Homeless Issue #115

(“United Outreach” with the Adventist church in Comino, had a program for sheltering the homeless in the winter of 2006 before JSS was evolved and the Nomadic Shelter began.)
 

 Then!

 

It all started with a meeting
called by JSS.:

 

Nomadic Shelter Program.

Homeless Issues #5                07/11/2009
 

We had a very good meeting as far as a “First Meeting” goes on Thursday the 9th. 180 invitations were sent out. We had 28 people attending. These included the major contributors to healing the homeless problems in our communities. Much lacking was the El Dorado County representatives, none that I could see or who made themselves known. Is this the view the County Government shows towards Homeless issues?
Solid Rock Faith; Light of the Hills; Green Valley Community; Foothills UMC; Only Kindness; First Lutheran;  Affordable Housing Coalition; Hands for Hope; as well as “unassociated persons”
all joined in the meeting receiving and giving information that we all could use to make things a little better for our homeless citizens, sisters, and brothers. 
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Homeless Issue #9         10/17/09
 

“We cannot fault United Outreach. They had one plan. We however are inclusive of all citizens.
However we cannot dilute our efforts in providing 40 meals a day to four locations, providing tents, sleeping bags, blankets, warm clothes, and the many things we do daily for the homeless population in ED County. To be asked by United Outreach to build, renovate, supply, Perks Court, at the expense of our providing what we can to the homeless population during the winter months, while not allowing the homeless population to take advantage of any services at Perks Court, rubs us all wrong. Considering that we have asked twice to be allowed to use the mats that UO has in storage for a homeless shelter in local churches. And then for UO to allow us to hook up the shower/laundry unit on local churches property. Both requests were ignored by UO. “We are on our own, again.”
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Homeless Issue #13      01/23/10
 

“Cold Springs Community Church opened their doors to the homeless on Wednesday night, and will open them every Wednesday night in the foreseeable future. Everything went well; everything fell into place; volunteers where there from 6 different organizations, and complete organization prevailed. Praise the Lord!!!!!!”
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Foothills UMC followed with Saturday night and Monday night.
The next winter other faith groups came around.
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Homeless Issue #27    11/26/10

First full week of providing shelter.
 

Cold Springs CC; Foothills UMC; Green Valley CC and Kokopelli Ranch were the host locations. Host Coordinators Frank/ Mike/ Janis/ Michael /Rene & Ron.”
“The host churches/organizations involved are numerous. ALL are working together to bring this Blessed occurrence to our friends/citizens/brothers & sisters who have the least.
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This is all recorded in the book:
 

Homeless in the Gold Country
By Ron Sachs
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