Now that the temperatures are dipping below 40 degrees, Hazel House (formerly the Ramada Inn on Scott Avenue) is preparing to expand its emergency shelter into a 24/7 warming shelter. […]
Tag: homelessness
Volunteers, donations needed for cold shelter
Plan is to serve those unsheltered this fall and winter Newsroom@DominionPost.com Volunteers are needed to help with the cold shelter this winter, and donations are also requested. All cold shelter […]
City, county, social services come together for Scott Avenue warming shelter
MORGANTOWN — With temperatures dipping below freezing and winter rapidly approaching, various community partners have come together to open a warming shelter. The shelter, located in the Hazel House of […]
Will homeless vets ever get housing promised to them?
Homeless veterans, mentally disabled or traumatized as a result of their service, and their advocates waged a long legal battle to force the Department of Veterans Affairs to stop using […]
The hidden homeless
by Diane Nilan At an outdoor eatery near the Wisconsin state capitol in Madison, I witnessed a woman, whom I suspect lacked a place to live, respectfully ask diners for […]
July 11 letters to the editor
Unstable housing is a health care issue In the July 4 edition, Joanna DiStefano’s guest essay on “Housing crisis needs a federal solution” hit home for me as a physician […]
It is time to end homelessness
by Donald Whitehead and Joel Segal On any given night in the United States, upward of a half-million people are homeless. And that doesn’t include the millions of others who are […]
Give the loiterers somewhere to be
Yesterday, we discussed how downtown Morgantown turns into the Wild West after dark. The rough and tumble nature of the bar patrons and the frequency of violence breaking out make […]
Morgantown City Council candidates discuss plans to address housing insecurity
MORGANTOWN —Three Morgantown City Council candidates gathered at the former Diamond Village encampment to bring awareness to housing insecurity and discuss plans to make housing more accessible. “I know we […]
No shelter from the storms: Climate change and homelessness
by Princella Talley Last month, when Winter Storm Uri hit the South and West, it caused deaths and massive power outages due to freezing temperatures. Nearly 80 people were reported […]
