knoxville News Sentinel published an excellent editorial yesterday about the TYP.
The city of Knoxville, Knox County, service providers, neighborhood activists and others developed the Ten Year Plan in 2005 to address the chronically homeless. Defined as those who have been homeless longer than a year or who have had a series [...]
1. Ten-Year Plan Goals and Strategies for Year 5
The TYP office has been working with its advisory board to shape goals and strategies for year 5 of the TYP’s implementation. These goals and strategies will drive a detailed work plan, presently in development, that will inform the day-to-day activities of the TYP office for the [...]
Overview
The TYP held its fourth Public Conversation at 6pm on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at the Cansler YMCA about mental health services and the role they play in relation to the TYP. Mary Thom Adams, a supporter of the TYP who works in development with Positively Living Park Ridge Harbor, Knoxville’s largest dedicated permanent supportive [...]
Summary is at the top of this update. It’s expanded below.
1. Coming up this Wednesday: Public Conversation #4 — Mental healthcare services delivery. The TYP will hold its next public conversation on 6pm Wednesday, July 21 at the Cansler YMCA.
2. Reminder: Neighborhood meeting about Flenniken Housing. The TYP will dialog with residents of the neighborhoods [...]