Previous story: Homeless tent city residents near Ann Arbor will rally Thursday on Wagner Road Florescent signs hung from wires affixed across Wagner Road between Jackson and Dexter-Ann Arbor roads Thursday afternoon as residents and supporters of the homeless encampment known as Camp Take Notice held hands behind the guardrail. ...
The commute along Wagner Road on Ann Arbor's west side should be a little more eventful than usual on Thursday afternoon.
Supporters of the Scio Township homeless encampment known as Camp Take Notice are circulating an online petition asking for support as discussions with the Michigan Department of Transportation about the camp continue. However, an MDOT spokesman said Tuesday the agency has no plans to evict Camp Take Notice from the ...
The 25 people living in Camp Take Notice showed a sunny disposition Tuesday, despite the dipping temperatures and snow covering the village.
Buy a cookbook and help the homeless. Alpha House — a shelter for homeless families in Washtenaw County — has published a cookbook just in time for holiday shopping: Ann Arbor Tailgates: Your Favorite Recipes. It features stories and photos in addition to recipes, and it is most entertaining. You ...
My church community had the privilege of providing a meal for the residents of Camp Take Notice on Sunday (July 10), the very day your article appeared in AnnArbor.com. My church community, St. Mary Student Parish, along with several other area churches and others of the Ann Arbor area community, ...
“Where are the homeless to go?” “Whose responsibility are they?” These, I think, are the tough questions. Between the sad employment situation, mental health issues and struggles with addictions, a lot of people find themselves with nowhere to go. For those with no safety nets to catch them, the river ...
Tucked away down a trail leading from a highway overpass at Wagner Road and I-94 just west of Ann Arbor lies an entire community many people drive by each day without a passing thought. There, hidden among clusters of trees, is the home of Camp Take Notice, a grassroots tent ...
With highs in the 90s approaching record temperatures for the second day in the Ann Arbor area, schools and outdoor workers are taking special precautions to stay cool.
As budget discussions continue, members of the human services community told the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners this week that needy county residents require help more than ever. The county is participating in a new coordinated funding process with the Ann Arbor City Council, Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, United ...
A couple of years ago, we had an area just off the express way (I94 and Ann Arbor Saline Road), behind the commuter lot, that was called ‘Tent City.' It was an area where some of the city's homeless had set up camp. The powers that be cleared the whole ...
The Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice student group at the University of Michigan invites the public to its Candlelight Vigil against Homelessness. Join community members and students as they light candles of hope for the more than 4,500 Washtenaw County residents who wander the streets on any given night ...
A 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 than presenting the well-balanced reality of the situation. Though services may draw some homeless individuals ...
Volunteers from the Vineyard Church of Ann Arbor visit Liberty Plaza on East Liberty Street every Friday to hand out free food to the needy. They've been doing it for more than four years, and organizers say the program has grown during that time. But some other community organizations are ...
As I said I hoped would happen in my last post, my application for Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income were approved. Now I'm working on getting an apartment. I still have a long road ahead of me, but the approval of my Social Security benefits will open ...
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