‘Local News’ Archives
Asheville Transit: Broken Promises of Improved Bus Service – Yet the Associated Fare Increase Happens Anyway; More Fare Increases to Come
Starting July 1st we get to pay $20 for a monthly bus pass, up from $15. This increase is part of the Transit Master Plan (TMP) approved by the city. According to the TMP, the first of the "gradual" rate increases was supposed to coincide with the implementation of specified bus service improvements. That fact is in bold italics in the [...]
A-Hope Again Threatens to Deny Services
Unfortunately, this is now my third article in this series (about problems with the person running A-Hope). There was a note on the door of A-Hope today that said if they continue to find cups around the property then they are going to stop providing coffee. I didn't see any garbage, and I rarely do. Once in a while someone leaves a [...]
A-Hope Maintains Policy Which Encourages the Homeless to Sleep in Downtown Asheville; Won’t Address Suggestion
It's unfortunate I have to write another article like this about A-Hope, when they provide the most services to homeless people in Asheville, and the staff there are usually friendly. (My other article here is titled "A-Hope in Need of New Direction" from 4-30-2010.) The names of the involved persons are omitted here for privacy [...]
A-Hope in need of Bread Donations
A-Hope normally (almost always) has had bread so people can make a peanut butter & jelly sandwich in the morning. For the past three days there hasn't been any. If you have unopened, unexpired bread, you could donate it to them, and help the homeless have something light to eat until the later meals are available elsewhere. The address [...]
Miscellaneous Updates and Information
Annual homeless event Friday Sept. 10th: Project Connect (for non-veterans) will be at First Baptist Church, and VA StandDown (for veterans) will be at Stevens Lee Center. There will be food, services, clothing, and more. More details later. The Carolina Homeless Information Network (CHIN) has updated its website. There is a lot of [...]
A-Hope in Need of New Direction
Today the Director of A-Hope threatened to close tomorrow if people are not "nice" to the staff. She said the staff were there "because they want to be" and they "could make more money working somewhere else." I had been there around 40 minutes and hadn't noticed any problem. When I went downstairs right after that announcement I asked a [...]
AHN Can’t Give Out Bus Passes Until We Get More Donations
The Asheville Homeless Network is too low on funds to give out any more monthly bus passes. If you would like to make a donation you can do so online at http://ashevillehomeless.org, or you can mail a check to Asheville Homeless Network, PO Box 205, Asheville, NC 28802.
Jerry’s Coast to Coast Fundraising Bike Ride Has Ended Early – His Photos Will Be Displayed
Jerry had to cut his bicycle trip short. He journeyed from Asheville, NC to Arcadia, LA. For more information see http://journeyamerica.../. Jerry's photographs from his trip will be on display at Ello Cafe throughout the month of May. If you would like to make suggestions about which photographs to display you can browse them here: [...]
Ten Thousand Villages Sale to Benefit Room in the Inn
In honor of International Women's Day, Ten Thousand Villages, a fair-trade gift shop on College St. in Asheville, will donate ten percent of its sales on Saturday, March 6th to The Room in the Inn women's shelter. Room in the Inn is a local women's shelter whose location changes on a weekly basis. Space and spiritual support is provided by a [...]
Asheville Homeless Coalition Meeting Today
The Asheville Homeless Coalition will be holding its monthly meeting today at 12:30 pm in the United Way Building on South French Broad Ave. The Homeless Coalition, which is a group primarily of service providers that receive federal funding from the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, will discuss the following items according to its proposed [...]
