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    Tag:  homeless shelters

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    Report: Buncombe homelessne­ss can be halved in 2 years

    Posted on February 1, 2023February 2, 2023 by Jessica Wakeman

    Much of the presentation focused on the shortcomings of how local governments and service providers currently collaborate to address homelessness.

    3.9 K views9Local GovernmentNews

    Jubilee church hosts ‘microshel­ter’ for women

    Posted on July 4, 2022July 1, 2022 by Jessica Wakeman

    Monday is an important evening for the women living in the shelter at the Jubilee! Community. From 6-7:30 p.m., they break bread at the dining room table while they have “table talk.” It’s an opportunity to discuss the issues in their lives and collaborate on rules to make staying in their temporary home, the Jubilee […]

    4.6 K views+Community NewsNews

    Letter: More support needed for the homeless

    Posted on April 17, 2022April 10, 2022 by Letters

    “In order to move forward with a solution, more support must be provided to the homeless in the areas of affordable housing, mental health and substance abuse treatment and pet-friendly shelters.”

    2.5 K views5LettersOpinion

    Letter: Biltmore Forest deserves shelter

    Posted on February 1, 2022January 31, 2022 by Letters

    “It is a fundamental indirect purpose of homeless shelters and housing projects, not only to shelter people directly, but to make the neighborhood more affordable by slowing gentrification and speculation, and yes, even with needles.”

    1.9 K views1LettersOpinion

    Letter: Everyone deserves housing

    Posted on November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 by Letters

    “I am feeling upset, mad, frustrated and disappointed with Asheville’s city and county government as I write this tonight as well as all of the local churches.”

    8.9 K views2LettersOpinion

    Letter: How about a nice campground for the homeless?

    Posted on September 25, 2021September 24, 2021 by Letters

    “All this might be viewed as a temporary solution or a summertime solution, but it would surely be cheaper for Asheville and possibly even more desirable to some of the homeless people themselves than many shelter or apartment arrangements.”

    3.5 K views8LettersOpinion

    Letter: More thought needed on homeless shelter

    Posted on September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 by Letters

    “The city recently purchased a tract of land by the Deaverview area. Immediate use should be for this shelter.”

    2.3 K views2LettersOpinion

    Letter: A saintly act of charity

    Posted on June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 by Letters

    “I wish grocery stores in Asheville and Hendersonville likewise would supply funding to the main homeless shelters in Asheville and Hendersonville to help these standalones remain in business and to continue to serve Asheville and Hendersonville’s poor!”

    2.2 K views+LettersOpinion
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