There were numerous newspaper stories about the homeless shelter and the Coalition in The Mountaineer and The Smoky Mountain News since November 2008.
The online archives at The Mountaineer is not showing those articles, but there are some from the Smoky Mountain News.
Churches pool to offer refuge for homeless in Sylva, Waynesville
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Take a look at this news segment that was done in December by WLOS-TV on the Homeless Shelter:
First Homeless Shelter Opens in Haywood County
Haywood County opens it’s first-ever overnight homeless shelter thanks to the efforts of some local church groups.
They call themselves the Haywood Coalition, a group of charities, non-profits, and churches from all over the county. The group held it’s first meeting three weeks ago and recognized the overwhelming need for an overnight shelter.
“With our economy there are more and more, not just permanent homelses, but temporary homeless. And we have got to start addressing this need and I just think its time for Haywood County to have its own homeless shelter,” says Pastor Nick Honerkamp of New Covenant Church.
Volunteers from different churches will take turns manning the shelter along with a security guard that will be there at all times.
They also want to make it easy for the homeless to get there. Vans will be sent to the Community Kitchen in Canton and The Open Door in Waynesville to take people to the shelter.
The group has the funding and the staff to keep the shelter open every night from now through March.
(video no longer online)
