spring 2008

Dear Friends:

Now that warm weather has finally arrived, many of us are doing our spring cleaning, packing away our winter clothes, and – best of all – getting to spend more quality time outdoors.  It is a time of rebirth, of new beginnings.

For a person experiencing homelessness, spring means a welcome end to bitterly cold days and nights.  More hours of daylight and sunshine can lift spirits and renew hope.  Because of our community’s renewed commitment to providing housing opportunities for the homeless, the staff of The Other Place is hopeful that many of our shelter clients may indeed move into housing this spring.  Unfortunately, we know that the need for supportive housing far exceeds the current supply, and that many of our clients will be disappointed.

The average person gives less thought to the plight of the homeless during the spring and summer months.  After all, there’s no danger of people freezing to death on the streets when it’s 60 or 70 degrees.  But the number of people experiencing homelessness does not decrease at this time of year, and their needs are just as great.

Thankfully, our community continues to make progress.  The Other Place is pleased to be a key partner in several initiatives that are moving our clients from homelessness to housing.  From the 100-unit River Commons apartments to “Opportunity Housing” for homeless veterans, we are slowly but surely making progress toward our vision of a community where there is no homelessness. 

You can help us provide new beginnings to the people we serve.  As always, our greatest need is for your financial support, which allows us to address immediate needs in our shelter, outreach, prevention, and supportive housing programs.  You can also help us to keep this issue in the forefront of people’s minds by requesting a speaker from The Other Place to come talk to your group.  Call us at (937) 293-1945 or send an email to info@theotherplace.org.  We hope to hear from you soon.

Respectfully,

Tina M. Patterson

Tina M. Patterson
Executive Director

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