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Updates from Our Partnership with Homeward
Posted by Kimberly Allen
As Wallace+ often remarks, St. Paul's partnership with Homeward to help address, reduce, and end homelessness is central to our mission of proclaiming Christ in the heart of the city.
Just before Christmas, on December 21, Homeward organized a Memorial Vigil at St. Paul's to remember those who died without homes in Richmond in 2010. The service was one of hundreds that took place nationwide as part of National Homeless Persons Memorial Day. Wallace+ offered an opening homily, followed by a reading of the names of the deceased with The Rev. Tyrone Nelson, pastor of Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, Richmond's cold weather emergency overflow shelter.
In her closing remarks, Kelly King Horne, Homeward's Executive Director, urged those present to recommit themselves to helping prevent and end homelessness in 2011. With the New Year comes a new opportunity to get involved. Homeward is currently recruiting volunteers for the 13th Winter Point-in-Time Count at St. Paul's later this month on Thursday, January 27 (9 am - 1:30 pm).
See below for more information about the vigil and this new volunteer opportunity.
Memorial Vigil
Photos by Mark Gormus, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Homeless People's Deaths in 2010 Remembered
by Jeremy Slayton, Richmond Times-Dispatch (Dec. 22)
(click here for the newsprint version)
Vigil Held to Remember the Homeless
by WWBT NBC 12 (Dec. 21)
St. Paul's to Honor Homeless Dead
by John Ogle, WCVE News (Dec. 21)
RTD Online Chat: Christmas & Those Left Homeless for the Holidays
Michael P. Williams talks with Rev. Adams-Riley about the holidays
2pm (Dec. 20)
Volunteer at the Winter Point in Time Count
(Cross-Posted from Homeward's Web site)
Homeward will host our 13th Winter Point in Time Count on Thursday January 27, 2011 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church at Capital Square (815 E. Grace St. Richmond, VA 23219).
The Point-in-Time Count is a twice-yearly census coordinated by Homeward to determine the number of people experiencing homelessness in the Richmond region. At the event, volunteers will administer surveys to obtain specific information about how we can better assist some of our region's most vulnerable residents. Homeward will use the data collected on this date to better understand the needs of our community, educate community decision-makers, and other regional partners on the crisis of homelessness. It will also provide us with additional information about how the current economic climate is impacting our clients.
Registered volunteers should arrive at St. Paul's Episcopal Church by 9:00 am. We will be conduct a training at that time to orient volunteers on the information that we will be collecting and the best practices for administering the survey to the clients. The event will conclude by 1:30 pm with lunch provided for all volunteers. In addition to the surveys, we will hold a resource fair for individuals to receive free haircuts, medical screenings, mental health case management, and assistance with benefits. We will also provide clients with clothing and donated toiletries.
Learn more at: http://www.homewardva.org/pitcount
Register to volunteer at: http://www.vipnet.org/conference/cgi-bin/conference.cgi?confer_id=579
Questions? Contact Jamie Seagraves, Community Outreach Program Coordinator, Homeward, (804) 343-2045 ext. 18.
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