Articles tagged: Shelter Association

Report: Washtenaw County's chronically homeless population doubled in last two years

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Posted: Apr 24, 2013

The number of chronically homeless individuals in Washtenaw County has doubled over the past two years, according to the latest report from the Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development and the Washtenaw Housing Alliance. Read more »

Seeking out Washtenaw County's homeless for census leads workers to bridges, woods, parking lots

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Posted: Jan 30, 2013

“Hello? Is anybody here?” called out Sara Silvennoinen, who works with the Project Outreach Team of Washtenaw County’s Community Support and Treatment Services. Read more »

Ann Arbor's homeless seek refuge from winter weather at Delonis Center overnight warming shelter

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Posted: Jan 24, 2013

Single-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 »

Washtenaw County taking census of homeless as part of nationwide count

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Posted: Jan 24, 2013

Washtenaw County is joining more than 3,000 communities across the United States this month in participating in a national effort to measure the scale of homelessness. Read more »

You can't text to end brain freeze, but you can text to end homelessness in Washtenaw County

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Posted: Jul 16, 2012

Got 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 »

Occupy Ann Arbor leaders on a mission to open new 24-hour warming center before winter hits

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Posted: Nov 24, 2011

From 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 »

Delonis Center warming center will stay open this winter amid overall funding cuts

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Posted: Oct 18, 2011

The 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

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Posted: Oct 16, 2011

Dozens 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 DDA agrees to provide $218,050 for improvements to Delonis Center

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Posted: Oct 06, 2010

The 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 »

with video: 'Blank Generation' benefit screening to revisit early history of punk rock

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Posted: Jul 25, 2010

A rare screening of the landmark film “Blank Generation,” which documents the rise of punk rock in New York in the 1970s, will be held at the Michigan Theater Thursday as a benefit for the ... Read more »

"Blank Generation" screening at Michigan Theater will raise money for The Shelter Association of Washtenaw County

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Posted: Jul 15, 2010

The Michigan Theater is teaming up with the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County to present a very special event for rock music fans on Thursday, July 29: a screening of "Blank Generation," a film documenting ... Read more »

Shelter Association of Washtenaw County offers Second Chance poster for donations

Posted: Dec 16, 2009

This holiday season, you can celebrate the spirit of giving and get a piece of Ann Arbor history in return. Inspired by the 35th anniversary of the opening of legendary Ann Arbor venue Second Chance ... Read more »