Asheville Street Sentinel

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 good information there.  http://nchomeless.org

Asheville-Buncombe Homeless Coalition Meeting: June 1st at 12:30 at Mission Hospital.

Assurance Wireless – free cellphones: Christiana Tugman has announced she is a go-to person about this program, and she is advocating improvements.  If you have questions about this program, or have any problems with it,  her e-mail address is ctugman@goodwillnwnc.org  She is not affiliated with Assurance Wireless.

NEW National Call Center for Homeless Veterans: 1-877-4AID VET (1-877-424-3838)  “…to ensure that homeless
Veterans or Veterans at-risk for homelessness have free, 24/7 access to trained counselors.”

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.
—  Moss has a few key chains with this phone number, issued by Veterans Affairs, if you would like one.  (Use the “Contact” link at ashevillehomeless.org)