H.O.P.E. NEEDS YOU!
Wednesday, 22 Jan 2014 5:00 AM – 7:00 PM
The Point in Time Count is an annual count of people experiencing street homelessness on one given day of the year, which is required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to retain federal funding for homeless programs. It is also important that the results from the count provide an accurate reflection of homelessness in Memphis. Volunteers will be talking one-on-one with any unsheltered individual willing to be interviewed. The Community Alliance for the Homeless then use this data to move forward with securing housing and other services for some of our most vulnerable brothers and sisters. Groups of five will go to certain precincts throughout the city in order to visit soup kitchens, crisis centers, shelters, and other offices where homeless Memphians congregate during the day. H.O.P.E. members, many of whom are themselves currently on the street will be assisting in this years count but we need your help too! The annual Point in Time Count will be Wednesday, 22 Jan 2014 5:00 AM – 7:00 PM. you can register here! There are multiple shifts that you can volunteer for based on your availability.
Volunteers will report to the MIFA Life Skills Center located at 910 Vance Ave Memphis, TN 38126 at the beginning of each shift.
First-time volunteers must attend one of the following training sessions which will both be held at MIFA (910 Vance Ave):
-Wednesday, January 15 at 12:00 pm
-Friday, January 17 3:00 pm
-Tuesday, January 21 4:00 pm at MCIL (1633 Madison)
Please contact the Community Alliance for the Homeless for more details via their website, Facebook event page, or by phone: (901) 527-1302
H.O.P.E. is the name of a Mid-South Peace and Justice Center-sponsored organization whose members are exclusively people currently, or have formerly experienced homelessness. H.O.P.E. has been working hard to develop several project areas that address the issues that are a priority to the homeless community.
For more information about how you can support HOPE or our different project areas, Please contact Paul Garner (901) 725.4990, or paul@midsouthpeace.org. Like H.O.P.E. on Facebook!