Articles tagged: Delonis Center
Ann Arbor's homeless seek refuge from winter weather at Delonis Center overnight warming shelter
Posted: Jan 24, 2013Single-digit temperatures have led dozens of homeless people in Ann Arbor to seek refuge at the Delonis Center's overnight warming center, but no one is being turned away. Read more »
You can't text to end brain freeze, but you can text to end homelessness in Washtenaw County
Posted: Jul 16, 2012Got a cell phone? Know how to text? If you answered yes to both questions, you can easily make a $10 donation to the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County now. In conjunction with this week's ... Read more »
Camp Take Notice founder waits to be arrested as cleanup efforts wrap up
Posted: Jun 25, 2012Though most of the residents of Camp Take Notice have moved on from the recently closed Ann Arbor-area homeless encampment, its founder says the only way he’ll be leaving is in handcuffs. Caleb Poirier - ... Read more »
Delonis Center to begin housing Camp Take Notice residents tonight
Posted: Jun 21, 2012As the midnight deadline to leave Camp Take Notice nears, some residents of the homeless encampment will be moving to the Delonis Center today at 9 p.m. Read more »
Camp Take Notice residents prepare to leave homeless encampment as deadline looms
Posted: Jun 20, 2012With the scheduled shutdown of Camp Take Notice only two days away, some residents of the homeless encampment are in line to move into subsidized housing in the very near future. Read more »
Delonis Center adding accommodations for displaced Camp Take Notice residents
Posted: Jun 15, 2012Downtown Ann Arbor's homeless shelter is preparing for the scheduled June 22 shutdown of Camp Take Notice by temporarily adding beds. Read more »
Occupy Ann Arbor leaders on a mission to open new 24-hour warming center before winter hits
Posted: Nov 24, 2011From meager beginnings as a group of tent-dwelling protestors in Liberty Plaza, the Occupy Ann Arbor movement has evolved and its leaders are now on a mission. Their goal: to open a new 24-hour warming ... Read more »
with gallery: Thanksgiving comes early for homeless in tent city
Posted: Nov 24, 2011As Washtenaw County residents plan their Thanksgiving meals this week, many of the county's homeless are trying to fill their stomachs one day at a time. At Camp Take Notice, the tent city of homeless ... Read more »
Washtenaw County shifts Humane Society funds to sheriff's office under revised budget
Posted: Nov 03, 2011Cuts in funding for the Humane Society of Huron Valley dominated talks Wednesday as Washtenaw County commissioners took the first step in approving a new budget, including shifting funds previously earmarked for the agency into ... Read more »
Delonis Center warming center will stay open this winter amid overall funding cuts
Posted: Oct 18, 2011The Delonis Center's overnight warming center will be able to stay open this winter after the Ann Arbor City Council agreed Monday night to chip in $25,000 in funding. Up until now, it had been ... Read more »
Lack of funds threatens overnight warming center for homeless in Ann Arbor
Posted: Oct 16, 2011Dozens of homeless people in the Ann Arbor area could be left to fend for themselves during bitter cold nights this winter if the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County cannot find private donations to run ... Read more »
Ann Arbor officials thinking over cuts to human services funding after hearing testimony from service providers
Posted: May 03, 2011Representatives of Ann Arbor area nonprofit agencies came out in large numbers Monday night to lobby in support of maintaining city funding for human services programs. The Ann Arbor City Council was expected to vote ... Read more »
Opinion: Investing in human services will pay off in future cost-saving and improved quality of life
Posted: Oct 31, 2010A recent Detroit News article, "Ann Arbor struggles with homeless influx," focused on the more sensationalistic aspects of homelessness in Ann Arbor, including panhandling and the migration of non-county homeless individuals into our community, rather ... Read more »
Ann Arbor DDA agrees to provide $218,050 for improvements to Delonis Center
Posted: Oct 06, 2010The Delonis Center homeless shelter in downtown Ann Arbor will see $218,050 in upgrades soon, thanks to a grant from the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority. The DDA's governing board voted 10-0 today to approve ... Read more »
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