Articles tagged: homeless

food & grocery: Seventh annual Depot Town Chili Challenge to benefit SOS Community Services

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Posted: Feb 12, 2013

When you wake up in a few days, once your blood sugar recalibrates from gorging at today's paczki-fest, I've got a new food-related adventure for you, one that benefits an exceptionally good cause. The seventh ... Read more »

Street newspaper's request for permission to sell in Ypsilanti Township rejected

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Posted: Oct 10, 2012

The Ypsilanti Township Board of Trustees will not permit a street newspaper’s homeless and poor vendors to sell papers along Washtenaw Avenue. Groundcover News asked the Board of Trustees to approve a peddlers' permit so ... Read more »

Rick Snyder's staff met with Camp Take Notice protesters at mobile office hours in Ann Arbor

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Posted: Jun 27, 2012

Members of Gov. Rick Snyder’s staff received an unfriendly welcome on their visit to downtown Ann Arbor on Wednesday. Dozens of supporters of Camp Take Notice rallied to protest the recent eviction of the homeless ... Read more »

Camp Take Notice founder waits to be arrested as cleanup efforts wrap up

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Posted: Jun 25, 2012

Though most of the residents of Camp Take Notice have moved on from the recently closed Ann Arbor-area homeless encampment, its founder says the only way he’ll be leaving is in handcuffs. Caleb Poirier - ... Read more »

Delonis Center to begin housing Camp Take Notice residents tonight

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Posted: Jun 21, 2012

As the midnight deadline to leave Camp Take Notice nears, some residents of the homeless encampment will be moving to the Delonis Center today at 9 p.m. Read more »

Camp Take Notice residents prepare to leave homeless encampment as deadline looms

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Posted: Jun 20, 2012

With the scheduled shutdown of Camp Take Notice only two days away, some residents of the homeless encampment are in line to move into subsidized housing in the very near future. Read more »

Delonis Center adding accommodations for displaced Camp Take Notice residents

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Posted: Jun 15, 2012

Downtown Ann Arbor's homeless shelter is preparing for the scheduled June 22 shutdown of Camp Take Notice by temporarily adding beds. Read more »

Camp Take Notice residents apply for subsidies as supporters prepare to protest eviction

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Posted: Jun 11, 2012

As the June 22 eviction date draws near for Camp Take Notice, supporters of the homeless encampment west of Ann Arbor are working on multiple fronts to make sure residents find housing. People who live ... Read more »

Homeless man found dead at Camp Take Notice

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Posted: Jun 10, 2012

Police are investigating the death of a camper Sunday at the homeless encampment Camp Take Notice. Read more »

MDOT targets June 22 as final day for 'Camp Take Notice' to vacate state property

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Posted: May 30, 2012

The Michigan Department of Transportation is officially telling the homeless encampment near Ann Arbor known as Camp Take Notice to leave its property, but officials are trying to help residents find alternative living arrangements. Read more »

with gallery : Crowd supports Camp Take Notice as neighbors of Ann Arbor tent city circulate petition for eviction

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Posted: May 24, 2012

Previous story: Homeless tent city residents near Ann Arbor will rally Thursday on Wagner Road Florescent signs hung from wires affixed across Wagner Road between Jackson and Dexter-Ann Arbor roads Thursday afternoon as residents and ... Read more »

Homeless tent city residents near Ann Arbor will rally Thursday on Wagner Road

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Posted: May 24, 2012

The commute along Wagner Road on Ann Arbor's west side should be a little more eventful than usual on Thursday afternoon. Read more »

Homeless encampment supporters negotiating with MDOT to keep site in Scio Township

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Posted: Feb 22, 2012

Supporters of the Scio Township homeless encampment known as Camp Take Notice are circulating an online petition asking for support as discussions with the Michigan Department of Transportation about the camp continue. However, an MDOT ... Read more »

With gallery: 'It's been a mild winter' for 2 dozen homeless living in tent city near Ann Arbor

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Posted: Feb 15, 2012

The 25 people living in Camp Take Notice showed a sunny disposition Tuesday, despite the dipping temperatures and snow covering the village. Read more »

recipe: Ann Arbor Tailgates - Try a Baked Potato Chip recipe from a cookbook to support Alpha House

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Posted: Dec 12, 2011

Buy a cookbook and help the homeless. Alpha House — a shelter for homeless families in Washtenaw County — has published a cookbook just in time for holiday shopping: Ann Arbor Tailgates: Your Favorite Recipes. ... Read more »