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 or an [...]
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 TYP, but it also [...]
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 of homelessness [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
1. Lakeshore: TYP has no plans to pursue development of PSH at Lakeshore Park The July 9, 2010 edition of the Knoxville News Sentinel ran a front page article titled Ashe against idea for park to be future site for homeless residence. This article contains some elements that are unfortunately misleading. We have spoken to [...]
Summary is at the top of this update. It is expanded below. 1. Flenniken Housing: Parking variance request withdrawn. Southeastern Housing Foundation, the TYP’s nonprofit real estate development partner and developer of proposed permanent supportive housing at the old Flenniken School, has withdrawn its request for a zoning variance that would have permitted a smaller [...]
Overview The TYP held its third Public Conversation tonight, Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at the Deane Hill Recreation Center about the origins of our own Knoxville and Knox County Ten-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness (TYP). Dr. Bill Lyons, the City of Knoxville’s Senior Director of Policy & Communication, acted as moderator. Dr. Roger Noose, [...]
WBIR’s Alison Morrow is doing a series on residents of permanent supportive housing (PSH). The third installment in the series, which aired on May 24, continues with its three subjects, Robert Carmichael, Emmett Howard, and Shaun & Sue Buckarma. The first story ran in February, and you can watch it here. Click here to watch [...]