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Community
No Wrong Door
The latest No Wrong Door training coordinated by Geoff Millard took place at the Community Resource and Referral Center (CRRC) last week on Thursday. The idea of No Wrong…
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Stories
An Intern’s Notes: Part 6
Outreach is not as easy as it sounds, especially when you don’t have an air conditioned car (or any car at all): my heart breaks for all the homeless people…
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Community
National Conference on Ending Homelessness
Friendship Place participated in the 2012 National Conference on Ending Homelessness, which was held on July 16th through the 18th. People came from all over the country to attend the conference,…
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Community
Overwhelming Success at St. Luke’s Shelter
Guest Blogger: Drew Gossett Housing & Employment Coordinator, AimHire The transition of the former St. Luke’s Shelter from a 7pm-to-7am shelter to a 24/7-accessible temporary residence has, in my eyes, been a tremendous…
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Stories
An Intern’s Notes: Part 5
I am exactly halfway through my internship today. I do not want to think about the fact that from now on I will have more time behind me than I…
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Stories
An Intern’s Notes: Part 4
I was walking down the sidewalk on the 3rd of July when a loud sound startled me. For a minute I honestly thought it was gunfire, until I remembered that…
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Stories
An Intern’s Notes: Part 3
I have been all over the city this week and I love it. I do not like to sit in one place for long periods of time, and with…
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Stories
An Intern’s Notes: Part 2
We’re kind of a big deal, aren’t we? I realized this as I went into my second week as an intern here at Friendship Place. Before arriving, I had…
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Stories
An Intern’s Notes: Part 1
Hi I’m Taylor Southall, and I am a summer AmeriCorps VISTA intern at Friendship Place. I will be here for ten weeks working on homeless veteran issues, mainly with the…
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Community
A Feeling of Community
[Pictured: Martina Turner (staff), Timothy McIntosh (consumer) and Deborah Brouse (board & volunteer) congregate after Friendship Place’s first ever memorial service, remembering Friendship Place community members lost in the past…
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Author: Yimka Odebode
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