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Jeannie Blakenship, director of the Salvation Army Safe House, stands in the new shelter at 924 New Hampshire, which now houses 18 people.
Salvation Army opens house for homeless
Bv Christine Reinolds
Kansan staff writer *
The Lawrence Salvation Army opened a safe house on Jan. 2 for the homeless. It is not a shelter or a gym. It is permanent housing for an ongoing problem.
The new house replaces the Salvation Army's temporary shelter at 946 Massachusetts St., which housed homeless men, women and children together. The safe house, at 924 New Hampshire St., is divided into two sections. Single men stay on the first floor and single women and families stay on the second floor.
we saw a need to provide a home, not just a temporary gym, for the homeless," said Jeanie Nblankenship, director of the safe house. "There is a need especially for housing single men because most shelters are geared to women and children."
of their stay, Blankenship said.
and children. The house has a capacity of 20 to 25 people. Currently, 17 men and one woman stay at the home. When the residents first come to the home, they meet with a staff member who evaluates their needs and determines the length
The Salvation Army is able to finance the project through various private and public grants. The Thomas Lyle Williams fund provided $15,000, the United Way of Douglas County contributed $10,000, and a community development grant from the city of Lawrence provided $8,000.
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The approximate operating budget for the house is $7,300. Two memorials totaling $5,000 also will help ease expenses.
the Salvation Army wants to raise the additional needed funds through the community, as well as internally.
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Amount of $2,500 was given to the Salvation Army from the State Department of Education for literacy programs. An education center is being set up at the house and will be run by Phil McKnight, professor of curriculum and instruction at the KU School of Education.
McKnight is on the shelter advisory board and will be assisted by Craig Butler, education coordinator at the house and graduate student at KU. The education center is funded by the Patrick Goodwin Memorial, which also provided an entertainment center for the house.
"Right now we are basically assessing needs and trying to match them to community resources." Butler said.
The education center also will offer classes on job-finding skills and parenting, in addition to literacy classes.
"our intent is to be able to help people to change their lives on their own," Blankenship said. "This is an experiment to see if we can do everything for everyone at once."
Everything when residents come to Blankenship with drug or alcohol problems or a poor education, she refers them to an agency that will help them. Shelter rules forbid drinking, smoking and the use of illegal drugs.
Sue Beers, director of social services for the Salvation Army, said the house was in operation 24 hours a day, seven days a week with staff supervision, which helped control the problem of loitering.
"We will be polling the neighbors to keep abreast of any problems or concerns they might have," she said. "Our main philosophy is to see a need and react."
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