[Press Release] : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Project Homeless Connect to be Held January 26

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Bill Cantin
573.874.7248
Bill.Cantin at CoMo.gov

Project Homeless Connect to be Held January 26

COLUMBIA, MO (January 24, 2017) - The City of Columbia and the Columbia/Boone County Basic Needs Coalition are pleased to announce that the next Project Homeless Connect event will be held this Thursday, January 26, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.  at the Family Impact Center, 105 E. Ash St. Community volunteers will partner with city government, non-profits, and the private sector to provide a single access point of health and human services for homeless individuals and families. Services include medical, mental health, substance abuse, housing, dental, legal, free eyeglasses, ID, food, clothing, and much more. This will be the ninth year holding this event, which takes place twice a year on the fourth Thursdays of January and July. For more information related to homelessness in Columbia, please visit the Boone County Basic Needs Coalition's website at http://www.basicneedscoalition.org/.

Project Homeless Connect is a national best practice model that originated in San Francisco. Â According to the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, communities throughout the United States have adopted this model and hold Project Homeless Connect events. Project Homeless Connect breaks the myth that people who do not seek assistance and services would simply prefer to be on the street. The data proves that when people are approached in a respectful and kind manner, and with available and appropriate resources, they eagerly accept assistance towards self-sufficiency. Â Project Homeless Connect events are designed to provide results, not simply referrals, to homeless individuals and families.

For more information, please contact Bill Cantin at 573.874.7248 or Bill.Cantin at CoMo.gov.


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