[Durham INC] Durham Seeks Project Homeless Connect Support

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

News Media Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov 

http://Facebook.com/CityofDurhamNC 

http://Twitter.com/CityofDurhamNC    

 

For Immediate Release: September 19, 2012

 

 

Durham Seeks Community Support for Project Homeless Connect

Volunteers and Supplies Needed to Help 500 Homeless People

 

DURHAM, N.C. - This year's Project Homeless Connect is right around the
corner and event organizers need Durham's support to serve the more than
500 people who will be seeking help.

 

The 6th Annual Durham Project Homeless Connect will be held on Thursday,
October 11, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Durham Bulls Athletic
Park, located at 409 Blackwell St., Durham. The event is a one-day,
one-stop center to provide people experiencing (or at risk of
experiencing) homelessness with a broad range of services including
housing, employment, health and dental care, mental health care,
veterans' and social service benefits, legal services and more. 

 

According to Program Manager Matthew Schnars with Durham Opening Doors
Homeless Prevention & Services in the City of Durham's Community
Development Department, organizers are expecting an increase in people
needing help this year. "We are preparing for 500 people this year,
which is more than in previous years and a reflection of the increase in
need seen in our community," Schnars said. "Since 2007, we have served
more than 1,500 people experiencing homelessness and we really need our
community's support again this year so we can provide critical and basic
services to those in our community who need it the most."

 

According to Schnars, approximately 500 volunteers are needed for this
year's event with positions available for all schedules, abilities and
interests. Volunteers can help on the day of the event or the evening
before with event set-up. Bilingual volunteers fluent in Spanish are
also needed. People interested in volunteering should register through
the volunteer portal website at http://www.phcdurham.nisurvey.com
<http://www.phcdurham.nisurvey.com>  by Friday, October 5.

 

Hygiene and clothing items are also needed, which will be distributed to
participants at the conclusion of the event. Hygiene supplies such as
soap, lotion, disposable razors, shaving cream, deodorant, toothbrushes,
toothpaste, lip balm, tissue packets, shampoo and feminine hygiene
products are needed. Clothing supplies, such as new or gently used coats
and gloves as well as new undergarments and new socks are also needed. 

 

If neighborhoods, businesses, schools or churches would like to organize
a drive for these needed items, or make a monetary and tax-deductible
donation toward the purchase of these items, contact Schnars at (919)
560-4570, ext. 22249 or by email at Matthew.Schnars at DurhamNC.gov. The
requested deadline for completion of these drives is Friday, October 5.

 

This year's event is being organized by the City's Community Development
Department in partnership with over 20 organizations from all sectors of
the Durham community including non-profits, faith-based organizations,
universities, and local businesses.

 

For more information about the 2012 Project Homeless Connect, visit 
http://www.DurhamTenYearPlan.com, "like" at http://facebook.com/phcdnc,
or "follow" at http://twitter.com/phcdnc. 

 

About the Community Development Department

The City of Durham's Community Development Department is responsible for
coordinating the City's housing resources and various housing assistance
programs as well as promoting affordable housing by working with
investors and community housing development organizations. The
department also provides assistance with the abatement of lead in older
homes and administers the City's entitlement programs from the U.S.
Department of Housing & Urban Development. Guided by the City's
Strategic Plan, the department helps to ensure that the City has
thriving, livable neighborhoods by enhancing housing quality and
affordability for Durham residents. To learn more, visit 
http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/cb/cdd/Pages/Home.aspx. 

 

###

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://rtpnet.org/pipermail/inc-list/attachments/20120919/e9973c44/attachment.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image001.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 2630 bytes
Desc: image001.jpg
URL: <http://rtpnet.org/pipermail/inc-list/attachments/20120919/e9973c44/attachment.jpg>