by Rachel Picard | Jun 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
S3 Housing Connect’s June 21st meeting was quite a treat. Terry Allebaugh, our consultant from the North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness, gave a presentation on keeping our mojo working as a task force. Terry started his presentation by standing up...
by Rachel Picard | Jun 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
For the first Member Spotlight, we’re featuring Jeffrey Rawlings, S3 Housing Connect’s chair! Jeffrey has been with S3 from the very beginning, and has done an amazing job guiding the group. As chair, he leads all S3 meetings, is a member of numerous committees,...
by Rachel Picard | Jun 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
June 29th, 2017 was a special day for Sanford and Lee County. This was the first time that a group of local people with a shared passion for helping the homeless would meet to form a task force. At that time, the group didn’t have a name, logo, committee structure, or...
by Rachel Picard | May 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
Since 1949, May has been known as Mental Health Awareness Month. It is important to realize that mental health is a huge factor in homelessness. The National Coalition for the Homeless reported, “It is estimated that 1/3 of the homeless population is suffering...
by Rachel Picard | Aug 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
Good morning, Here is your weekly Homelessness Project update! This week I began to work on S3 Housing Connect’s social media campaign. I started on the Facebook pages, and Kelly Miller, Byron Buckels, and I have been working on the website. Unfortunately,...
by Rachel Picard | Aug 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
Good afternoon, Here is your weekly Homelessness Project update! This week, I continued meeting with local nonprofits and touring their facilities. Thank you to Chris Kelley with the Salvation Army and Marilyn Green at Helping Hand Clinic for allowing me to come and...
