Toledo Streets

From Cherry Street Mission’s Facebook page: “On Thursday, August 13, history was made at Cherry Street Mission Ministries. Construction of our first building in our 62-year history started. This day also marks the expansion of Cherry Street into supportive transitional housing.

“The Caleb House is a new home being built by the community that will be used for supportive transitional housing for men who are ready to take the next step to independence. Thank you to all who are donating their time, talents, and materials.”

Those participating in [the] ceremony included Paul DeWitt, Eaton Corporation; Jim Moline, Moline Builders – volunteer contractor; Miller Brothers; Mayor Finkbeiner; Dan Rogers, President & CEO of Cherry Street Mission Ministries; Christine B. Dziad, The Anderson Fund; Councilmemer Michael Ashford; Bob McCann, current guest at Cherry Street; and Jamie Schmitz, Board Chairman. (Not able to attend: Stranahan Foundation.)

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This USA Today article online calls the current crisis of “falling revenue and rising need” a “perfect storm”. The article covers several state cutbacks across the country.

“Nationwide, government figures show that 1.6 million homeless people received shelter last year, largely unchanged from 2007, but the number of families increased 9% to 517,000.”

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This 13 ABC video and story highlight’s Cherry Street Mission’s latest project, Abigail’s House, set to become Toledo’s newest transitional home for eight unhoused women.

Cherry Street is looking for furniture – couches, beds, chairs, tables. If you have something to donate, please contact them at 419.321.1835.

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A Wall Street Journal article reporting from Nashville discusses the “rise” of tent cities across the U.S.

“After years of enforcing anti-camping laws to break up homeless clusters, some cities are less inclined to crack down on the homeless because of the recession.”

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