Tuesday, April 5
Visiting Jonh at home…
Jonh is a part of our community at Crossings, has been for probably about 9 months.
About two weeks ago Jonh (yes, that spelling is correct) moved off the streets, out of the mission into his very own apartment at Minnvilla Manor, a 57 unit apartment building formerly the 5th Avenue Motel in downtown Knoxville. These apartments are subsidized by the local housing authority and offer on-site case management and 24 hour awake apartment staff.
I’ve seen some of these apartments before, and they are all unbelievably nice. Some of us have had Bingo Night at Minnvilla and had a great time with the guys there…
Our staff took a ‘field trip’ during staff meeting on Monday to see Jonh’s new place and shared some pizza for lunch as well as bringing some kitchen utensils to help ‘warm his home’.
Jonh works selling the newspaper The Amplifier around the city, writes some, and is a good artist. (we’ve used some of his art at Crossings, and some has been featured in The Amplifier)
Volunteer Ministry Center has been Jonh’s lifeline in being able to have a home. It’s a great organization with a great reputation in the city. Here’s more info on VMC:
The Volunteer Ministry Center is a non-profit, interfaith agency serving the poor and homeless of Knoxville. Our mission is to facilitate permanent supportive housing for those who are homeless and to provide services to prevent homelessness.
The Volunteer Ministry Center helps people find their way out of homelessness by offering “tough love” programs that work. It’s not enough to meet the basic needs of food and shelter. Real progress means that people face their problems and overcome them. It means that they set goals and achieve them – and in a timely manner. It means that they are held accountable. The work of The Volunteer Ministry Center has one purpose – to help our clients achieve housing and a higher level of self-sufficiency so that they are no longer homeless.
If you’d like to watch a video for more info, go here
Volunteer Ministry Center has been Jonh’s lifeline in being able to have a home. It’s a great organization with a great reputation in the city. Here’s more info on VMC:
The Volunteer Ministry Center is a non-profit, interfaith agency serving the poor and homeless of Knoxville. Our mission is to facilitate permanent supportive housing for those who are homeless and to provide services to prevent homelessness.
The Volunteer Ministry Center helps people find their way out of homelessness by offering “tough love” programs that work. It’s not enough to meet the basic needs of food and shelter. Real progress means that people face their problems and overcome them. It means that they set goals and achieve them – and in a timely manner. It means that they are held accountable. The work of The Volunteer Ministry Center has one purpose – to help our clients achieve housing and a higher level of self-sufficiency so that they are no longer homeless.
If you’d like to watch a video for more info, go here
Mark Nelson at 7:57 PM 1comments
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at 4:48 PM
said... That's great that he has a home!
I see you're reading Fred Craddock. He's great!