[Peace] [Announce] Tonight 7pm - Re-affirming Urbana as a Sanctuary City!

Mon Dec 19 18:26:40 UTC 2016

OK, so long as you have been talking. I won't be at the meeting, It's too cold and I have a cold.
Belden

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On Dec 19, 2016, at 10:46 AM, Sandra Ahten <sandra.ahten at gmail.com<mailto:sandra.ahten at gmail.com>> wrote:

Are you referring to what the News-Gazette reported that Claudia said? If so, her quotes are in blue below and  the facts (in red):

"The space is being used, so to look at it as though it's available is completely wrong," she said.

They are operating a 20 bed "Transitional program" -- They have room for 50 more  and have operated.

Rosecrance owns and operates the TIMES Center and it's not an asset that governments can take over and return to the community, she said.

True, but they can stop saying that it is closed due to lack of operating funds, and admit that they just don't want to run a shelter AND that they want to keep for themselves the building that we as a community paid for to be a shelter.

Lennhoff also said many men who currently need emergency shelter never stayed at the TIMES Center level 1 program, and the closing of that program isn't related to seeing homeless men in downtown Champaign now.

There were a number of homeless men on the street last winter who wouldn't stay in the TIMES Center or the Stepping Stone shelter because of program requirements, she said, and that would likely be the same situation this year even if those programs were open.

Okay there are some men who wouldn't stay at the TIMES center, there are some people like our old Urbana Bill who preferred to be a loner and set up his tent. Or there are addicts who won't stay there because they won't comply with the rules. That, in no way, means that the number of men on the street isn't in direct correlation between the TIMES shelter closing.

I've spoken with Claudia at length. I respect her opinion, but she is spinning this to defend Rosecrance.  Which I understand her being protective of them,  ...they provide a lot of mental health services to the population she serves, but that doesn't mean that Rosecrance doesn't  need to be held accountable for shutting down the shelter instead of looking for solutions to keep it open.

Community Elements/Rosecrance says they lost $250K over 6 years. IF we can get the governmental bodies to fund the services, Rosecrance should be held to operating it as a men's emergency shelter.

Sandra Ahten

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On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 10:21 AM, Fields, A Belden <a-fields at illinois.edu<mailto:a-fields at illinois.edu>> wrote:
Sandra,

Did you see Claudia Lenhoff's rebuttal of your contention that it is not being fully used. She is opposing your effort. Better talk to her before moving ahead.
Belden

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On Dec 19, 2016, at 9:52 AM, Sandra Ahten via Peace <peace at lists.chambana.net<mailto:peace at lists.chambana.net>> wrote:

We will also be asking the city to lead the effort to lead an inter-governmental coalition to get the TIMES center reopened.
The details are here:
http://www.smilepolitely.com/splog/times_center_must_be_re-opened/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.smilepolitely.com_splog_times-5Fcenter-5Fmust-5Fbe-5Fre-2Dopened_&d=DQMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=LVFD2C1RI2rrPDmI3Syk2CwuxmoT24PnP4L8nmF9sOM&m=FquLrFQo8CFOdLaiBwB_wmW8wz2b3Nq4CCD1GSOCcEc&s=fXdd0d_7Sq5NFwVYiMCXpz-4e-OEnppK-8GkFd7qCIg&e=>

The petition is here:
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/find-a-way-to-reopen-times-center<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__actionnetwork.org_petitions_find-2Da-2Dway-2Dto-2Dreopen-2Dtimes-2Dcenter&d=DQMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=LVFD2C1RI2rrPDmI3Syk2CwuxmoT24PnP4L8nmF9sOM&m=FquLrFQo8CFOdLaiBwB_wmW8wz2b3Nq4CCD1GSOCcEc&s=kdYP7_XgvlKiy0hoKfjtmu2FmbRfTs-NRhHazQ2hLjQ&e=>

Please share this with any progressive email lists that you are on!

THANKS!
Sandra Ahten
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Sandra Ahten

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On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 9:31 AM, Brian Dolinar <briandolinar at gmail.com<mailto:briandolinar at gmail.com>> wrote:
Way to go Urbana! Vote tonight 7pm, “Re-Affirming Urbana As A Sanctuary City.”

BD

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