Tag: Homelessness

Flagstaff Shelter Services Inc. has FEMA blankets for those experiencing homelessness

Flagstaff Shelter Services Inc. has FEMA blankets for those experiencing homelessness

| January 24, 2023

Flagstaff Shelter Services Inc. has Federal Emergency Management Agency blankets (10,000) for those experiencing homelessness.

If your agency needs some blankets, please let us know or just come get some at the Huntington location at 4185 E Huntington Drive, Flagstaff. We have also sent a number of pallets to the Flagstaff Family Food Center so they will be available there in the future, as well.

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Training for ‘Front Door — a pathway to end homelessness’ to be held Jan. 10

Training for ‘Front Door — a pathway to end homelessness’ to be held Jan. 10

| January 9, 2017

Utilization Training for “Front Door — a pathway to end homelessness” will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10 at (new location) the Family Resource Center, 4000 N. Cummings St., Flagstaff.

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Front Door Utilization Training

Front Door Utilization Training

| December 26, 2016

Attendees will gain a clear knowledge of coordinated system design. If you work with or advocate for individuals and families experiencing homelessness, this training is essential.

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Front Door Utilization Training

Front Door Utilization Training

| December 18, 2016

Attendees will gain a clear knowledge of coordinated system design. If you work with or advocate for individuals and families experiencing homelessness, this training is essential.

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Stuck Outside the Poor Door – The Child Watch Column

Stuck Outside the Poor Door – The Child Watch Column

| April 24, 2015

Marian Wright Edelman, President, Children’s Defense Fund Stuck Outside the Poor Door More than 88,000 people have applied to enter the “poor door” at a new luxury condominium tower on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Only one in 1,600 will win the lottery to live there. Some months ago a New York developer made […]

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Trauma Recovery – Tonier Cain’s Book “Healing Neen” Now Available for Sale – Proceeds Benefit CCC&Y and NACASA

Trauma Recovery – Tonier Cain’s Book “Healing Neen” Now Available for Sale – Proceeds Benefit CCC&Y and NACASA

| October 27, 2014

Tonier Cain is a nationally recognized SAMHSA speaker and advocate for recovery and trauma-informed care.  In March 2010, her story was launched in the form of a documentary titled, “Healing Neen” which details her transcendent story of emergence from drug addiction, multiple incarcerations and two decades of homelessness to become a tireless advocate and educator […]

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Tonier Cain’s Book “Healing Neen” Now Available for Sale – Proceeds Benefit CCC&Y and NACASA

Tonier Cain’s Book “Healing Neen” Now Available for Sale – Proceeds Benefit CCC&Y and NACASA

| October 15, 2014

Tonier Cain is a nationally recognized SAMHSA speaker and advocate for recovery and trauma-informed care.  In March 2010, her story was launched in the form of a documentary titled, “Healing Neen” which details her transcendent story of emergence from drug addiction, multiple incarcerations and two decades of homelessness to become a tireless advocate and educator […]

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2014 Coconino County Continuum of Care Summer Count Survey – Invitation to Participate

2014 Coconino County Continuum of Care Summer Count Survey – Invitation to Participate

| August 20, 2014

Do you live in Coconino County? Do you have ideas on what social services are needed in our region? Have you experienced housing difficulties and challenges with the cost of living here in the northern Arizona? Are you someone with creative ideas? Then please consider volunteering 5-10 minutes of your time to electronically fill-out the […]

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Crossing the Line: Taking Steps to End Homelessness

Crossing the Line: Taking Steps to End Homelessness

| December 30, 2013 | 0 Comments

Take a look at this great excerpt from Diane Nilan’s Book giving some of the many causes of Homelessness.
“To any or all of the above maladies, add pervasive poverty and a critical shortage of housing options for even
those with moderate incomes, and homelessness lurks right around the corner.”

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Staggering Numbers of Homeless and Runaway Youth in Coconino County

Staggering Numbers of Homeless and Runaway Youth in Coconino County

| December 3, 2013 | 0 Comments

A recent LETTER TO THE EDITOR posted in the Az Daily Sun reports high numbers of homeless youth in several Coconino County School Districts.  See the statistics and the local community resources available to support these high risk young people. CCC&Y facilitated a county-wide anecdotal survey and assessment of Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) in […]

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