[Press Release] : MEDIA ADVISORY: MEDIA INVITED TO ATTEND PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT: Annual Event Scheduled for Tomorrow

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MEDIA ADVISORY

Contact: Craig Valone, Burrell Behavioral Health
573-777-8450

MEDIA INVITED TO ATTEND PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT: Annual Event Scheduled for Tomorrow

COLUMBIA, MO (July 31, 2013) - Columbia is proud to host its fifth annual Project Homeless Connect tomorrow, Thursday, August 1st from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Missouri United Methodist Church, 204 South 9th Street in Columbia.

 

The media is invited to attend the event, which is part of a national effort to aid homeless families and individuals. The "one stop shop" offers assistance, resources and services including: access to shelter/housing, food and clothing donations, legal assistance, employment resources, haircuts, identification cards, medical checkups, substance abuse screening and more. Various businesses and organizations will volunteer their time and resources to help our community's most vulnerable population.

 

Participants and service providers will be available for interviews. A Proclamation from the City of Columbia will be read at 10 a.m. For more information on Columbia's Project Homeless Connect event, please visit https://www.facebook.com/pages/Project-Homeless-Connect-Columbia-MO/336784529706363

 


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