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Haywood Coalition Meeting
September 30, 2009

Over 30 agencies/churches met on September 30, 2009 at New Covenant Church in Clyde. Patsy Dowling, Mountain Projects and Rev. Nick Honerkamp led the meeting.

Recap: Last year

Lisa James of Haywood Christian Ministries reports an increase of demand for clothing, food and requests for funds for power bills.

Patsy D. said that a recent study ranked NC second in USA in malnutrition and food insecurity for young children. Concerning unemployment benefits; before March 15 (589) will lose benefits. In 180 days, 2100 people will lose benefits in Haywood County. Need to build a safety net to insure that the families are taken care of.

HOUSING

Nick H. reports on what was accomplished last year. Homeless shelter is a success. Shelter starts back up in November for six months. Camp New Life is the location. $25,000 runs an emergency shelter. Most of the cost for security. Churches will provide transportation and devotions.

Community Center Block grant. $308,000 Plus for Haywood C ounty and Jackson County.  Details on Mountain Projects website. Housing grant awarded $1.2 for short term rental assistance. Some qualifications.

Christie Case reports Depot street apartments are available: 6 efficiency apartments in Clyde. Homeless/disability criteria. Looking for referrals.  Contact Mountain  Projects at 586-8958.

64 apartments are to be completed in Feb 2010 in Canton. $350 range. Below fair market value. Mountain Projects taking applications. Income base is the criteria.

FOOD RESOURCES

Waynesville

Haywood Christian Ministries provides a week’s worth of food for a family. Services about 15-20 families a day. Once a month per family.

Open Door breakfast and lunch, (dinner Sat and Sunday when the shelter opens).   Food boxes.

Canton-Community Kitchen meals 6 days a week, food boxes

Clyde-Haywood Baptist Relief Center, food boxes, clothing, jobs/life skill training

Clyde: New Covenant Church provides non-perishable food boxes

Rose of Sharon, North Canton Road

North Hominy, Cruso, Beaverdam, Fines Creek Community Centers: Food

(23) Manna organizations in Haywood County

HC Meals on Wheels

Angel Food: Maggie First Methodist, New Covenant Church, Antioch Baptist Church

3 Nutrition sites Armory at Frog Level, Canton Senior Center, MV Town Building a well balanced meal each day. 60 years and older. Need to contact Mountain Projects in advance.

CLOTHING RESOURCES

Salvation Army

Open Door

Haywood Christian Ministries

Thrift store for REACH

Blankets: HCM, Motels, Open Door, sheets from Plus

WOOD

Richard Reeves coordinates wood distribution. Churches cut wood and bring it to him and he distributes.

Volunteer Center-John Chicoine

TRANSPORTATION

Mountain Projects received a grant. More information to follow.

WEATHERIZATION

Mountain Projects 322 homes over 1.5 years in HC/JC

OTHER

Free Cell Phones for domestic violence victims through 30^th Alliance.

HCC resources for education to retrain people for another job. Also, GED program.

Rental properties can receive funds from Mountain Projects. Short term funds.

Blankets, coats needed for winter

GOOD IDEAS

Community Garden providing fresh vegetable during growing season.

Put info on webpage

211 a good resource to know what is available in Haywood County.

HC Government Access Channel-info on TV can promote Haywood Coalition

Invite Law enforcement to the meetings

Fuel Oil, Power Bills

Mountain Projects

HCM

Open Door

Salvation Army

Crabtree-Iron Duff Community

NCC

DSS

Medical/Dental

Good Samaritan Clinic (behind Health Dept.) Acute and chronic care available. Mental health counseling for patients

HCM dental, extractions/antibiotics referrals to 11 HC dentists

Health Department: HC Dental Clinic-children and adults

Waynesville Plaza

You can use PayPal or the credit card of your choice to donate to the ongoing work of the homeless shelter developed by the Haywood Coalition.

Use the “Chip In” widget at the bottom of the right-hand column.

Donations and gifts to this work can be made through the Open Door Ministries.

The Open Door is in downtown Waynesville in Frog Level-

Office Hours – Monday-Friday 8am-4pm
Phone: 452-3846

There are a couple of documents that are available online for the Haywood Coalition. These documents can be downloaded for your information:

Guidelines for Staff of the Homeless Shelter

Listing of Emergency Food Providers in Haywood County

(If there are other documents that need to be included, please send them to the webmaster- Michael Rich)

Many apologies to all the folks who have contributed to the work of the Haywood-Coalition.

Some scripts hosted by the company I have worked with for over five years inadvertently erased all the information in the databse where all of the information on this site was housed back on April 3rd. (Needless to say, I am very disappointed with that company and they have received words of wrath and complaint for things that were out of my control.)

Their back up system was inadequate to capture that data (I have asked for them to reconsider their methodogies to protect all of their customers in the future), and so we are back to a fresh website.  

If you were a registered member, that information is gone (though it was not an important part of the website).  All of the articles and postings will be recreated from emails and correspondence that were sent my way the past 4 months. I will be working on it over the next few work days, and it should be back in working order by this time next week.

If you do not see important information on the site by Wednesday, April 15th, send me an email and I will get it up as soon as possible.

Again, my apologies, and I look forward to working with you as we work toward serving the needy of Haywood County in the coming year!

Michael Rich