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Tag Archives: public conversation

Public Conversation #5: Addiction

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 [...]

Public Conversation #4: Mental health services and the TYP

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 [...]

Weekly update 7-19-2010

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 [...]

Lakeshore in weekly update 7-13-2010

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 the reporter [...]

Weekly update 7-6-2010

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 Flenniken Housing: Parking variance request withdrawn.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real estate development partner and developer of proposed permanent supportive housing at the old Flenniken School, has withdrawn its request for a zoning variance that would have permitted a smaller parking [...]

Public Conversation #3: How we got our TYP

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, Professor [...]

Public Conversation #2: cost of PSH

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 the [...]

TYP at Cansler, Wednesday, May 19

Subject: Ten-Year Plan public conversation: Cost of permanent supportive housing
Meeting date and time: Wednesday, May 19, 2010, from 6:00-7:00pm
Meeting location: Cansler Family YMCA , 616 Jessamine St., Knoxville, TN 37917
Contact: Robert Finley 215-3071
The Office of the Ten-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness would like to invite the [...]

Public Conversation #1: Case Management in PSH via VMC

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 of [...]