KINGWOOD — Kingwood City Council members are giving the Police and Peers program a try. Tonya Helmick, a member of the program who was at the Tuesday evening meeting, will […]
Tag: homeless
Managed camps may solve more than one problem
Perhaps it’s a coincidence or perhaps it’s a synchronicity, but shortly after advocates spoke to Morgantown City Council about the possibility of “managed camps” for unsheltered people on city property, […]
Morgantown grappling with encampment question
MORGANTOWN — If you were in Morgantown during the summer and/or fall of 2020, chances are you’ve heard of Diamond Village. That was the name given to an encampment of […]
Speakers urge city to do more for its unhoused population, suggest managed camps
MORGANTOWN — Vickie Ashcraft, a housing advocate for the Fairmont Morgantown Housing Authority, was on Morgantown City Council’s Tuesday agenda to receive a Fair Housing Month Proclamation. But by the […]
We need Bartlett House
Last week’s dip into freezing nighttime temperatures was a stark reminder of how important shelter is for our unhoused population — and it happened to coincide with a series of […]
Solving homelessness crisis more about priority than money
If it seems like the homeless population has grown, that’s because it has — everywhere. According to the annual point-in-time survey, there are almost 71,000 more people experiencing homelessness this […]
Dec. 3 letters to the editor
Terra Alta ‘Wreaths’ event a success Once again the Terra Alta and Alpine Lake communities have come together to support the Wreaths Across America project. The recent spaghetti dinner was […]
Morgantown must find a warming shelter before winter
While we applaud Bartlett House for adding beds to its shelter for the winter, we are disappointed that no one has stepped up to provide a warming shelter for the […]
California has the right idea but the wrong plan for the homeless
by Claudia Sahm California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest attempt to reduce homelessness by forcing those who are living on the streets and experiencing mental health issues or a substance use […]
Bartlett Housing Solutions increases capacity for the winter months
Bartlett Housing Solutions, the city’s leading organization for homeless services, announced Thursday that it will increase bed capacity by 12 beds to provide additional shelter resources for those who are […]
