Major project to address homelessness - Democratic Underground

madokie

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Sun Jun-17-07 07:04 AM
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Major project to address homelessness

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=070617_1_A1_spanc56725

Tulsa is on the cusp of eliminating chronic homelessness with Mayor Kathy Taylor backing a unique nonprofit and philanthropic project.

With the BOK Center set to open in September 2008 and other ongoing improvements in downtown Tulsa, a coalition of philanthropists, nonprofits and city officials are supporting a model that would place nearly 600 homeless people into permanent housing.

The first units in the project are expected to be operating within a year.

"From a humanitarian standpoint, it is vital to address the issue and there is also a cost benefit," Taylor said.

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Totally Committed

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Sun Jun-17-07 07:29 AM
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1. I am proud and honored to recommend this thread!

Thank you for posting this.

Every major city in America should have a project like this. I always say there is no reason for anyone in America to hungry and/or without a safe and decent place to live.

Bravo, Tulsa!

TC

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bedpanartist

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Sun Jun-17-07 07:52 AM
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4. we've got 10,000 empty homes in Dayton

and still, there are homeless on the streets of nearly every neighborhood in the city.

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Pharaoh

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Sun Jun-17-07 07:42 AM
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2. Ditto , off to the greatest page

if we cannot or will not take care of our own people, we are all in deep shit.

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madokie

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Sun Jun-17-07 07:48 AM
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3. Its the right thing to do no doubt

one measure of a persons character is his treatment of the downtrodden

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Joe Chi Minh

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Sun Jun-17-07 08:32 AM
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5. K&R

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Stinky The Clown

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Sun Jun-17-07 09:36 AM
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6. Another step to recovering from the Reagan Legacy

When a president chooses to 'solve' the mental health issues by closing the places that housed them, this is what has to happen to get past it. Kudos to Tulsa's mayor.

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