RECENT & UPCOMING EVENTS At-A-Glance:
- eBay and Mission Fish: The Lawrence Community Shelter just signed up with MissionFish, which verifies and allows nonprofits to sell items on eBay to benefit their cause. Regular eBay users may also select a nonprofit agency (such as LCS) to benefit from their own items for sale, by designating that some or all of the sale proceeds go to us. Here's how it works. To get the ball rolling (pun intended), the first item that we are listing is a KU Basketball, autographed by Coach Bill Self and the 2007-2008 National Champion Men's Basketball Team (three views of the same basketball shown below). Rich H., from Augusta, Kansas, is now the proud owner of the basketball you see below. His very generous donation/bid added $1000 to the Lawrence Community Shelter bank account to help people experiencing homelessness in Lawrence!
- Good Dog! Biscuits & Treats Update: The sale of dog biscuits for the baseball team is going great. The team is the Lawrence Monarchs. They hope to sell enough dog biscuits to raise the $2000 needed for their team expenses. We are selling 1 pound bags of biscuits for $10 each. The money is split equally with LCS. So far there is more than $800 in sales - that's just the first two weeks effort. For our part, LCS has given jobs to three people who are mixing, baking and packaging the dog biscuits. The money LCS earns covers their salaries and the costs of baking. Check out the Good Dog website, updated to include information on ordering our gourmet treats!
- Thank you to outgoing board members: Lew Hinshaw, Marceil Lauppe, David Lord, and Tom Wright
- Welcome to new board members: Brit Kring, Carolyn Phillips, Julie Manning, and John Tacha
- Support Letter to Sam Brownbeck: LCS has submitted an earmark Appropriations request to help LCS relocate. The request, submitted Feb 29, 2008, for $600,000 is for funding to help with the purchase, renovation, furnishings, and architect and legal fees. Letters of support should emphasize some or all of the following major points. The first point connects the request to a federal interest, which is most critical this funding request.
- 1. the relocation and programs of the Lawrence Community Shelter are in keeping with the federal HUD goal of reducing chronic homelessness in the U.S. within ten years.
- 2. the relocation is necessary to provide adequate space for emergency housing for individuals and families in Lawrence and Douglas County.
- 3. the Shelter has widespread community support for its programs and its plan to move to a larger facility.
- 4. the Shelter's programs of (1) case management focused on housing, jobs, benefits, and medical and substance abuse intervention; (2) daily living services, including telephone, mail, laundry, storage, and breakfast; and (3) night sleeping space (currently for 31 adults) are central to the community-wide effort in Lawrence and Douglas County to reduce homelessness
- 5. the Lawrence Community Shelter collaborates closely with all other area and regional agencies working on homelessness - Community Commission on Homelessness, Coalition for Homeless Concerns, Housing Practitioners' Panel, The Salvation Army, Lawrence/Douglas County Housing Authoritiy, and ECKAN.
- 6. The Lawrence Community Shelter receives about 20% of its funding from goverment sources (CDBG, ESG, FEMA, City of Lawrence, Alcohol Tax Fund) and 80% from individuals, churches, foundations, and other private sources.
- 1. the relocation and programs of the Lawrence Community Shelter are in keeping with the federal HUD goal of reducing chronic homelessness in the U.S. within ten years.
Letters should be mailed as soon as possible to:
Hon. Sam Brownback, United States Senate
Attn: Riley Scott, Legislative Assistant
303 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
From the first day a guest comes to the LCS, they
begin participating in many activities to address the core issues causing
their homelessnes or risk of becoming homeless. Each guest is engaged
by caring, informed people concerned with meetiing their specific needs
and offering a partnership to develop a plan to find solutions. These
solutions may include employment, counseling, locating a home, or entering
a recovery program for substance abuse and/or mental illness treatment.
Night shelter guests are provided a secure environment and a sense of
community, and referral to crisis assistance or day shelter programs.
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Employment Services
**services available for individuals seeking employment or recently employed. Meetings/Networking/Outreach
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Ongoing Case Management
Day Shelter Programs
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