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

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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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Faith-based mentoring program is underway

September 3, 2008 – 1:14 pm

We welcome Jessica Bocángel to her new position as the Faith-Based Mentoring Program Coordinator for the Compassion Coalition. The City of Knoxville published this press release yesterday, and the Sentinel covered her story today.
The Ten-Year Plan is beginning its third year in Knoxville and Knox County. Knoxville’s faith community has been serving people who are [...]

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“…we are the largest mental health facility in East Tennessee.”

August 7, 2008 – 9:44 am

Many people who are chronically homeless are mentally ill. They also have frequent interactions with the law enforcement system. They get arrested a lot, and many of them tend to spend a lot of time in jail.
““Probably about $400,000 a year is what we spend just on psychotropic drugs to treat the mentally ill. I’ll [...]

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