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Making A Difference in Dyer County!

It was a wonderful day at the Benton Co CRC today! Thank you to all that came out to celebrate the opening of a facility for ALL in Benton County. If you or your family needs resources for services WE CAN HELP!

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Today we will be housing a homeless person and his service animal in Lexington, TN. This person has been homeless a considerable amount of time and has absolutely no furnishings for the apartment we were able to secure for him. If anyone in the Lexington area would be willing to donate an air mattress or something similar for him to have something to sleep on tonight please contact us as soon as possible. Our office line is 731-651-1020. Thank you!

"Ending Homelessness Together" We have a bike!!! With your help our Client now has transportation to their place of employment. THS would like to thank each and every one of you that liked, commented or shared this post and a special thank you to Mr. Mark Zuofsky for his generous donation.

Tennessee Homeless Solution's Interim Executive Director Amy McDonald and Office Manager Wendy Dawn Hollowell not only spend every day assisting the client's of Tennessee Homeless Solutions but also can be seen going above and beyond to help a family at the Dream Center of Jackson, TN. We are proud to have such dedicated and compassionate staff that is leading by example.

ISO a good used Bicycle! We are currently assisting a Client that is in need of a Bicycle for transportation to his place of employment. If you have one that you would like to donate please call our office at 731-651-1020 or feel free to comment or msg on here. Thanks in advance THS.

Volunteers Needed! The Continuum of Care is looking for committed and caring individuals to assist them in their yearly Point and Time Count! The 2018 Point in Time Count will take place January 23-24, 2018. In West Tennessee the Continuum of Care is called the West Tennessee Housing Resource Network (WTHRN). The WTHRN covers 23 counties including: Fayette, Tipton, Lauderdale, Dyer, Lake, Obion, Crockett, Haywood, Gibson, Hardeman, Madison, Weakley, Carroll, Henderson, McNairy, Hardin, Chester, Decatur, Benton, Henry, Stewart, Houston, and Humphreys. In 2017, the WTHRN served over 1200 Veterans, Families, and Disabled persons with housing services. What is Point and Time Count? Point in Time Count (PIT) is a count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless persons on a single night in January nationwide. Each count is planned, coordinated, and carried out locally. The information and data that is collected in the PIT is used to help everyone better understand the number and characteristics of persons who are homeless in our community. What we need you to do: If you are interested in Volunteering for our next PIT Count please call Daryl Chansuthus at 731-668-0411 or email at dchansuthus@wraptn.org She will gladly connect you with your county coordinator!

Tennessee Homeless Solutions Opening New Programs in Benton and Dyer Counties, West TN! The Benton County Community Resource Center opened January 2, 2018 in Camden, TN. The Center will connect needs with resources such as healthcare, housing, domestic violence services, disability services, food, etc. A special thank you to the Mann Family Foundation and West TN Healthcare for this opportunity for the Benton Co residents! The Center is located at 145 Hospital Dr, Camden, TN 38320. For more information please contact Janie Nicholson, Program Director, at 731-213-2362. Benton Co CRC needs: 3 floor mats for outside doors, desktop computer, locking filing cabinet, 1 1/2 inch binders, pens, 2 clipboards, and copy paper. Follow the Benton Co CRC on Facebook for all the up to date information! Benton Co CRC Designated monetary donations can be made. Please make check out to TN Homeless Solutions with Benton Co CRC written in the memo. Mail to or drop off at 145 Hospital Dr., Camden, TN 38320. The Dyer County Making A Difference Day Shelter will open later this month. The Shelter will focus on employment and housing. Job preparation classes will focus on employer expectations, appropriate work attire, resume preparation, computer skills and job search. The Making A Difference Day Shelter will establish and engage in place based strategies, place connections to opportunity, and promote private investment in the community. The Day Shelter will also offer a mail room so that persons may use as a permanent address for employment and entitlements such as food stamps, Social Security benefits, health insurance, etc. The Making A Difference Day Shelter will help persons in the community to develop life skills needed to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness by acting as catalyst to bring much needed programs and services to homeless and unemployed persons in Dyer County. These programs include but are not limited to Social Security Payee Services, Drug and Alcohol family support, etc. All specialized services will be provided by existing professional agencies, the Day Shelter will provide a venue for these services. Day Shelter needs: 2 desks, 2 office chairs, locking filing cabinet, very large dry erase board, 8 ft tables, folding chairs, spiral notebooks, pens and pencils, desktop computers. Monetary donations will be needed to use as unrestricted funds such as but not limited to: ID fee, birth certificate fee, etc. Follow the Dyer Co Day Shelter on Facebook for all the up to date information! Making a Difference Day Shelter Designated monetary donations can be made. Please make check out to TN Homeless Solutions with Dyer Co Day Shelter written in the memo. Mail to or drop off your donation at 222B East Court, Dyersburg, TN 38024. For more information contact Amy McDonald at 731-307-0272. In the past 12 months, the THS Emergency Solutions grant and Permanent Housing Program has assisted a total of 55 literally homeless households (121 persons) with housing and case management so that they may succeed in becoming self sufficient. In addition, with our Supportive Services for Veteran Families, THS assisted 70 Veteran Households with Rapid Re-housing, Prevention housing services. Our SSVF program is in partnership with West TN Legal Services. ***THS is a proud partner and lead agency of the West TN Continuum of Care(CoC). The CoC is made up of agencies that come together to lead the fight of ending homelessness in 23 counties. In the past 12 months, the CoC as a whole has assisted over 1200 households with services anywhere from outreach, emergency shelter to permanent housing. The CoC works closely with HUD and state agencies to secure funding for the services that are provided. Thank you for all of your support!!