November 18, 2010 – 3:34 pm
Overview The TYP held its seventh Public Conversation at 6pm on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at New Harvest Park. The topic was “KCDC, Affordable Housing, and the Homeless.” Mary Thom Adams acted as moderator. Deborah Taylor, KCDC’s Section 8 Director, delivered a presentation about KCDC and the Section 8 program. Alvin Nance, Executive Director of [...]
November 4, 2010 – 4:30 pm
What: TYP Public Conversation: KCDC, affordable housing & homelessness When: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 – 6:00pm Where: New Harvest Park Contact: Robert Finley, 215-3071 The Office of the Ten-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness would like to invite the public to a conversation at the New Harvest Park community building from 6pm until 7pm on [...]
September 28, 2010 – 2:41 pm
Overview The TYP held its sixth Public Conversation at 6pm on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at the Cansler YMCA. The topic was “Who are the Homeless?” 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 facility, acted as moderator. Dr. [...]
September 10, 2010 – 4:09 pm
The TYP issued this press release today: What: Ten-Year Plan public conversation: Who are the homeless? When: 6 p.m. until 7 p.m., Wednesday, September 22 Where: Cansler Family YMCA, 616 Jessamine Street The Office of the Ten-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness would like to invite the public to a public conversation at the Cansler Family [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]