January 25, 2011 – 11:10 am
Good case management is the essential “supportive” component of supportive housing for people who are leaving homelessness. What do case managers do? As discussed at length here, case managers often facilitate “…coordination of services at a community level. Case managers connect their clients with the resources they need to take control of their lives, and [...]
October 29, 2010 – 3:21 pm
Minvilla Manor, Volunteer Ministry Center’s long-awaited 57-unit permanent supportive housing development at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Broadway, is now open. WBIR has this story. “The condition of where the building was to where it is today is symbolic of where the plan ends,” said 10 Year Plan Director Jon Lawler. “We started in [...]
October 11, 2010 – 9:32 am
Bill Lyons and Larry Martin wrote an excellent op-ed that was published in the Sentinel on Saturday. Permanent supportive housing remains the most effective strategy in combating homelessness, and communities around the country have found ways to locate housing developments in scattered neighborhoods. These developments have a record of success for both the residents and [...]
Circles of Support Mentor Teams are teams of five people who come together to offer friendship and support to our neighbors who live in permanent supportive housing (PSH). The Circles of Support program is administered by the Compassion Coalition. Small teams of mentors are invited from congregations throughout Knox County to participate. The program’s coordinator [...]
Overview The TYP held a public conversation last night, Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at the Cansler YMCA about the cost of permanent supportive housing (PSH). Bill Lyons, the City of Knoxville’s Senior Director of Policy & Communication, acted as moderator. Jon Lawler, Director of the TYP, delivered a presentation about the cost of PSH in [...]
Overview The TYP held a public conversation on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at the Cansler YMCA about case management in permanent supportive housing. Bill Lyons, the City of Knoxville’s Senior Director of Policy & Communication, acted as moderator. Ginny Weatherstone, CEO of Volunteer Ministry Center, and several members of VMC’s staff along with a resident [...]
Overview & Takeaways The neighborhood organizations representing the Kingston Hills and Kingston Woods neighborhoods held a meeting on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center. Bill Lyons, the City of Knoxville’s Senior Director of Policy & Communication, Jon Lawler, Director of the Ten-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness, David Arning of Southeastern [...]
Background: The Ten-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness The Ten-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness (TYP) in Knoxville and Knox County is part of a national movement to end long-term or chronic homelessness. A person who is chronically homeless is, by HUD’s definition, a disabled individual who has been homeless for at least one year [...]
WBIR’s Alison Morrow is doing a series on residents of permanent supportive housing (PSH). The first story ran on Friday, and you can watch it here. Click here to watch the second story. The idea behind this series is to give viewers a window into PSH, which is such a critical part of our community’s [...]
February 10, 2010 – 2:07 pm
I’ve put up a quick progress update at minvilla.org. Actually, two of them. One’s a very short video piece composed of captioned stills, and the other is a brief discussion. I plan to do this about every month. Please let me know what you think about this.