Texas Homeless Network

education, resources, and advocacy

Year: 2017

We need stories for StoryCorps

THN is honored to have been asked by StoryCorps to serve as a community partner! Not familiar with StoryCorps? StoryCorps is a national, nonprofit oral history organization that provides people of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share and preserve the stories of our lives. The heart of StoryCorps is a 40-minute conversation between two […]

A Tribute to Carol Gresham, SAFE-T Executive Director

Written by Holly Bates and Tom Gresham SAFE-T was founded by Carol Sarmiento Gresham in 1995, due to the lack of available services and housing for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault within 60 to 100 miles of Mount Pleasant.   Carol agreed to serve as Board President and SAFE-T Executive Director until a […]

State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC)

With the 24th annual campaign underway, many have asked how they can support Hurricane recovery efforts through the SECC.  Employees can search for SECC charities that are helping in this area by logging on and typing the words “Hurricane relief†in the search field: Click here to view 2017 SECC Charities . This database is open to all […]

“My Why”

by Mary Rychlik, LMSW –  What, when, where, and how we provide homeless assistance may change over time, but why remains the same: because we care about people, and we believe everyone deserves a place that is their home. I attended the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) conference a few weeks ago. Although I […]

Texas SOAR Program is Taking Off

SOAR, for the unfamiliar, is a disability application fast track process for people close to or currently experiencing homelessness. This process adds a few more forms, medical records compiled by the caseworker, and a written narrative called the Medical Summary Report that can when signed by a qualified medical professional, become medical evidence added to the applicant’s […]

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